Calla - Televise

Televise is Calla's third album of strange, noise-infected indie pop. Static-filled drones hover and pulse and function in the way a rhythm section would in a traditional rock outfit. The band builds itself carefully around the electronics contributed by bassist/keyboardist Sean Donovan and drummer Wayne Magruder. Guitarist/vocalist Aurelio Valle's melodies don't stand out, particularly, except for their framing -- and that alone is enough to make them function differently from most of Calla's contemporaries. Even forays into more traditional songwriting, such as "As Quick as It Comes/Carrera," are successful, revealing a tender, Yo La Tengo-like sound from the group -- albeit equally informed by the ambient side, as demonstrated by the subtly stereo-panned drums on the same track. Televise is an impressive and adventurous -- if occasionally mopey -- collection of songs. ~ Jesse Jarnow, All Music Guide

Name Credits Aurelio Valle Vocals, Guitar, Bass Billy Pavone Mixing Assistant Calla Producer, Photography, Cover Art, Cover Design Chris Zane Arp Echoplex, Engineer, Producer, Mixing Dawn Pierson Cover Design, Cover Art Don C. Tyler Mastering Laurent Orseau Photography Sean Donovan Programming, Viola, Keyboards, Bass Sebastian Mlynarski Photography Wayne Magruder Drums, Programming, Percussion