Michael Benjamin Lerner, a.k.a. Telekinesis, has internalized the science of catchiness and understands on a cellular level what makes certain kinds of songs evoke certain kinds of chemical reactions. Director Kayhl Cooper ran with this idea when he filmed two dozen people as they listened to Telekinesis’ “A Place in the Sun” for the first time. Time to shake off those winter blues:

Cooper describes the shoot:

This video was filmed in people's personal spaces: their apartment, their workplace, their studio. I told them they could dance or sit still, but they really just had to listen. Having this song in the headphones immediately put them in a completely separate world. I sort of just let the camera run from there.

“A Place in the Sun” is the latest single from Telekinesis’ forthcoming album Effluxion, following last month’s “Cut the Quick” music video (also directed by Cooper). Reserve your copy of Effluxion ahead of its February 22 release on CD, LP, 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!

Hear songs from Effluxion and more when the Telekinesis band tours through North America this spring! Find the town nearest you below and purchase your tickets today.

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
May 04 Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret