New music guide The Neu Bulletin (6th February 2015)
DIY’s new music tips, featuring Telegram and RAYE.
The Neu Bulletin is a daily update of the most exciting new things DIY’s listening to.Think of it as a stream of recommendations that every so often pops up something spectacular. Most of these are Bandcamp finds, big ups from readers or cheeky submissions that pop out of the inbox.
Every day we offer up a choice show, a song of the day (branched under the understated heading “Big Neu Thing”) and a little something extra that’s caught our attention. Check back here every day for your latest Neu Bulletin delivery and follow our ‘Listen’-tag for everything new music related.
THE WEEKEND GIG:
Telegram
London, Hoxton Bar & Kitchen
Telegram brought the hustling glam to DIY’s London all-dayer at the Laundry last October. Still moving to their own rhythm, with a debut album in the works, this Saturday they headline Hoxton Bar & Kitchen for a celebration in nostalgia-lined rock.
THE BIG NEU THING:
RAYE - Flowers
“I don’t intend on getting sidetracked,” sings RAYE on her most determined, steadfast song to date. Up to now, the Londoner’s fused R&B and harsh pop truths with a neat balance. ‘Flowers’ sees her stepping things up a few notches, adding a side-splitting suckperpunch to an already bold sound. This South London talent’s got plenty more to give, too.
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Telegram send out a signal with ‘You Said You Saw Us’
New single comes ahead of a whole bunch of tour dates for the London rockers.
21st September 2016, 12:00am
Telegram bring the glam to a suitably glittery Moth Club
A celebration of the first chapter of their career.
3rd July 2016, 12:00am
Telegram - Operator
4 Stars
Other rock debuts this year may well prove more immediately accessible, but few are likely to be as thrillingly original.
5th February 2016, 10:00am
Telegram share new single, ‘Aeons’
Psych-doused track is released on the band’s own label this summer.
11th May 2015, 12:00am
Featuring SOFT PLAY, Corinne Bailey Rae, 86TVs, English Teacher and more!