Telekinesis!

Telekinesis
Studio album by Telekinesis
Released	April 7, 2009
Recorded	September 15–28, 2008
Genre	Indie rock, power pop, alternative rock, shoegaze
Length	31:47
Label	Merge
Producer	Chris Walla

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(6.3/10)[2]
Planet Sound	(9/10)[3]
Prefix	(8.5/10)[4]

Telekinesis! is the eponymous debut studio album by the alternative rock band Telekinesis. Recorded in September 2008, the album was produced, mixed, and engineered with the help of Chris Walla (guitarist for Death Cab For Cutie), recording one song per day on analog tape.^[5] The album was released on Merge Records on April 7, 2009.^[6]

Track listing

1. "Rust" – 2:06
2. "Coast of Carolina" – 3:32
3. "Tokyo" – 2:54
4. "Look to the East" – 3:14
5. "Awkward Kisser" – 1:45
6. "Foreign Room" – 3:30
7. "Great Lakes" – 2:54
8. "Imaginary Friend" – 2:54
9. "All of a Sudden" – 3:43
10. "Calling All Doctors" – 3:03
11. "I Saw Lightning" – 2:12

Personnel

• Michael Benjamin Lerner – drums, guitar, vocals

Touring band

• Chris Staples – guitar
• David Broecker – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar
• Jonie Broecker – bass guitar, keyboards

References

1. Sendra, Tim. "Review: Telekinesis! - Telekinesis". Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
2. Perpetua, Matthew (April 8, 2009). "Review: Telekinesis, Telekinesis! (Merge; 2009)". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
3. Earls, John. "Review: Telekinesis/Telekinesis". Teletext. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
4. Fiander, Matthew (April 7, 2009). "Review: Telekinesis, Telekinesis!". prefixmag.com. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
5. Kate Thuma, "SXSW '09 Pick: Telekinesis", Spin Magazine, March 6, 2009.
6. Lavinia Jones Wright, "Telekinesis", Billboard Magazine, April 18, 2009.

External links

• Merge Records - Telekinesis
• Telekinesis on Myspace