The Tellers
Bright, percussive acoustic indie pop with a charmingly unpolished edge. Youthful melodies and shuffling rhythms for sunny afternoons and quiet road trips.
Bright, percussive acoustic indie pop with a charmingly unpolished edge. Youthful melodies and shuffling rhythms for sunny afternoons and quiet road trips.
The Tellers capture that specific mid-2000s indie magic where acoustic simplicity met garage rock energy. Their sound is defined by a bright, percussive approach to the acoustic guitar, often paired with shuffling, snare-heavy drum patterns that give even their slower tracks a sense of forward motion. There is a tactile, organic quality to their recordings that feels like sitting in the room while two friends trade riffs and stories.
What truly sets them apart is the vocal delivery of Ben Baillieux-Beynon. His distinctive accent, a byproduct of his Welsh-Belgian heritage, lends a unique phonetic texture to their catchy, often melancholic hooks. The arrangements are deceptively simple, focusing on the interplay between two guitars and a rhythm section that favors feel over technical precision. It is music that feels lived-in, honest, and slightly nostalgic from the very first note.
Start with their debut album, Hands Full of Ink. It perfectly encapsulates their transition from a bedroom secret to a polished indie outfit without losing the scrappy, earnest spirit that made their early EPs so infectious. It is the ideal soundtrack for moments that require a bit of warmth and a steady, rhythmic pulse.
The Tellers are a rock group from Wallonia, Belgium. Benoît "Ben" Baillieux-Beynon was born to a Welsh mother from Cardiff, from whom he got his accent. He started the band in 2005, originally paired up with Nic Van Assche. Van Assche was then replaced by Charles Blistin. In 2006 they recorded the More EP. The band rapidly gained popularity. Their first full-length album, 'Hands Full of Ink,' was released at the end of 2007 and was followed by an intensive European tour. At the same time, the Tellers added band members Kenley Dratwa (drums) and Francis Gustin (bass). After a two-year tour with this ensemble, the band split, reverting to its original duo. Soon after, members Beynon and Blistin parted amicably. Beynon soon added three new members to the band: Fabrice Detry (bass), Cesar Laloux (drums), and Joos Houwen (guitar). Although the band only emerged recently, (having released two albums), the group has achieved fame in Belgium, where their album Hands full of ink reached 7th in the charts. They have also had success in Germany, the Netherlands and most recently in France in part due to advertising for Canon. The song More was included in the soundtrack of EA Sports game, FIFA 08 and was featured in an ANZ Bank advertisement in Australia. They recorded their EP in the studio of 62TV Records (home of Girls in Hawaii).
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Shares indie pop, chamber pop, indie rock (subgenres); stripped back, analog warmth, bedroom production (production style)
Shares stripped back, analog warmth, bedroom production (production style); breathy, gentle, harmonized (vocal style)
Shares indie pop, indie rock, chamber pop (subgenres); breathy, gentle, harmonized (vocal style)
Shares indie pop, garage rock, chamber pop, stripped back (signature)
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