0639980002522. Pre-Owned: Good condition. CD. 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 Rovi