Telefís, (the Irish Gaelic word for Television, pronounced Tele-feesh) is a unique collaboration between two acclaimed Irish iconoclasts, composer/mixer/producer Garret “Jacknife" Lee (U2, REM, Modest Mouse and many others) and singer/lyricist/composer Cathal Coughlan (Microdisney, Fatima Mansions and many acclaimed solo works). With Jacknife now based in Los Angeles and Cathal based in London, the two spent 2020 trading ideas and musical files during lockdown, hatching plans for a satirical, mischievous examination of Irish history and pop culture in their lifetimes, what the two have labelled ..”a corrosive nostalgia”. The result is an album entitled “a hAon” (Number One), which will be released by Dimple Discs on February 11, 2022. Cathal has already re-established his profile in 2021 with an acclaimed solo album “Song Of Co-Aklan”, which made UNCUT’s Top 75 Albums of the year.
The label and band have worked hard since June 2021 to seed the market for this project, having rolled out three singles prior to the album release - “We Need”, “Mister Imperator” and “Falun Gong Dancer”, each with unique video content and support at national press and radio in the UK and Ireland. The most recent video was directed by Matt Mahurin, an acclaimed director and film-maker, known for his work with Peter Gabriel, U2, Tom Waits, REM, Tracy Chapman, David Byrne, Joni Mitchell.