Deeper - Tele

What this video is

Released July 11, 2023, 'Tele' arrived as the third single from Deeper's third album Careful! — their debut on Sub Pop Records. The Chicago quartet, formed in 2014 and active in the city's DIY scene, used pandemic-enforced isolation to radically retool their sonic identity, abandoning their signature guitar-forward post-punk for synthesizers and sampler beats. The resulting aesthetic — dark, dance-adjacent,…

Why it matters

The 'Tele' video is a document of Chicago indie rock's post-pandemic pivot toward electronic and synth-based production. As Deeper's Sub Pop debut era single, it marks the band's transition from guitar-driven DIY post-punk to a more atmospheric, dance-inflected sound. Critics drew explicit…