The new Telekinesis album Effluxion (from the Latin term meaning “to flow”) captures the spirit in which the album was made: hooks flow in, hooks flow out. Ten years into what will be a long career destined to be studied and mined the way he studies and mines those of the bands he loves, Telekinesis principal Michael Benjamin Lerner is as much a medium of power pop as a manufacturer. 

While any song off Effluxion could be used as an example of this prowess, Lerner is most excited about “Cut the Quick,” which premiered this morning on NPR’s All Songs Considered. It is accompanied by a new Kayhl Cooper-directed music video, which was shot in Manhattan and stars Lerner as he attempts to channel a mysterious spirit.

Effluxion is, in the purest way, a back-to-basics album—not just in its reaffirmation of the sound and style that made Lerner an indie wunderkind a decade ago at age 22, but in the way it was created. Using the same now-discontinued MacBook microphone he used to record his earliest tracks, he holed up in the basement of his West Seattle home and put the album together piece by piece over the past two years, playing every instrument.

Need more Telekinesis? Revisit Effluxion’s previous single “Set a Course” and grab tickets to the North American tour beginning in April (dates below). Last but not least, reserve your copy of Effluxion ahead of its February 22 release on LP, CD, or mint green Peak Vinyl wherever you purchase music. All pre-orders via the Merge store come with a free Telekinesis magnet and signed poster while supplies last!

Telekinesis on tour:
Mar 30 Baker City, OR – Churchill Dancehall
Apr 01 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
Apr 02 Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
Apr 04 Omaha, NE – Slowdown Jr.
Apr 05 Davenport, IA – The Raccoon Motel
Apr 06 St. Paul, MN – Turf Club
Apr 07 Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
Apr 08 Chicago, IL – Schubas
Apr 09 Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme
Apr 10 Detroit, MI – El Club
Apr 11 Toronto, ON – Drake Hotel
Apr 12 Montreal, QC – Bar le Ritz PDB
Apr 13 Boston, MA – Great Scott
Apr 14 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
Apr 16 Brooklyn, NY – Rough Trade
Apr 17 Washington, DC – U Street Music Hall
Apr 18 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle Back Room
Apr 19 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
Apr 20 Nashville, TN – The Basement
Apr 22 Dallas, TX – Ruins
Apr 23 Houston, TX – Rockefeller’s
Apr 24 Austin, TX – 3TEN ACL Live
Apr 26 Phoenix, AZ – The Rebel Lounge
Apr 27 San Diego, CA – Casbah
Apr 28 Los Angeles, CA – The Moroccan Lounge
Apr 30 San Francisco, CA – Cafe du Nord
May 01 Chico, CA – Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
May 02 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
May 03 Seattle, WA – Neumos