New Telepathics – Golden Dawn October 13, 2017

The queue was around the corner last night as New Telepathics packed out the soon-to-close Golden Dawn to celebrate the release of their new single Goat Magic, cut from their upcoming album The End Of War.

Glenn Bodger from Braintree delivered an acoustic support set as the punters flocked into the small, bulging venue, which boasts an amazingly clear sound; made even more impressive and consistent by the roaming sound guy, who constantly adjusted levels throughout the gig on his tablet.

Like a big, booming toot on a spanking-new tugboat, the considerable brass section [including members of Hopetoun Brown] begins the start of the New Telepathics set, taking to the stage and more [the vocal contingent of the telepathic research agents are on the floor, completely face-to-face with the front row] with an exciting kapow of brings-an-instant-smile-to-your-face Afrikana.

The party vibe continues throughout the set, with 6 of the 8 songs taken from the upcoming album.   Vocal sparrings from singers Nuel Nonso, Phodiso and Sandy Mill envelope the excited crowd who, despite not knowing most of the tracks, dance like they were listening to their favourite feelgood playlist.

New single Goat Magic made an early appearance, with ring-master and original New Telepathic Darryn Paterson-Harkness standing stage left and clearly reaping the rewards of his efforts. He took the lead vocal duties on old song My First Shotgun, which ups the guitars to a beat-poet melody, before it’s back into the afro-jazz brass-supersonics until the come-to-soons closer, Siamese Skull.

As the band left the stage with friends and fans still queuing round the corner, I still had that smile on my face and thought that this single, this album, this band, could well be the soundtrack to my summer.

Simon Todd

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New Telepathics played:

Never Know

Central Station

Goat Magic

My First Shotgun

Monochrome

Up All Night

We Are Free Intergalactic

Siamese Skull