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Telekinesis!
2026-11-15 14:45:27 · The Daily Ledger
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. The album was released on Merge Records on April 7, 2009.
Planet Sound ranked Telekinesis! no. 1 in their "Top 50 Albums of 2009".

Track listing
"Rust" – 2:06
"Coast of Carolina" – 3:32
"Tokyo" – 2:54
"Look to the East" – 3:14
"Awkward Kisser" – 1:45
"Foreign Room" – 3:30
"Great Lakes" – 2:54
"Imaginary Friend" – 2:54
"All of a Sudden" – 3:43
"Calling All Doctors" – 3:03
"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
External links
Merge Records - Telekinesis
Telekinesis on Myspace
2009 debut albums
Merge Records albums
