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{{Short description|British indie rock band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| Name = Tellison
| name = Tellison
| Img = Tellison_Live.jpg
| image = Tellison_Live.jpg
| Img_capt = Tellison perform live at the [[Koko (venue)|Koko, London]]
| caption = Tellison performing at the [[Koko (venue)|Koko, London]] in 2008
| Img_size =
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| Landscape = Yes
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| Background = group_or_band
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| Origin = [[London, England]]
| origin = London, England
| Genre = [[Indie rock]]
| genre = [[Indie rock]]
| Years_active = 2003—present
| years_active = 2000—present
| Label = [[Gravity DIP Records|Gravity DIP]], [[Beggars Banquet Records|Banquet]], [[Big Scary Monsters Recording Company|BSM Records]]
| label = Gravity DIP, [[Banquet Records|Banquet]], [[Big Scary Monsters Recording Company|BSM Records]], [[Naim Edge]], [[Alcopop! Records|Alcopop]]
| Associated_acts =
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| URL = [http://www.tellison.co.uk/ http://www.tellison.co.uk]
| website = [http://www.tellison.co.uk/ http://www.tellison.co.uk]
| Current_members = Henry Danowski<br/>Stephen Davidson<br/>Peter Phillips<br/>Andrew Tickell
| current_members = Henry Danowski<br/>Stephen Davidson<br/>Peter Phillips<br/>Andrew Tickell
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'''Tellison''' is a four-piece [[indie rock]] band from London, England, formed in 2003. The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Stephen Davidson, lead guitarist and vocalist Peter Phillips, bass guitarist and vocalist Andrew Tickell and drummer Henry Danowski.
'''Tellison''' is an English four-piece [[indie rock]] band from London, England, formed in 2000. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Stephen Davidson, guitarist and vocalist Peter Phillips, bass guitarist and vocalist Andrew Tickell and drummer Henry Danowski.


They have released three studio albums: ''[[Contact! Contact!]]'' (2007), ''[[The Wages of Fear (album)|The Wages of Fear]]'' (2011) and ''[[Hope Fading Nightly]]'' (2015) as well as two split extended plays and a number of singles. The band have been somewhat secretive as to the origins of their name, revealing only that it is "the surname of a man whose life story is very good".<ref>{{cite web|title = Interview with Tellison|url = http://247magazine.co.uk/2011/06/28/interview-with-tellison/|website = 247magazine.co.uk|publisher = 247 Magazine|accessdate = 11 November 2015|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20151111120342/http://247magazine.co.uk/2011/06/28/interview-with-tellison/|archivedate = 11 November 2015|date = 28 June 2011}}</ref>
After releasing three [[vinyl record|7" singles]] and a three-track [[Extended play|EP]], the band released its first studio album ''[[Contact! Contact!]]'' (2007) to critical praise and was later placed third in ''[[Rock Sound]]'s'' "Best Unsigned Act" poll.<ref name="Myspace">{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/tellison|title=TELLISON BIOGRAPHY|publisher=[[MySpace]]|accessdate=2009-07-26}}</ref>


The band have received exposure from being featured as a recommended artist on [[Myspace]], having their tracks feature on television shows such as ''[[The Inbetweeners]]'', ''[[Made in Chelsea]]'' and ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'' as well as opening for bands including [[Biffy Clyro]], [[Noah and the Whale]], [[Kevin Devine]], [[Mumford & Sons]] and [[Twin Atlantic]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Golunski|first1=James|title=Tellison - Freud Single Review|url=http://vulturehound.co.uk/2012/06/tellison-freud-links-the-teeth-and-the-heart-single-review/|website=Vulturehound.co.uk|accessdate=11 November 2015|date=2 June 2012}}</ref>
The band is currently signed to [[independent label]] [[Beggars Banquet Records|Banquet Records]].


==History==
==History==
===Formation, EP and first album===
=== Formation, early releases and ''Contact! Contact!'' (2000-2010) ===
{{Main article|Contact! Contact!}}
They met in [[Kingston, Portsmouth|Kingston, Hampshire]], and [[Brixton]] after their initial meeting at school in the early 2000s.<ref name="Myspace"/> Their first release was a [[Extended play|split EP]] with [[Northampton]] band [[Seven Years (band)|Seven Years]], called ''Tellison and Sevenyears''. They went on to release a self-titled three-track EP in September 2006.<ref name="Amazon">{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001GOG8WS|title=Tellison: Tellison|publisher=[[Amazon.co.uk]]|accessdate=2006-09-18}}</ref> The first album, ''[[Contact! Contact!]]'', was released on November 16, 2007, after being recorded with two different producers, over a period of six months.<ref name="Drowned">{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/directory/artists/Tellison|title=Tellison Bio|publisher=[[Drowned in Sound]]|accessdate=2009-07-26}}</ref> The album was very well received with praise coming in particular from ''[[Rock Sound]]'',{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}} ''[[Rockfeedback]]''<ref name="Rockfeedback">{{cite web|url=http://www.rockfeedback.com/review/1382/tellison-contact-contact-gravity-dip/|title=Tellison - Contact! Contact! (Gravity Dip)|publisher=[[Rockfeedback]]|accessdate=2009-07-26}}</ref> and ''[[Alternative Ulster]]''.{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}
Stephen Davidson first formed an early incarnation of Tellison when he started school in September 2000 with original bass player Rory Andrew. In 2001 Rory introduced drummer Henry Danowski. The three piece went on to release their first [[Extended play|split extended play]] with [[Northampton]] band Seven Years on 2 December 2003.<ref>{{cite web|title = Tellison / Seven Years - split|url = http://www.tellison.co.uk/2011/music.htm|website = Tellison.co.uk|publisher = Jaws II Records|accessdate = 11 November 2015|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20151111151811/http://www.tellison.co.uk/2011/music.htm|archivedate = 11 November 2015|date = 2 December 2003}}</ref> The band had been working on recording an album until Rory Andrew left the band in 2005. Later in 2005 Andrew Tickell and Peter Phillips would join the band, with Tickell taking over bass guitar and Phillips on guitar and vocals.<ref name="gravityinterview1">{{cite web|title = Tellison Interview|url = http://www.gravitydip.com/band.jsp?interviewtellison|website = gravitydip.com|publisher = Gravity DIP|accessdate = 11 November 2015|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20151111151341/http://www.gravitydip.com/band.jsp?interviewtellison|archivedate = 11 November 2015|date = May 2007}}</ref>


Work began on the album in the summer of 2006, working with Robin Sutherland in [[Scotland]] before finishing up in early 2007 with Pat Collier in [[London]]. Recording and touring at the time was "a bit of a nightmare" Davidson recalled in an interview as the band were all living in different places, with Phillips at [[Oxford University]], Danowski at university in [[Boston]], [[America]], Davidson in [[Cambridge]] and Tickell living in [[Kingston upon Thames|Kingston]].<ref name=gravityinterview1/> The album Contact! Contact! was finally released through Gravity DIP on 14 May 2007.<ref name="Drowned">{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/directory/artists/Tellison|title=Tellison Bio|publisher=[[Drowned in Sound]]|accessdate=26 July 2009|archive-date=8 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208095352/http://drownedinsound.com/directory/artists/Tellison|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album was almost immediately of-print, with [[Banquet Records]] rereleasing the album later that year on 12 November 2007.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
===Second album===
In May 2010, Tellison began work on a second studio album, ''[[The Wages of Fear (Tellison album)|The Wages of Fear]]'', with producer Peter Miles in the Scottish Borders. The first single from the album, "[[Collarbone (song)|Collarbone]]", was released as a 7" on 22 November 2010 with B-side, "Mountain Mode". Fans who pre-ordered the 7" were given a free digital EP download, including another B-side, "Experience", the 2XL remix of "Edith Wharton" (a track from the upcoming album) and the [[Rolo Tomassi]] remix of "Collarbone".


Around the album's release, the band were twice featured as a recommended artist on the front page of [[Myspace]]. The band also received continued exposure when their tracks "Gallery" and "Wasp Nest" were both featured in British sitcom [[The Inbetweeners]].<ref name=drowned1>{{cite web|last1=Maine|first1=Sammy|title=Tellison - Hope Fading Nightly|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19014/reviews/4149399|website=Drownedinsound.com|accessdate=22 September 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922124429/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19014/reviews/4149399|archivedate=22 September 2015|date=18 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Inbetweeners S1-Ep1: Music|url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-inbetweeners/articles/all/s1-ep1-music|website=Channel4.com|accessdate=11 November 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151111115138/http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-inbetweeners/articles/all/s1-ep1-music|archivedate=11 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite episode | title = [[A Night Out in London]] | series = [[The Inbetweeners]] | network = Channel 4 | date = 23 April 2009 | series-no = 2 | number = 4}}</ref>
''[[The Wages of Fear (Tellison album)|The Wages of Fear]]'' was released on June 13th to mild critical acclaim.

=== ''The Wages of Fear'' (2010-2012) ===
{{Main article|The Wages of Fear (album)}}

The band originally started work on their second album in 2009, however at the time Davidson was in his final year of university whilst the other members were in full-time employment, making it difficult for the band to regularly work together. In May 2010 the band began working with different producers on demoing the record, before recording the album with Peter Miles in June.<ref name=alterthepress1>{{cite web|last1=Berclaz-Lewis|first1=James|title=INTERVIEW: TELLISON|url=http://www.alterthepress.com/2011/05/interview-tellison.html|website=Alterthepress.com|accessdate=11 November 2015|date=24 April 2011}}</ref> The band previewed new material throughout their October–November UK headline tour, before releasing the first single from the new album, "Collarbone" on 22 November 2010. The single was released through [[Big Scary Monsters Recording Company]], who would also release the track "Edith Wharton" on their end of year compilation.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Reid|first1=Sean|title=NEW TELLISON EP, 7" AND UK DATES|url=http://www.alterthepress.com/2010/09/new-tellison-ep-7-and-uk-dates.html|website=Alterthepress.com|accessdate=11 November 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151111123546/http://www.alterthepress.com/2010/09/new-tellison-ep-7-and-uk-dates.html|archivedate=11 November 2015|date=27 October 2010}}</ref> On 10 March 2011 the band announced that their sophomore album ''The Wages of Fear'' would be released from Naim Edge.<ref name=wages1>{{cite web|title=TELLISON return with their sophomore album 'The Wages Of Fear' on June 13th|url=http://www.cannonballpr.com/2011/03/10/tellison-return-with-their-sophomore-album-the-wages-of-fear-on-june-13th/|website=Cannonballpr.com|accessdate=11 November 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151111122734/http://www.cannonballpr.com/2011/03/10/tellison-return-with-their-sophomore-album-the-wages-of-fear-on-june-13th/|archivedate=11 November 2015|format=Press release|date=10 March 2011}}</ref>

Due to someone within the music press illegally leaking an unfinished version of the album, the decision was made to make the complete album available to stream on 28 April 2011.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ritchie|first1=Andy|title=TELLISON – THE WAGES OF FEAR|url=http://www.punktastic.com/album-reviews/tellison-the-wages-of-fear/|website=Punktastic.com|accessdate=11 November 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151111170442/http://www.punktastic.com/album-reviews/tellison-the-wages-of-fear/|archivedate=11 November 2015|date=28 April 2011}}</ref> Second single "Say Silence (Heaven & Earth)" was released on 5 June 2011, with the album released the following week on 13 June 2011. ''The Wages of Fear'' was positively received by critics, praising the band's shift towards writing more intelligent indie rock.<ref name="The 405">{{cite web |url=http://www.thefourohfive.com/review/article/tellison-the-wages-of-fear
|title=Tellison – The Wages Of Fear|website=Thefourohfive.com|author=Evans, Rob|accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref><ref name="Alter the Press">{{cite web |url=http://www.alterthepress.com/2011/04/album-review-tellison-wages-of-fear.html
|title=Album Review: Tellison - The Wages Of Fear|website=Alterthepress.com|author=Berclaz-Lewis, James|accessdate=2011-04-04}}</ref><ref name="Punktastic">{{cite web |url=http://punktastic.com/reviews/tellison-the-wages-of-fear/
|title=Joyce Manor Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired|website=Punktastic.com|author=Ritchie, Andy|accessdate=2011-04-28}}</ref><ref name="Rock Sound">{{cite web |url=http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/read/tellison-the-wages-of-fear
|title=TELLISON - THE WAGES OF FEAR|website=Rocksound.tv|author=Aylott, Tom|accessdate=2011-06-15}}</ref> The band began their seventeen date headline tour in support of the album, before releasing third single "Edith" on 10 October 2011 which was supported by a further thirteen date headline tour of the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bychawski|first1=Adam|title=Tellison announce October UK tour|url=https://www.nme.com/news/tellison/59329|website=Nme.com|accessdate=11 November 2015|date=20 September 2011}}</ref> The track was also featured in the reality television show [[Made in Chelsea]].<ref>{{Cite episode | title = When I Was Younger I Experimented With Clingfilm|url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/made-in-chelsea/articles/series-1-music/s1-ep2-music | series = [[Made in Chelsea]] | network = Channel 4 | date = 26 September 2011 | series-no = 2 | number = 2}}</ref>

On 9 December 2011 the band released a standalone Christmas single titled "Good Luck It's Christmas". The pay what you want single was in support of the charity [[Campaign Against Living Miserably]] and was subsequently played on Radio 1.<ref>{{cite web|title=Huw Stephens just played our Christmas song on Radio 1|url=https://www.facebook.com/tellisontellison/posts/195854043838521?_rdr=p|website=Facebook.com|accessdate=11 November 2015|date=18 December 2011}}</ref> The final single from the album, "Freud Links The Teeth & The Heart" was released on 28 May 2012. The band went on a small tour in May before playing a number of festivals over the summer months, including: [[Truck Festival]], [[2000trees]], Southsea Fest and Play Fest.<ref>{{cite web|title=Preview: TELLISON can now announce their 2012 summer, UK headline tour dates|url=http://www.rock-regeneration.co.uk/wordpress/2012/02/preview-tellison-can-now-announce-their-2012-summer-uk-headline-tour-dates/|website=Rock-regeneration.co.uk|accessdate=11 November 2015|date=15 February 2012}}</ref>

In late 2012 the band decided to remaster and reissue their out-of-print debut album ''Contact! Contact!'', marking the fifth anniversary of its original release. Naim Edge rereleased the record on 3 December 2012, with the band performing the album in its entirety across a small tour.<ref>{{cite web|title=On 3rd December 2012, TELLISON will release a special edition, remastered version of their totally barn-storming and brilliant classic of a debut album, 'Contact! Contact!'|url=http://www.cannonballpr.com/tellison/|website=Cannonballpr.com|accessdate=11 November 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151111141846/http://www.cannonballpr.com/tellison/|archivedate=11 November 2015}}</ref><ref name=stereoboard1/> After finishing their record deal with [[Naim Edge]] in 2012, the band returned to their jobs outside of Tellison.<ref name="ravechild1">{{cite web|last1 = Lavin|first1 = Jess|title = Ravechild meets Tellison's Stephen H Davidson|url = http://ravechild.co.uk/2015/07/27/ravechild-meets-tellisons-stephen-h-davidson/|website =Ravechild.co.uk|accessdate = 22 September 2015|date = 27 July 2015}}</ref>

=== ''Hope Fading Nightly'' (2013-present) ===
{{Main article|Hope Fading Nightly}}

The band first began working on new material in June 2012.<ref name=stereoboard1>{{cite web|last1 = Bland|first1 = Ben|title = Stereoboard Chats To One Of The UK's Finest Rock Bands, Tellison|url = http://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/176582/9|website = www.stereoboard.com|publisher = Stereoboard|accessdate = 23 September 2015|date = 14 December 2012}}</ref> After attempts to sign a new record-deal proved fruitless, the band decided to self finance the sessions.<ref name=ravechild1/> Recording the album with producer Andy Jenkin began in November 2013. The sessions were drawn out over the following year, with the band fitting recording around their other jobs.<ref name=upset1>{{cite journal|last1=Shutler|first1=Ali|title=Tellison: I Released Nobody Cares as Much as I Do|journal=Upset Magazine|date=August 2015|page=19|url=http://www.upsetmagazine.com/features/tellison-i-realised-no-one-cares-as-much-as-i-do/|accessdate=22 September 2015}}</ref> The sessions also included the band's longtime touring guitarist Richard Peter Snapes for the first time, although Snapes left Tellison upon the album's completion in order to concentrate on his career as a baker.<ref name="slatethedisco1">{{cite web|title = In Conversation: Tellison|url = http://slatethedisco.com/2015/05/in-conversation-tellison-2/|website = slatethedisco.com|publisher = Slate the Disco|accessdate = 22 September 2015|date = 27 May 2015}}</ref> In August 2014 the band supported [[Kevin Devine]] on his tour of the United Kingdom, previewing new material.<ref>{{cite web|title=TELLISON TO SUPPORT KEVIN DEVINE|url=http://www.one-beat.co.uk/news/2014/6/3/tellison-to-support-kevin-devine|website=One-beat.co.uk|accessdate=11 November 2015|date=3 June 2014}}{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The first single from the sessions titled "Tact Is Dead" premiered on 4 March 2015.<ref name=rocksound1>{{cite web|last1=Ritchie|first1=Andy|title=TELLISON HAVE RELEASED THEIR FIRST NEW SONG IN OVER FOUR YEARS AND IT'S A BELTER|url=http://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/tellison-have-released-their-first-new-song-in-over-four-years-and-its-a-be|website=Rocksound.tv|accessdate=22 September 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922164623/http://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/tellison-have-released-their-first-new-song-in-over-four-years-and-its-a-be|archivedate=22 September 2015|date=4 March 2015}}</ref> It was also announced that the band had signed to [[Alcopop! Records]].<ref name="alreadyheard1">{{cite web|last1 = Reid|first1 = Sean|title = Interview: Tellison|url = http://alreadyheard.com/post/119287861538/interview-tellison|website = alreadyheard.com|publisher = Already Heard|accessdate = 22 September 2015|date = 18 May 2015}}</ref> Second single "Boy" premiered on the Radio 1 Rock show on 12 April 2015 before being released as a free download on 2 July 2015 along with announcement that the band's third album was titled ''Hope Fading Nightly''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gus from Young Guns in the studio|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05pqn3l|website=Bbc.co.uk|accessdate=22 September 2015|date=12 April 2015}}</ref><ref name=kerrang1>{{cite web|last1=Carter|first1=Emily|title=TELLISON ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, HOPE FADING NIGHTLY|url=http://www.kerrang.com/33367/tellison-announce-new-album-hope-fading-nightly/|website=Kerrang.com|accessdate=22 September 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922165828/http://www.kerrang.com/33367/tellison-announce-new-album-hope-fading-nightly/|archivedate=22 September 2015|date=3 July 2015}}</ref> Over the summer months of 2015 the band performed at Hit The Deck Festival, [[2000 Trees Festival]], [[Truck Festival]] and [[Y Not Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|title=TELLISON [INTERVIEW]|url=http://www.themusicalmeltingpot.com/2015/07/05/tellison-interview/|website=Themusicalmeltingpot.com|accessdate=28 September 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928135402/http://www.themusicalmeltingpot.com/2015/07/05/tellison-interview/|archivedate=28 September 2015|date=5 July 2015}}</ref>

== Band members ==
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'''Current members'''
* Stephen Davidson – lead vocals, guitar <small>(2000–present)</small>
* Peter Phillips – backing vocals, occasional lead vocals, guitar <small>(2005–present)</small>
* Andrew Tickell – bass, backing vocals <small>(2005–present)</small>
* Henry Danowski – drums, percussion, programming <small>(2001–present)</small>

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'''Former touring members'''
* Richard Peter Snapes – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals <small>(2011–14)</small><ref name="slatethedisco1"/>
* Matthew Roberts – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals <small>(2008–10)</small> <ref name=rocksoundfeature1>{{cite web|last1=Kellehark|first1=Rachel|title=TELLISON: REFLECTION & SPECULATION|url=http://www.rocksound.tv/features/read/tellison-reflection-speculation|website=Rocksound.tv|accessdate=11 November 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151111164556/http://www.rocksound.tv/features/read/tellison-reflection-speculation|archivedate=11 November 2015|date=18 February 2009}}</ref>
* Benjamin J Wood – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals <small>(2007-2008)</small><ref>{{cite web|title=Tellison: About|url=http://www.tellison.co.uk/framed/about.htm|website=Tellison.co.uk|accessdate=11 November 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121112746/http://www.tellison.co.uk/framed/about.htm|archivedate=21 November 2008|date=21 November 2008}}</ref>

'''Former members'''
* Rory Andrew – bass, backing vocals <small>(2000–05)</small><ref name=gravityinterview1/>

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== Discography ==


==Discography==
;Studio Albums
;Studio Albums
*2007: ''[[Contact! Contact!]]''
* ''[[Contact! Contact!]]'' (2007)
*2011: ''[[The Wages of Fear (Tellison album)|The Wages of Fear]]''
* ''[[The Wages of Fear (Tellison album)|The Wages of Fear]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Hope Fading Nightly]]'' (2015)


;Extended Plays
;Remix Albums
* ''Tellison'' (2006)
*2009: ''Contact! Contact! Remixed''


;Splits
;Splits
*2003: ''Tellison and Sevenyears''
* ''Tellison / Sevenyears'' <small>(Split with Sevenyears)</small> (2003)
* ''Tellison / Tubelord'' <small>(Split with [[Tubelord]])</small> (2008)


;Remix Albums
;EPs
* ''Contact! Contact! Remixed'' (2009)
*2006: ''Tellison''


;Singles
;Singles

*2006: ''Reader''
{| class="wikitable"
*2007: ''Henry Went to Paris''
!Year
*2007: ''Gallery''
!Title
*2008: ''Wasp's Nest/Night of the Pencils'' Split single with [[Tubelord]]
!Chart
*2010: ''[[Collarbone (song)|Collarbone]]''
!Label
!Album
|-
| 2005
| "Reader"
| —
| Gravity DIP
|rowspan=3| ''Contact! Contact!''
|-
|rowspan=3| 2007
| "Henry Went To Paris"
| —
| New Slang Records
|-
| "Gallery"
| —
| rowspan=2| Banquet Records
|-
| "Wasp Nest"
| —
| Standalone single
|-
| 2010
| "Collarbone"
| —
| Big Scary Monsters
|rowspan=3| ''The Wages of Fear''
|-
|rowspan=3| 2011
| "Say Silence (Heaven & Earth)"
| —
|rowspan=4| Naim Edge
|-
| "Edith"
| —
|-
| "Good Luck It's Christmas"
| —
| Standalone single
|-
| 2012
| "Freud Links The Teeth & The Heart"
| —
| ''The Wages of Fear''
|-
| 2013
| "Snow (Don't Tell the Truth This Christmas"
| —
| Self-released
| Standalone single
|-
|rowspan=3| 2015
| "Tact is Dead"
| —
|rowspan=3| Alcopop! Records
|rowspan=3| ''Hope Fading Nightly''
|-
| "Boy"
| —
|-
| "Wrecker"
| —
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.tellison.co.uk/ Official website]
* {{Official website|www.tellison.co.uk}}
*{{myspace|tellison|Tellison}}


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Tellison
Tellison performing at the Koko, London in 2008
Tellison performing at the Koko, London in 2008
Background information
OriginLondon, England
GenresIndie rock
Years active2000—present
LabelsGravity DIP, Banquet, BSM Records, Naim Edge, Alcopop
MembersHenry Danowski
Stephen Davidson
Peter Phillips
Andrew Tickell
Websitehttp://www.tellison.co.uk

Tellison is an English four-piece indie rock band from London, England, formed in 2000. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Stephen Davidson, guitarist and vocalist Peter Phillips, bass guitarist and vocalist Andrew Tickell and drummer Henry Danowski.

They have released three studio albums: Contact! Contact! (2007), The Wages of Fear (2011) and Hope Fading Nightly (2015) as well as two split extended plays and a number of singles. The band have been somewhat secretive as to the origins of their name, revealing only that it is "the surname of a man whose life story is very good".[1]

The band have received exposure from being featured as a recommended artist on Myspace, having their tracks feature on television shows such as The Inbetweeners, Made in Chelsea and Strictly Come Dancing as well as opening for bands including Biffy Clyro, Noah and the Whale, Kevin Devine, Mumford & Sons and Twin Atlantic.[2]

History

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Formation, early releases and Contact! Contact! (2000-2010)

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Main article: Contact! Contact!

Stephen Davidson first formed an early incarnation of Tellison when he started school in September 2000 with original bass player Rory Andrew. In 2001 Rory introduced drummer Henry Danowski. The three piece went on to release their first split extended play with Northampton band Seven Years on 2 December 2003.[3] The band had been working on recording an album until Rory Andrew left the band in 2005. Later in 2005 Andrew Tickell and Peter Phillips would join the band, with Tickell taking over bass guitar and Phillips on guitar and vocals.[4]

Work began on the album in the summer of 2006, working with Robin Sutherland in Scotland before finishing up in early 2007 with Pat Collier in London. Recording and touring at the time was "a bit of a nightmare" Davidson recalled in an interview as the band were all living in different places, with Phillips at Oxford University, Danowski at university in Boston, America, Davidson in Cambridge and Tickell living in Kingston.[4] The album Contact! Contact! was finally released through Gravity DIP on 14 May 2007.[5] The album was almost immediately of-print, with Banquet Records rereleasing the album later that year on 12 November 2007.[citation needed]

Around the album's release, the band were twice featured as a recommended artist on the front page of Myspace. The band also received continued exposure when their tracks "Gallery" and "Wasp Nest" were both featured in British sitcom The Inbetweeners.[6][7][8]

The Wages of Fear (2010-2012)

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Main article: The Wages of Fear (album)

The band originally started work on their second album in 2009, however at the time Davidson was in his final year of university whilst the other members were in full-time employment, making it difficult for the band to regularly work together. In May 2010 the band began working with different producers on demoing the record, before recording the album with Peter Miles in June.[9] The band previewed new material throughout their October–November UK headline tour, before releasing the first single from the new album, "Collarbone" on 22 November 2010. The single was released through Big Scary Monsters Recording Company, who would also release the track "Edith Wharton" on their end of year compilation.[10] On 10 March 2011 the band announced that their sophomore album The Wages of Fear would be released from Naim Edge.[11]

Due to someone within the music press illegally leaking an unfinished version of the album, the decision was made to make the complete album available to stream on 28 April 2011.[12] Second single "Say Silence (Heaven & Earth)" was released on 5 June 2011, with the album released the following week on 13 June 2011. The Wages of Fear was positively received by critics, praising the band's shift towards writing more intelligent indie rock.[13][14][15][16] The band began their seventeen date headline tour in support of the album, before releasing third single "Edith" on 10 October 2011 which was supported by a further thirteen date headline tour of the United Kingdom.[17] The track was also featured in the reality television show Made in Chelsea.[18]

On 9 December 2011 the band released a standalone Christmas single titled "Good Luck It's Christmas". The pay what you want single was in support of the charity Campaign Against Living Miserably and was subsequently played on Radio 1.[19] The final single from the album, "Freud Links The Teeth & The Heart" was released on 28 May 2012. The band went on a small tour in May before playing a number of festivals over the summer months, including: Truck Festival, 2000trees, Southsea Fest and Play Fest.[20]

In late 2012 the band decided to remaster and reissue their out-of-print debut album Contact! Contact!, marking the fifth anniversary of its original release. Naim Edge rereleased the record on 3 December 2012, with the band performing the album in its entirety across a small tour.[21][22] After finishing their record deal with Naim Edge in 2012, the band returned to their jobs outside of Tellison.[23]

Hope Fading Nightly (2013-present)

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Main article: Hope Fading Nightly

The band first began working on new material in June 2012.[22] After attempts to sign a new record-deal proved fruitless, the band decided to self finance the sessions.[23] Recording the album with producer Andy Jenkin began in November 2013. The sessions were drawn out over the following year, with the band fitting recording around their other jobs.[24] The sessions also included the band's longtime touring guitarist Richard Peter Snapes for the first time, although Snapes left Tellison upon the album's completion in order to concentrate on his career as a baker.[25] In August 2014 the band supported Kevin Devine on his tour of the United Kingdom, previewing new material.[26]

The first single from the sessions titled "Tact Is Dead" premiered on 4 March 2015.[27] It was also announced that the band had signed to Alcopop! Records.[28] Second single "Boy" premiered on the Radio 1 Rock show on 12 April 2015 before being released as a free download on 2 July 2015 along with announcement that the band's third album was titled Hope Fading Nightly.[29][30] Over the summer months of 2015 the band performed at Hit The Deck Festival, 2000 Trees Festival, Truck Festival and Y Not Festival.[31]

Band members

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Discography

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Studio Albums
Extended Plays
  • Tellison (2006)
Splits
  • Tellison / Sevenyears (Split with Sevenyears) (2003)
  • Tellison / Tubelord (Split with Tubelord) (2008)
Remix Albums
  • Contact! Contact! Remixed (2009)
Singles
Year Title Chart Label Album
2005 "Reader" — Gravity DIP Contact! Contact!
2007 "Henry Went To Paris" — New Slang Records
"Gallery" — Banquet Records
"Wasp Nest" — Standalone single
2010 "Collarbone" — Big Scary Monsters The Wages of Fear
2011 "Say Silence (Heaven & Earth)" — Naim Edge
"Edith" —
"Good Luck It's Christmas" — Standalone single
2012 "Freud Links The Teeth & The Heart" — The Wages of Fear
2013 "Snow (Don't Tell the Truth This Christmas" — Self-released Standalone single
2015 "Tact is Dead" — Alcopop! Records Hope Fading Nightly
"Boy" —
"Wrecker" —

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