Televise

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Album Information

Total Tracks: 10   Total Length: 46:08

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Flying Saucers Rock & Roll

By Lenny Kaye, eMusic Contributor

Of all rock's family tendrils, rockabilly is the one that keeps re-boppin', sporting a revival every decade or so, its coming-of-age kicks allowing each new offspring to roll its own. Guitar-heavy, emphasizing Wild Ones rebellion ("whaddya got?") and sonic dazzle (heavy on the reverb and chest vibrato), it raves and paves garage-punk (The Seeds to Damned), shockabilly (The Cramps and Chadbourne), new-wave (Stray Cats and Dire Straits), waggle-wobble (Jon Spencer and Boss Hog), Nirvana and… more »

They Say All Music Guide

Televise is Calla’s third album of strange, noise-infected indie pop. Static-filled drones hover and pulse and function in the way a rhythm section would in a traditional rock outfit. The band builds itself carefully around the electronics contributed by bassist/keyboardist Sean Donovan and drummer Wayne Magruder. Guitarist/vocalist Aurelio Valle’s melodies don’t stand out, particularly, except for their framing — and that alone is enough to make them function differently from most of Calla’s contemporaries. Even forays into more traditional songwriting, such as “As Quick as It Comes/Carrera,” are successful, revealing a tender, Yo La Tengo-like sound from the group — albeit equally informed by the ambient side, as demonstrated by the subtly stereo-panned drums on the same track. Televise is an impressive and adventurous — if occasionally mopey — collection of songs. – Jesse Jarnow

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