Telehealth - "Donor Country (A gOoD cAuSe)"

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Photo by Eleanor Petry

Telehealth have one of those sounds that's both retro and familiar. Their latest single, "Donor Country (A gOoD cAuSe)," is an amped up and modern version of New Wave and post-punk. It's jerky, and danceable in the way that only that style of music can be. With this one, I'm hearing a mixture of DEVO and Snapped Ankles. It's a fun and high energy synth fest, and it will be impossible to listen without a smile on your face. It's like Telehealth took a classic sound from the early 80's, and are celebrating it while moving it into the modern day.

You can watch the video for "Donor Country (A gOoD cAuSe)" below. Green World Image is due out May 15 on Sub Pop Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Telehealth, check out the band on Instagram and Facebook. Upcoming tour dates are below the video, and include an absolutely stacked triple bill at Deep Cuts in Medford, MA with Perennial and Pink Lids.


Sun. Apr. 26 - Cleveland, OH - Happy Dog *
Mon. Apr. 27 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle ^
Tue. Apr. 28 - Detroit, MI - Outer Limits Lounge !
Wed. Apr. 29 - Pittsburgh, PA - Bottle Rocket @
Thu. Apr. 30 - Philadelphia, PA - Launderette #
Sat. May 02 - Boston, MA - Deep Cuts %
Sun. May 03 - New York, NY - NightClub 101 $
Thu. May 14 - Seattle, WA - Neumos +
Fri. May 15 - Portland, OR - Swan Dive **
Sat. May 16 - Boise, ID - Shrine Basement ^^
Sun. May 17 - SLC, UT - The DLC !!
Mon. May 18 - Denver, CO - Hi-Dive @@
Tue. May 19 - Albuquerque, NM - Sister Bar ##
Thu. May 21 - Phoenix, AZ - Linger Longer Lounge %%
Sat. May 23 - Los Angeles, CA - Permanent Records $$
Sun. May 24 - San Diego, CA - Banshee Bar ++
Tue. May 26 - Oakland, CA - Stork Club ***
Wed. May 27 - Reno, NV - Holland Project ^^^
 
* w/ Axis Sova
^ w/ Dr. Fang And The Bats, The Pop Cult
! w/ Dori, Credit Card
@ w/  valleyview, Phloc
# w/ Positronix, Gripper
% w/ Perennial, Pink Lids
$ w/ Mary Shelley
+ w/ Coral Grief, Buddy Wynkopp
** w/ Buddy Wynkopp, Nonbinary Girlfriend
^^ w/ Deep Heaven
!! w/ The Fever Drift, more TBA
@@ w/ Chroma Lips, Video Daze
## w/ TBA
%% w/ The Sheaves, DOMS
$$ w/ Tube Alloys, Agender
++ w/ Blair Gun, Ghee
*** w/ Street Eaters, Squiggle
^^^ w/ Clarko, Charity Kiss

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