Friday, November 12th, 2010
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Telekinesis use mental powers to create new album and tour without getting lost
Kyle JohnsonHaving pepped up the Summer of 2009 with his self-titled debut album, Seattle power-pop prodigy Michael Benjamin Lerner – aka Telekinesis – aims to make the Winter of 2011 a little more bearable with his/their sophomore effort 12 Desperate Straight Lines. Due out on February 15, the first sample is available at download courtesy of Spin and yeah, it’s as punchy and instantly hummable as anything on the debut.
And not to be content with just delivering musical sunshine via your speakers and/or headphones, Lerner and touring band will be hitting the road almost immediately after the record’s release to deliver it directly to your ears. Their North American tour takes them from west to east and back west again and includes a March 6 stop at The Horseshoe in Toronto.
Spin talks to Colin Meloy of The Decemberists about their new record The King Is Dead, out January 18. No further details on the rumoured February 1 Toronto show but it occurred to me that if they’re looking to move up – capacity-wise – from their usual Kool Haus digs and Massey isn’t available… there’s the Sound Academy. Shudder.
MBV Music is streaming a new single from Sharon Van Etten, consisting of two tracks not found on her latest Epic. The 7″ is out November 16.
Spinner talks to The Radio Dept.’s Martin Larsson about some of the band’s less obvious musical influences. Their double-disc singles set Passive Aggressive is out January 25 and they play Lee’s Palace on February 7.
QRO, The Daily Tribune, The Quad and The Columbus Dispatch have interviews with Kate Nash, currently winding her way across North America and in town at the Phoenix tomorrow night, November 13.
Two Door Cinema Club talk to aux.tv. They’re back for their third local show in eight months on January 15 at the Kool Haus with Tokyo Police Club.
Modern Superstitions, who impressed when I saw them at the Halifax Pop Explosion, have released a new video and will have a release party/show for their debut EP All The Things We’ve Been Told at The Silver Dollar on November 19.
MP3: Modern Superstitions – “Visions Of You”
Video: Modern Superstitions – “Visions Of You”
The Journal has words with Dan Snaith of Caribou.
The Line Of Best Fit, Calgary Herald and See chat with Dan Mangan, who’s gone and gotten himself a shiny new website.
aux.tv asks five music and movie-related questions of Forest City Lovers’ Kat Burns.
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11/12/10 2:12 pm
I still can’t get over seeing “Radio Dept. coming to town” in these posts LOL
11/12/10 5:34 pm
Wait a minute, Michael Benjamin Lerner and Colin Meloy in adjacent items – aren’t they the same person? (Hmm, Portland and Seattle – close enough to race back and forth and maintain two identities…) Or at the very least, Separated At Birth candidates. Uncanny.
Looks like Fefe Dobson has totally hijacked your comments of late – watch your back!