Richmond, Virginia-based grunge, pop-punk ensemble Telltale is showing off their literary wisdom in an Edgar Allan Poe-inspired track and music video, “EDDY,” via Rude Records. The new single is preceded by the hyperpop-infused “Cardinals” and emo-tinged “Otherside.“
Telltale offers spine-tingling visuals as they recount Poe’s timeless spooky tales in “EDDY.” You can see glimpses of the tell-tale heart, itself. Appropriately, Poe did actually live in Richmond, and a museum for the author is currently located in the Virginia city.
Combining gritty modern rock guitar tones with a euphoria-inducing hardcore breakdown, this song has a little bit of everything—especially if you’re a fellow nerd for Gothic art. Check out Telltale‘s new track and music video for “EDDY.”
“Poe has always been our band’s champion,” says vocalist John Carteret. “Naming this project wasn’t intuitive until one day I just picked a book off of [drummer] Travis [Slack’s] shelf and said, ‘This might be it.’ The blood and gore and anxiety of ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ just made sense for what we were writing about.”
He continues sharing, “This new song is kind of the thesis paper on that. It’s still that same body hidden under the floor representing all my insecurities. But now it’s about the author rather than the stories. Don’t look at where I’ve been, look at who I am.”
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Their lyrics are rich with myriad nods to the author. “Young Eddy A singing ‘nevermore’/Go fuck yourself you ain’t my Lenore no more/I’m still the same sad kid with a telltale heart/It comes out when I’m facedown on the cold hard floor/But I don’t want to be a letdown anymore.”
Additionally, Carteret alludes to many famous stories, including the likes of “The Black Cat,” “The Pit and the Pendulum,” and “The Cask of Amontillado.”
