Telekinesis!

Recorded at a song-a-day pace, Telekinesis! possesses a breezy charm that offsets any qualms about the minor banality of its songwriting. Michael Lerner, the man behind the Telekinesis moniker, has a voice that sounds like any number of other reedy white boys; its tone shows a small amount of variation, from a Pete Yorn drawl to a Jim Jones croon. At first listen, there is little to differentiate this record from any number of other indie pop albums: the songs are simple and straightforward. Despite Telekinesis!’s lack of originality and apparent simplicity, once it has its hooks in, they’re awfully hard to pull out again.