Telete is the duo of Perth, Australia’s Mai Barnes and Hayley Ayres. They make chamber-pop/synth-gaze inspired music that they say is maybe best described as, “like being slowly mown down in a field of violets.”
There’s definitely a familiar warmth and glow to this lovely synth sound that definitely reminds a bit of acts like Beach House. On the songs’ soundcloud page description, the duo say that “the song was written and recorded on the stolen land of the Whadjuk Noongar people. We pay our respects to elders past and present, and acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded.” Not only that, but the song has a powerful message at its core:
We are hoping this track highlights the enormous emotional burdens/amount of emotional labor women/gnc are expected to do, even to simply justify their own feelings – and reclaim the right to not have to do that anymore.
It’s a beautiful listen, one deserving of your time. Find it posted below and go grab it from their bandcamp page for whatever price you’d like.
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