telekura

The sound of telekura can best be described as the love child of Black Francis and Goldfrapp spinning at a neon-drenched arcade. Dubbed ‘weird and wonderful’ (Hot Press) and ‘unorthodox’ (RTE), telekura was named after a Japanese telephone-based dating service and blends maximalist synths and velvety vocals to create 90s-tinged pop songs with a whiff of psychedelia. The band's core consists of seasoned musicians: Rachel, a Malaysian-born singer/songwriter and former front-person of Lost Weekend, and Stephen, a songwriter who founded Irish indie quartet We Should Be Dead. Since their debut in 2023, telekura has since seen a string of successes with tracks that have secured prime placements in global Spotify editorials (Fresh Finds UK & Ireland, Alternative Ireland and Alternative Future) and earned praise from national press and the BBC.