German psychedelic/garage/krautrock band Tommy And The Teleboys to release new album »Gods, Used, In Great Condition« on August 30th via Noisolution!

German psychedelic/garage/krautrock band Tommy And The Teleboys is gearing up to release their new album »Gods, Used, In Great Condition« on August 30th, 2024 via Noisolution.

Watch a music video for the first single and opening track »Gib Mir«!

Tracklist:
01. Gib Mir
02. Jesus Crowd
03. Together Forever
04. Loverboy
05. Jeffrey 3000
06. Seninle
07. Sarevokk
08. Beach 23
09. Night At The Junkyard

Courtesy of Noisolution:

Loud and sweaty psychedelic fuzz rock from the shadows of the prefabricated buildings of the central German province between Halle and Berlin. Guitars, driving synths, sometimes garnished with a sugar-sweet West Coast melody, sometimes with a noise crowbar. An outstanding debut, fresh, contemporary and with a touch of retro. Independent, playful and different.

Tommy And The Teleboys are a band that brings styles together, emulates role models and yet has its own sound and sounds different. They feed garage rock with psychedelia, try out post-punk, krautrock and electronica. An upbeat rhythm section and feverishly shimmering guitars prevent any stagnation. Danceable, groovy, wild and full of melodies. Then relaxed and floating again.

The basics were recorded at home, the bass and “10,000 guitar tracks were laid over it” in individual sessions and at some point the vocals were recorded in the rehearsal room, only to record synths and percussion at home again and so on and so forth. Given the large number of tracks, the mix took almost a year. DIY at its best.

Photo by Anne Waltenburg

The artwork was also created by themself. The blue and red “looked a bit noisy” and the basis is a battered, stone Gorgon/monster head that was photographed in the Archaeological Museum. A deity in poor condition. Used gods in good condition. “Gods, Used, In Great Condition”. As in music, it’s all about the details.

And the lyrics also relate to each other. It’s about Jesus fanatics, stuck conservative radicals, a self-absorbed Jeff Bezos and their conflicts in a dystopian but also beautiful (parallel) world: the Televerse.

Not a classic concept album but with a concept somehow, not a coincidence, but well thought out and skillful. And wild, playful, detached. It rocks, crashes and bangs. A debut album that is fun, bursting with ideas and perfect for those magical moments on the car radio… pull over, write down the band name and off to the nearest record store.

Make it loud.

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Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well