12 Desperate Straight Lines Telekinesis SKU: MM102LP Barcode: 880918010212 15.00 £15.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Morr Music Released Date: 7th March 2011 Buying Format: 1LP Includes Download Code Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info 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. The long-distance relationship that inspired his debut album’s songs of wanderlust had ended, and he had just returned from a much-needed escape to Berlin where he banished himself to his room to write songs from 9 to 5 each day. With the original recording date scrapped, Michael was inspired (by the heavy, fuzzy bass of Flin Flon’s A-OK) to buy a bass guitar and, in a sudden burst of inspiration, wrote four more songs for the album. 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) to continue their partnership from Telekinesis!: 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. That’s what he did last time round. As a matter of fact, he doesn’t even know how to use a digital camera. “All the pictures I take with them suck,” he says. Accordingly, his songs are more like Polaroids shot with guitars and drums and a mic; shake them a bit and you’ll get to see those huge sing-along melodies. Better yet: they won’t fade. Ever. He and his producer-buddy “went a little crazy” in the studio, he continues, with impromptu dance parties and recording drum parts backwards. 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. However, Lerner’s sophomore effort is not desperately straight: it has its crooked and quirky and even bittersweet moments. You can tell that these songs were written quickly and straight from the gut; that music has to be a visceral affair for Lerner. Gut feelings reign supreme. For the upcoming live dates, Telekinesis has re-emerged with a new band featuring Jason Narducy (Robert Pollard band, Verbow) on bass and Cody Votolato (Jaguar Love, The Blood Brothers) on guitar. The van is fixed, the dizziness is gone, and the young Mr. Lerner has returned with more proof that Spin was right when they said, “If you don’t like Telekinesis, your ears don’t work.” Stalwart evidence: 12 Desperate Straight Lines – the kind of album that will make you move. And that’s what Telekinesis is all about. Right? 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