Telekinesis (band)
| Telekinesis | |
|---|---|
 Michael Lerner live, 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock, shoegaze, power pop |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboard, Drums |
| Years active | 2008 – present |
| Labels | Merge Records |
| Website | telekinesismusic.com |
| Members | Michael Benjamin Lerner |
Telekinesis is Michael Benjamin Lerner, an indie rocker based out of Seattle who is currently signed to Merge Records. The band was signed to Merge Records in early 2009, and shortly afterward released the debut album Telekinesis! on April 7, 2009.[1] Recorded in September 2008, the album was produced, mixed, and engineered with the help of Chris Walla (guitarist for Death Cab For Cutie), who also played on most tracks. Lerner and Walla recorded one song per day on analog tape.[2]
Telekinesis covered ELO's "Can't Get It Out of My Head" for the American Laundromat Records charity album Sing Me To Sleep–Indie Lullabies, released May 2010.[3] The band also covered Nirvana's "On A Plain" in 2011 for SPIN Magazine's exclusive tribute album, Newermind: A Tribute to Nirvana.
"Power Lines" from the band's third album Dormarion was the title song for the Amazon show Betas.
Personnel
- Michael Benjamin Lerner - drums, guitar, bass, keys, vocals, more cowbell, trombone, cello, violin, paintbrush
Touring band
- Rebecca Cole - keyboards, background vocals (2011–present)
- Eric Elbogen - Upright Bass (2011 - present)
Ex members
- Chris Staples - electric guitar, background vocals (2009-2011)
- David Broecker - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar (2009-2011)
- Jonie Broecker - bass guitar, keyboards (2009-2011)
Discography
Albums
- Telekinesis! – Merge LP (2009)
- 12 Desperate Straight Lines – Merge LP (2011)
- Dormarion – Merge LP (2013)
- AD Infinitum – Merge LP (2015)
EPs
- Toulouse-Lautrec – self-released EP (2008)
- Coast of Carolina – self-released EP (2009)
- Parallel Seismic Conspiracies – Merge EP (2010)
Singles
- "All of a Sudden" split 7" – Architecture (2008)
References
- ↑ Lavinia Jones Wright, "Telekinesis", Billboard Magazine, April 18, 2009.
- ↑ Kate Thuma, "SXSW '09 Pick: Telekinesis", Spin Magazine, March 6, 2009.
- ↑ "Sing Me To Sleep - Indie Lullabies". CT Indie. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
External links
Press
- Luke Burbank. TBTL MyNorthwest.com [Video performance] (December 15, 2009)
- Luke Burbank. TBTL MyNorthwest.com Interview (December 15, 2009)