Telenova
Telenova are an Australian pop music trio from Melbourne, Victoria, who formed in 2020. The band consists of lead vocalist, writer and filmmaker Angeline Armstrong, and multi-instrumentalists and producers Edward Quinn and Joshua Moriarty. Telenova released their debut single "Bones" on 18 March 2021. Their debut extended play, "Tranquilize", was released on 2 July 2021. Band members. Current members Career. 2020-present: Formation, "Bones" and "Tranquilize". In early 2020, Telenova were formed by Chris Walla, formerly of Death Cab for Cutie, at an APRA AMCOS SongHubs competition, consisting of Australian filmmaker, writer and musician Angeline Armstrong, multi-instrumentalist  and producer Edward Quinn (of Slum Sociable), and multi-instrumentalist and producer Joshua Moriarty (of Miami Horror). On 17 March 2021, Telenova's debut single "Bones", was premiered by Declan Byrne on Triple J's Australian music program "Home & Hosed". "Bones" was released the following day, as the lead single from their debut extended play. Alongside the release, they announced they had signed with Pointer Recordings, a subsidiary of Remote Control Records. On 19 March, they announced a tour in support of the single, performing two sold out shows at the Colour Club, their debut Sydney show on 24 March  at the Lansdowne Hotel, and at the Northcote Social Club on April 8. On 12 April, they were announced as that week's Triple J Unearthed Feature Artist. On 20 April, Telenova were announced as one of 20 recipients of the Music VR Backers Fund, from which goes towards the artists using live virtual reality technologies during live performances. On 7 May, they released the single "Tranquilize", the second single from their debut extended play. On 18 May, Armstrong featured on "60 Seconds With", a segment on Triple J's Australian music program "Home & Hosed", in promotion of the single . On 3 June, they announced their debut extended play, "Tranquilize". "Tranquilize" was released on 2 July. On 5 July, they released the single "Blue Valentine". On 30 July, they were announced as part of the 2021 Queensland Music Festival line-up. Musical style and influences. Telenova's musical style has been described as electronic pop, pop, and R&B. Awards and nominations. Australian Cinematographers Society Awards. On 15 November 2020, Daniel Bolt received the Best Music Video award at the Australian Cinematographers Society Awards for directing the music video to Telenova's song "Tranquilize".