Delay The New Day
Self-Released, 2025
8/10
The Cardiff outfit Red Telephone return with a sophomore album, where the 10 tracks are cinematic focused and rely much on the multi-instrumental abilities of their members, Declan Andrews, Tobias Andrews, Kieran O’Brien, Dominic O’Brien and Luke Robinson.
“Who Am I Impressing?” opens with the warm synth and dreamy textures that use expressive singing and fluid drumming, and “Faithful” follows with a hint of mystery, where a low buzzing is met with a darkwave approach.
“Let’s Talk” and “We Broke It Again” land in the middle. The former welcomes emotive vocals amid a haze of soulful backing pipes and spirited guitar, while the latter benefits from post-punk nods and group vocals alongside the harder hitting drumming.
Arriving near the end, “Leave Me Be” builds into a powerful and ebullient rocker that balances psyche and alt-rock flavor, and “Sentimental Dreaming” exits with mesmerizing keys and the precise rhythm section for a glowing and ethereal finish.
A really accomplished blend of neo-psyche, darkwave and indie-rock ideas, similarities to MGMT or Super Furry Animals will be appreciated here, as Red Telephone continue to impress us.
Travels well with: The Pleasure Dome- Equinox; Palm Ghosts- Lifeboat Candidate