“Plastic Fantastic” single streaming now. “I’m a little
scared of it!” says lead singer Johanna Stahley.
Johanna Stahley of TKTTSM as photographed by Brittany
Sturrett.
“Plastic Fantastic” is the first single from the debut
self-titled album by TKTTSM.
Brooklyn-based psychedelic rock duo TKTTSM is
set to release its debut self-titled album on October 16th.
Comprised of Johanna Stahley and Owen
O’Mahony, TKTTSM balances the weight of O’Mahony’s
instrumentation with Stahley’s skewed pop vocals for a perfect
representation of this band’s love of exploration, animals, exercise, and
freedom, and their dislike of cops, politicians, financial institutions and any
other power hungry villains.
Musically, Stahley and O’Mahony share
a love of pop, noise, experimentation, and improvisation. Lyrics are co-written
with a stream of consciousness approach, and the music is born in a similar
fashion. Their debut album is a mural of the times we live in, and the things
we fight for and against: love, death, materialism and truth.
“I’m a little scared of it!” Stahley says of the record.
O’Mahony’s confident approach to the direction of TKTTSM’s
sound comes from a long history as an accomplished touring musician who has
played with Jesse Malin, Brendan James and Esmée
Denters among many others.
Outside of TKTTSM, Stahley maintains
a more conventional songwriting career. Her song “Nothing I Would
Change” is currently featured in a national commercial for Lowe’s, and
another tune, “I Can” was the theme song for four seasons of “Ruby” on
the Style Network.
For now, though, TKTTSM is focusing on
getting the word out about its debut album – an appropriate soundtrack for
these trying times. The album’s first single “Plastic Fantastic” is
streaming now.
TKTTSM
S/T
(Sumxuni Records)
Out Oct. 16th, 2012
Track Listing:
01. Calisthenics
03. I Wanted To
04. Edumication
05. Eyeyeye
06. Dear Diary
07. Japanteup
08. Porcupine
09. Focus
TKTTSM Links
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