Telekinesis!

Telekinesis

Telekinesis!

Release Date:
April 7, 2009
Press Kit PDF download
Telekinesis is the project of Michael Benjamin Lerner. Michael recorded Telekinesis! at Two Sticks Audio in Seattle with producer Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie, The Decemberists, Tegan and Sara). Michael wrote and sang all of the songs and played nearly all of the instruments on the album, but tours with a full band that includes David Broecker (guitar), Jonie Broecker (bass, keyboards), and Chris Staples (guitar).

Influenced both by the carefully constructed timeless pop of the 60s and 70s and by the nonchalance and brevity of classic indie rock, Walla and Lerner approached the recording of Telekinesis! with the goal that each song's tracking and mixing would be done to analog tape in a single day, and that they would never look back.

Seattle's The Stranger says, "Lerner has an ear for bright, easy, slightly retro pop hooks, and his songs take unexpected, off-kilter turns."

Telekinesis will hit the road in late February with Ra Ra Riot and plan to tour throughout 2009 with appearances at Noise Pop and SXSW.

MEDIA

stream audio

download the track " I Saw Lightning "

download the track " Coast of Carolina "

Tracklist

1 . Rust
2 . Coast of Carolina download
3 . Tokyo
4 . Look to the East
5 . Awkward Kisser
6 . Foreign Room
7 . Great Lakes
8 . Imaginary Friend
9 . All of a Sudden
10 . Calling All Doctors
11 . I Saw Lightning download

Album Info

Telekinesis!
Release Date:
April 7, 2009
© (c) & (p) Merge Records 2009
Catalog:
MRG344
Format:
CD

Contact

Lindsey Kronmiller lindsey@mergerecords.com
919.688.9969 ext 117

Christina Rentz christina@mergerecords.com
919.688.9969 ext 120

Licensing

Lyle Hysen lyle@bankrobbermusic.com


Retail Marketing

Paul Cardillo paul@mergerecords.com
919.688.9969 ext 112

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