Teleman’s Brilliant Sanity is polished London indie pop with a clear fixation on the hook. Written in the band’s Homerton studio and recorded in South London with Dan Carey, it brings together guitar, synths, bass and drums across eleven compact songs. “Düsseldorf”, “Fall In Time” and “Glory Hallelujah” point to the bright, direct end of the set, while the title track and “Superglue” carry the album’s pop centre. There’s plenty here for anyone who likes their indie music cleanly arranged and easy to sing back.
The four-piece had already spent time sharpening these songs on tour, then chose to record them in a more live and spontaneous way. That balance matters. Brilliant Sanity sounds carefully built around melody, but it isn’t presented as a sterile exercise in studio perfection. Tommy Sanders handles vocals and guitar, with his brother Jonny on synths, Pete Cattermoul on bass and Hiro Amamiya on drums. The electronic touches keep the album moving without taking it away from the band format, and the concise track lengths make the record feel brisk rather than overworked. It’s a paid release with vinyl and CD editions, alongside lossless downloads, aimed squarely at fans of hook-led pop, synthpop and modern indie rock.
