Name: 12 Desperate Straight Lines
Brand: Telekinesis

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mm102

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Limited edition

Release date

2011-02-21

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Shellshock

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Telekinesis

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Electronic

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Telekinesis is an American indie rock project based in Seattle. The brainchild of sole member [a1536154], Telekinesis writes and performs the majority of its material single-handedly. On stage, Telekinesis is joined by talented musicians including Chris Staples on electric guitar, David Broecker on electric/acoustic/bass guitar, and Jonie Broecker on bass guitar/keyboards.

Inspired by a range of influences, Telekinesis creates music that resonates with fans of indie rock. With catchy melodies and thoughtful lyrics, their sound has been compared to artists such as Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Say Hi, Voxtrot, Rogue Wave, Throw Me The Statue, Coconut Records, Generationals, Born Ruffians, Surfer Blood, The Helio Sequence, The Love Language, The Dodos, Tapes 'n Tapes,Bishop Allen,French Kicks Islands.The Long Winters Miniature Tigers Freelance Whales Mates of State.

If you're a fan of indie rock that combines infectious hooks with introspective songwriting, 
Telekinesis is an artist you won't want to miss.

when telekinesis mastermind michael benjamin lerner set out to record the songs for the follow-up to his debut album telekinesis!, he found himself with no band, a case of vertigo, and a wrecked van. his second attempt at recording led him from rainy seattle to portland and jackpot! studios, where he once again hooked up with chris walla (death cab for cutie, the decemberists): again it was walla who recorded the songs straight to tape, no-frills style, and on top of producing and mixing them he even lent some of his songwriting skills to the new album ('gotta get it right now'). wait. did we just say analog tape? yep: lerner is old school like that. the outcome of these sessions is '12 desperate straight lines', twelve new songs of heartache, anger, and even a little hopefulness; songs that instantly hit you with lerner's trademark melodies and his colossal knack for writing powerful and catchy (indie) pop nuggets. thanks to bigger production, they're even more addictive than last time around.

12 Desperate Straight Lines

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