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Nov 10, 2010 Telekinesis By Laura Studarus

Inspired by a broken heart, wrecked van, and Berlin, Telekinesis’ Michael Benjamin Lerner recorded the follow-up to debut album Telekinesis! under duress. The result, 12 Desperate Straight Lines (out February 15th via Merge), is a bass-driven ode to what the press release calls, “heartache, anger, and even a little hopefulness.”

Check out the album art above, and then head below for a tracklisting, tour dates, and download of first single, “Car Crash.”

Download “Car Crash”

12 Desperate Straight Lines tracklist

1. You Turn Clear In The Sun

2. Please Ask For Help

3. 50 Ways

4. I Cannot Love You

5. Dirty Thing

6. Car Crash

7. Palm Of Your Hand

8. I Got You

9. Fever Chill

10. Country Lane

11. Patterns

12. Gotta Get It Right Now

Tour Dates:

Dec 03 Seattle, WA Triple Door

Dec 04 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios

Feb 18 Bellingham, WA Jinx Arts Space

Feb 20 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge

Feb 23 San Francisco, CA TBA

Feb 24 Los Angeles, CA The Echo

Feb 25 San Diego, CA The Casbah

Feb 26 Tempe, AZ The Sail Inn

Feb 28 Norman, OK The Opolis

Mar 01 Omaha, NE Slowdown Jr

Mar 02 Minneapolis, MN 7th St. Entry

Mar 04 Chicago, IL Schubas

Mar 05 Detroit, MI Magic Stick

Mar 06 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern

Mar 07 Montreal, QC Casa Del Popolo

Mar 08 Cambridge, MA TT the Bear’s Place

Mar 09 New York, NY Mercury Lounge

Mar 10 Brooklyn, NY The Rock Shop

Mar 11 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s

Mar 12 Washington, DC The Red Palace

Mar 13 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506

Mar 14 Atlanta, GA The Earl

Mar 22 Denver, CO Hi Dive

Mar 23 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court

Mar 24 Boise, ID Neurolux

Mar 26 Seattle, WA The Crocodile

Mar 27 Vancouver, BC Media Club

(www.telekinesismusic.com)