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Takka Takka

Group Members:

Grady Jurrens, Damion Jurrens, Conrad Doucette, J.P. Jones, Gabe Levine

Similar Artists:

Black Before Red, Cholo, Lillydale, Company, Math and Physics Club, Raymond & Maria

Influenced By:

Belle & Sebastian, Yo La Tengo, The Velvet Underground, Tom Petty, The Feelies
  • Formed: 2004, Brooklyn, NY
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Migration," "We Feel Safer at Night"

Biography

A warm combination of folk-inspired songwriting and indie rock instrumentation characterizes the music of Brooklyn's Takka Takka, who formed in 2004 after bandleader Gabe Levine (vocals, keyboard, guitar) relocated to New York from Texas. The band's early lineup also included drummer Conrad Doucette, bassist J.P. Jones (replaced by Grady Jurrens in 2006), and guitarist Damion Jurrens (replaced by Rene Planchon and Drew Thurlow in July 2007). After recording the debut album We Feel Safer at Night in the band's native Brooklyn, Takka Takka spent the latter half of 2006 touring alongside indie rock upstarts Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Jones left the band upon their return to New York and was replaced by Damion's brother, bassist Grady Jurrens. The re-formed band entered Brooklyn's Seaside Lounge to record a follow-up to its self-issued debut; the resulting EP, Talk Faster, was released in early 2007. Shows in the U.K. and a high-profile set at the 2007 South by Southwest festival heightened the band's profile, and Ernest Jenning Recording Co. signed Takka Takka that May. A re-release of We Feel Safer at Night -- packaged alongside the three-song Talk Faster -- followed in September. Takka Takka returned with its sophomore effort, Migration, in 2008. ~ Andrew Leahey, All Music Guide
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Takka Takka

Background information
Origin Brooklyn, New York
Genre(s) Indie rock
Years active 2004 - present
Website Official website
Members
Gabe Levine
Rene Planchon
Grady Jurrens
Conrad Doucette
Drew Thurlow
Former members
John Paul Jones
Damion Jurrens

Takka Takka is a band from Brooklyn, New York that has been performing since 2004 and whose members include Gabe Levine, Grady Jurrens, Conrad Doucette and newest members Rene Planchon and Drew Thurlow.

Takka Takka began when Gabe returned from a "near-disastrous" year in Texas. Back in Brooklyn, he began recording demos of new material, and recruited some old friends to help him work out a live set. Takka Takka soon played its first show in a basement in Williamsburg in March of 2004.

Gabe spent the next year rotating members in and out of the lineup, until he finally recruited Conrad to play drums and Damion to play guitar in November 2005.

In April 2006, the group began recording in the Brooklyn studio Seaside Lounge, resulting in their debut We Feel Safer at Night. The album impressed Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, who then invited the band to tag along on a high-profile U.S. tour in the Fall of 2006. Jones resigned at the end of the tour and was replaced by Damion's brother, Grady.

They travelled to Britain in February 2007 to play their first London gigs, and they headed to Austin for SXSW in March 2007. Shortly after, in May 2007, the band signed to Ernest Jenning Record Co. The label will re-release their debut LP, We Feel Safer At Night as a deluxe edition which will include the three songs from their 2007 EP, Talk Faster. Damion Jurrens left the band in July 2007 and was replaced by two new guitarists, Rene Planchon and Drew Thurlow.

Takka Takka recorded a cover of Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight" for Engine Room Recordings' compilation album Guilt by Association Vol. 2, which was released in November of 2008 [1].

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Members

  • Gabe Levine - Vocals, keyboard, guitar
  • Rene Planchon - Guitar
  • Drew Thurlow - Guitar
  • Grady Jurrens - Bass
  • Conrad Doucette - Drums, percussion

Discography

References

  1. ^ Matthew Solarski (19 November 2008). "My Brightest Diamond, Frightened Rabbit Do Covers". Pitchfork. http://pitchfork.com/news/34070-my-brightest-diamond-frightened-rabbit-do-covers/. Retrieved on 2009-06-11. 

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