| 6.19.07 Telephone Drops “Automatic” on Cobra Music |
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Portland’s own synth-pop outfit TELEPHONE, forged by former Dandy Warhol founder Eric Hedford, launches their first full-length album “Telephone: Automatic,” streeting June 19 via Los Angeles and Chicago-based independent record label Cobra Music (distributed by Fontana Distribution). The band begins touring with a handful of West Coast dates in anticipation of a nationwide trek.
“I can’t wait to get out and tour this record. We spent a year making it, and went through a lot: band members quit, we fired people, we had fun, drama, lots of stress, and questioned whether the band would go on. But, after all of it, we made a record I am proud of,” remarks Hedford.
The album sequence and lyrics ended up reflecting the struggle of making the record, starting off positive, then diving down into despair, and then ending with a sense of hope for the future. “I swear it’s not a cheesy ‘concept’ album,” Hedford laughs.
"It's a Northwest effort, through and through," says Hedford, recording basic tracks with Jeff Stuart Saltzman (Death Cab for Cutie, Stephen Malkmus), mixing with Hedford’s old friend Tony Lash (The Dandy Warhols, Special Goodness, Heatmiser, Elliott Smith), and receiving a helping hand from friends. |