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The most immediately striking component of Human Televisions sound is the guitar. Its perpetually jangly and deliciously upbeat, calling to mind all those underrated Teen Beat and Sarah Records bands who stood at the forefront of what some considered a Golden Age for our lovably nerdy counterculture. The production style is understated and really, barely noticeable; everything's crisp and relatively clear, but refreshingly free of any sterilizing sheen. The subject matter covered by frontman Billy Downing boredom, failed relationships, etc. is far from revolutionary, but the phrasing and presentation of his lyrics boast enough subtle nuance to take something fairly...

Television ist eine US-amerikanische Rockband. Obwohl Television nur drei Studioalben in 14 Jahren veröffentlichten, gelten sie als ausgesprochen einflussreiche und stilprägende Band. Television entstammten, wie die Ramones und Patti Smith, der New Yorker Proto Punk-Szene. Die Kombination aus großstädtischem Rock mit den virtuosen Duellen der Gitarristen Tom Verlaine und Richard Lloyd und der an Lou Reed erinnernden Stimme von Tom Verlaine, übte einen nicht zu unterschätzenden Einfluss auf Post Punk-Bands aus. Die Ursprünge von Television liegen im Jahr 1972. Unter dem Namen The Neon Boys spielten Verlaine, Hell und Ficca in einer Band, die auch einige Singles aufnahm. Nach der...

Television Room are a band that for whatever reason came together in Dublin in 2007. They make music using drums, bass, synthesizers, melodicas, glockenspeils, guitars, piano, mandolins, shakers, singing, shouting and whatever else they can think of. .

Ghosts of Television is 5 young boys making hypnotic, accusatory music for frightened angry people. Their music is party music for subterranean prisons and bedtime music for rabid insomniacs. .

Hailing from Malmö, Sweden, the band line-up is; Vocals, guitar and other stuff: Jon Rinneby Bass: Stellan Lofberg Drums and vocals: Erik Willman The band released their eponymous debut album in October of 2011. Turn off your television have been compared to Sparklehorse and Grandaddy and have a similar mellow, country-tinged, post-rock sound to these artists. .