Telenova are lead vocalist, songwriter and filmmaker Angeline Armstrong and multi-instrumentalists Edward Quinn and Joshua Moriarty. They produce sample driven alt-pop with prominent trip-hop and electronica influences and plenty of energy. I’ve been following Aussie trio ever since their first single Bones. In the three and a half years since then, they released an impressive number of great tracks and EP’s. Now, they add their full, self-produced debut album Time Is A Flower to that lot.

Four of its tracks have been released as singles prior to the album release. And now, Margot is the fifth single to promote the long-player. A song about people viewing others as gods, and the inevitable destruction that follows. Combining dark romanticism and alt pop, it’s an absolute album highlight to me.

Armstrong describes Margot as a multilayered metaphor. “Margot isn’t one woman. She’s symbolic of a person I have envied in others; seen in myself; longed to be like; run from being. Margot is about obsession, idealism, idolatry, longing, envy… it’s about trying to make gods out of people or ourselves and how that destroys us, because we can’t live up to that.”

The song doesn’t waste time on an intro and quickly adds a driving beat to turn into an insanely danceable tune. Other ear-catching elements are the trademark Telenova bassline, fasing guitars and Armstrong’s feather-light vocal delivery. A real gem!

Margot by Telenova is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. This implies that it will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.

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Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.