the telephones are based in nyc.
we've been together since late 2001.
we believe in great songs.
Member Since: 7/19/2005
Band Website: thetelephones.org
Band Members: anton kreisl (bass), bradley albert (keyboards), jesse adelman (singing and guitars), and mike reed (drums)
Influences: muddy waters, dylan, waits, rolling stones, brian wilson, cars, beatles, canned heat, acdc, led zepplin, chocolate chip pancakes, sam prekop, jim o'rourke, will oldham, otis redding, yo la tengo, joao gilberto, pixies, bowie, peter tosh, andy warhol, bruce springsteen, ike turner, smog, hall & oates, ornette coleman, wilco, ethan johns, wilson pickett, simple cotton panties, guns n' roses, funkadelic, luiz henrique, elvis costello, neil young, james brown, beck, ben kweller, rod stewart, bill withers, billy holiday, elliot smith, chet baker, howlin' wolf, jimmy reed, queen, nat cole, pavement, shins, t. rex, sly stone. if you can hear it, our musical robots can reproduce it.
Sounds Like: a bar band for professional alcoholics.
Record Label: hahahaha. seriously, though, we can talk about it.
Type of Label: None