[Cover photo credit to Chase Warren]

Rock and Pop Punk band Telltale have released new single “Otherside”, out now via Rude Records along with a music video directed and edited by Chase Warren. The new song explores that hinterland that we chase to escape from reality and its darker side.

On the new single, vocalist John Carteret shares:

Throughout my early twenties, I found myself chasing some sort of ‘otherside’ in whatever vice would get me the furthest from reality. It’s easy to treat the fragility of life as a joke until death comes knocking. Like standing at the edge of a pier ready to jump into the infinite void, it doesn’t click until you hit the water.

Telltale has spent much of 2023 on the road, including runs with Sundressed, FRNDCRCL, Brooklane, and Diva Bleach, as well as Neutral Snap, Goalkeeper, and The Home Team. Telltale also made their way to the UK for performances at 2000 Trees Festival and Make A Scene Festival.

“Otherside” marks the release of Telltale’s first new music since 2022’s Lie Your Way Out EP. They are teasing more releases coming up.

Earlier this year Telltale released a cover of Rise Against’s original track “Help Is On The Way” as part of the upcoming Rude Records project, Changing Tides, through the label’s charitable arm Rude Cares.

Rude Records’ charity branch is dedicated to “fighting poverty, inequality and discrimination.” Rude Records artists taking part in this project have recorded cover songs on environmental topics to raise their voices for a more sustainable environment. 

With each song, profits will be donated to the cause of “raising awareness and making the world a better place” through music. 100% of collected funds with the distribution of the cover songs will benefit Sea Shepherd.