HAYMAKING

TT02. ‘Great melodies, intelligent playing, thoughtful arrangements and insightful lyrics—what more could you ask for in a pop record?” Michael Smith, Drum Media, 16 Mar 2005
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THE TELLTALES

TT01. ‘... pure, heartfelt pop melodies delivered without a hint of anger or angst, simple songs of love and loss, pain and freedom ... a beautifully balanced collection of songs, intelligently arranged, subtly performed by a quartet that knows how to hold back ... This is very much a body of work, working in perfect harmony as such.” Michael Smith, Drum Media, 22 Jul 2003
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“Music which harkens back to the grand old days of pop songwriting ... a collection of honest, affecting, folk-tinged songs.” Brag, 1 Dec 2003

Haymaking

Here’s the tracklist for the new CD. You can download full MP3s (96 kbps) of the songs marked with an asterix.

• Christmas Day*
• Market News
• The Phone Call*
• Never More Alone
• I Won’t Be There (Terror Australis)*
• I’m No Fool
• Sorry
• Sleep Crime
• Could It Be
• Summer Birds
• Billy Boxhead
• Home

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Music and lyrics: Toby Roberts. Instrumentation: The Telltales. Recording: Steve Shipley, Lemon Studios, 2004. Produced by The Telltales and Steve Shipley. Mastering: William Bowden. All recordings ©2004 Will Belford, Peter Gifford, Mark Roberts, Toby Roberts (The Telltales). All compositions (lyrics & music) ©2000-2004 Toby Roberts. Painting: from Pieter Brueghel’s Haymaking and Tower of Babel, reproduced courtesy of the State Reference Library, State Library of New South Wales.

The Telltales

The band’s self-titled debut CD was extremely well received by the public and the media. You can download full MP3s (96 kbps) of the songs marked with an asterix. Here’s the song listing:

• Absolve You*
• Memory
• Cornflower Girl*
• Strangers
• Flying Juice*
• Half Here
• Awaken
• Recycled
• My Father’s Things
• It’s Over
• It Won’t Be Long

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Music and lyrics: Toby Roberts. Instrumentation: The Telltales. Recording: Steve Shipley, Lemon Studios, 2002. Produced by The Telltales and Steve Shipley. Mastering: William Bowden. All recordings ©2004 Will Belford, Peter Gifford, Mark Roberts, Toby Roberts (The Telltales). All compositions (lyrics & music) ©2000-2004 Toby Roberts. Photo: Dean Dampney.