Band gets two name-drops in Entertainment Weekly,
debuts NAOAN remix of “Eyeyeye” single via Beats Per Minute.
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Johanna Stahley of TKTTSM as
photographed by Brittany Sturrett.
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“Eyeyeye” is latest single from TKTTSM. Click to the NAOAN remix and the original album
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See TKTTSM’s all-new live show at NYC’s
Mercury Lounge on Friday, May 31st.
More info here.
Check out the premiere
of the NAOAN remix of “Eyeyeye” by TKTTSM via Beats
Per Minute!
Brooklyn-based psychedelic pop-rock duo TKTTSM (pronounced “ticketism”) has now
expanded to a six-piece ensemble. The band will bring its high energy show to
the Mercury Lounge on Friday, May 31st. All of the gymnastic instrumentation, Bjork-like vocals, and Crosby, Stills & Nash harmonies
found on the band’s debut album will be on full display, exploding from the
stage with precision and emotion.
TKTTSM songwriters Johanna Stahley
and Owen O’Mahony share their love
of pop, noise, experimentation, and improvisation on TKTTSM’s self-titled debut.
Most of the album’s lyrics were co-written with a stream of
consciousness approach. The
instrumentation and skewed pop vocals that color these catchy songs are a
perfect representation of the band’s love of exploration, animals, and freedom;
and their dislike of politicians, financial institutions and any other power
hungry villains.
“Since the release of the album, we have been
searching for the right players to help us bring our vision to life,” says Stahley of the band’s new live lineup,
which includes Jacob Colin Cohen on
drums, Matt Cusack on bass, Reinder Oldenburger on guitar, and Lauren Zettler on synths. “They turned
out to be more than great players – each is such a creative force!,” Stahley says.
To celebrate the band’s upcoming show, TKTTSM is making a new remix of its “Eyeyeye” single available for free
download via Beats Per Minute. The reworking of the track is by Nate Tannenbaum of the New York City
based production team NAOAN, which
has previously collaborated on remixes for I
Am Lightyear and No Way Josie. NAOAN
is now working on the upcoming single “50
Cent Lemonade” by Lubrication.
“‘Eyeyeye’
might be my favorite song on the album,” Stahley
says. “I was so deep in thought driving through Queens that I got lost and
ended up in the projects. That’s when the lyric “fists punching in the
sky-eye-eye” popped into my head. It was a strong image, like some kind of
apocalyptic last stand against the end of time.”
TKTTSM released its debut album in the fall of 2012 to airplay on nearly 150
non-commercial radio stations, including spins on KCRW from veteran DJ Gary
Calamar. Calamar, who is also the Music Supervisor for Showtime’s “True Blood”
and “Dexter,” among other television
shows and films, went on to mention he was “digging” TKTTSM in a January, 2013 Entertainment
Weekly article titled “The Best Songs On TV This Season.” TKTTSM
was mentioned in Entertainment Weekly
again in March, 2013 alongside MSTRKFT,
SBTRKT and MS MR.
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TKTTSM
S/T
(Sumxuni Records)
Out Now
Track Listing:
01. Calisthenics
03. I Wanted To
04. Edumication
06. Dear Diary
07. Japanteup
08. Porcupine
09. Focus
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TKTTSM Links
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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion
