Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Merge Records signs Telekinesis

Merge Records has added a new band to their roster. They recently signed Seattle based act Telekinesis. The band is the project of songwriter Michael Benjamin Lerner who plays most of the instruments on the recordings. On the road, he plays with three bandmates.

Merge will release Telekinesis' debut album titled Telekinesis! on April 7 which was produced by Death Cab For Cutie's Chris Walla. Download "Coast of Carolina" from the album below. The track is a great, catchy little song.

The band has a busy tour schedule ahead of them which will see them tour a lot with Ra Ra Riot and then with Say Hi (formerly Say Hi To Your Mom). There's no Carolina dates on their schedule yet, but maybe we'll at least see the guys at this summer's XX Merge Festival.

Telekinesis - "Coast of Carolina" (mp3)

Telekinesis tour dates:
02.21.09 - Vancouver, BC - Richard’s On Richard’s *
02.24.09 - Portland, OR - The Doug Fir *
02.25.09 - Seattle, WA - Neumo’s *
02.27.09 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent (Noise Pop Festival) *
02.28.09 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre *
03.01.09 - San Diego, CA - The Loft *
03.02.09 - Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar *
03.13.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Echo #
03.14.09 - Las Vegas, NV - Beauty Bar (Neon Reverb Festival) #
03.15.09 - Tuscon, AZ - Plush #
03.18.09 - Austin, TX - SXSW
03.19.09 - Austin, TX - SXSW
03.20.09 - Austin, TX - SXSW
03.21.09 - Austin, TX - SXSW
03.22.09 - Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone Cafe #
03.23.09 - Nashville, TN - The End #
03.24.09 - Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn #
03.25.09 - Richmond, VA - Plaza "Duckpin" Bowl #
03.26.09 - Washington, DC - Black Cat #
03.27.09 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s #
03.28.09 - Brooklyn, NY - Bell House #
03.29.09 - New York, NY - The Mercury Lounge #
03.30.09 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East Upstairs #
04.02.09 - Columbus, OH - Circus #
04.03.09 - Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen #
04.04.09 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry #
04.05.09 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown #
04.06.09 - Denver, CO - Hi-Dive #
04.07.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court #
04.08.09 - Boise, ID - Neurolux #

* w/ Ra Ra Riot and Cut Off Your Hands
# w/ Say Hi

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