February 2008

NEWS 02.06.2008: Our second album is nearly finished. It has been mixed and now awaits mastering. Here are some facts about the record:

1. There are twelve tracks. Some song titles include Silence, Everybody Say, The Takers and Homebreaker... there are other titles, too. This is the first Takka Takka recording to feature our current lineup - Gabe Levine on vox, gtrs and keys and pads, Rene Planchon on gtrs, Drew Thurlow on gtrs, Grady Jurrens on bass and Conrad Doucette on drums and percussion.

2. The album was produced by Sean Greenhalgh. Basic tracks were again recorded by Charles Burst at the Seaside Lounge in Brooklyn, NY. Overdubs were recorded at our rehearsal space in Brooklyn, and also at Seaside Lounge.

3. Additional players on the record include: Olga Bell (Bell) on piano, Charles Burst on piano, Bryan Devendorf (The National) on percussion, Sean Greenhalgh (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah) on percussion and countless other moments, and Lee Sargent (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah) on keyboards.

4. The album will be released in the late spring on Ernest Jenning Record Company.

5. There is no title yet.

6. By the beginning of March we should have a new song or two for your listening pleasure on our MySpace and our Facebook page (go there and become a fan, if you'd like).

Thank you, hopefully see you soon.

September 2007
NEWS: We are writing and recording a new album. This will be ongoing throughout the fall. The album is being produced by Sean Greenhalgh. We will be playing a few shows here and there, and here again.

May 2007
NEWS: Takka Takka is very happy to announce that we have signed with Ernest Jenning Record Co.! Read an article about that here.

December 2006
NEWS: We Feel Safer At Night was named the Number 8 Album Of the Year by The L Magazine.

NEWS: Takka Takka was named a reason to love New York by New York Mag.

NEWS: We are featured in Rolling Stone mag's On The Edge section. Click here to check out.

NEWS: Spin dot com has a nice feature on us and mentions newish track "Stars & Subway Cars".

NEWS: A treat for the holidays - our previously unreleased song "Stars & Subway Cars" is available for download over at Le Tigre.

November 2006
NEWS: Takka Takka was named one of the Top artists at this year's CMJ by the NME! "Meanwhile NYCs Takka Takka played shows rammed with a and r folk..."

NEWS: In mid-November we were thrilled to stop by one of our favorite stations, WOXY.com, and perform a Lounge Act session. Click here to listen and check out the photo gallery.

October 2006
NEWS: While in the Twin Cities in October we performed live on 89.3 the Current, Minnesota Public Radio. Head to their site to listen to our performance and interview, and to view pics!

NEWS: Tour EPs available! There are some EPs left over from our recent tour. This is the awesome live EP that features our awesome tourmates Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Architecture In Helsinki, as well as us. Head to Clap's site for more info.

September 2006
NEWS: Gabe was interviewed recently by The L Magazine! Go here to read it.

NEWS: Takka Takka was featured on Stereogum's Inside The Rockers Studio!

NEWS: We were recently interviewed by PaperMag! Go here to read it.

NEWS: Pitchfork has news on the tour-only live EP featuring Takka Takka, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Architecture In Helsinki. Our contribution will be a version of They Built You Up Too Fast recorded in August at the Mercury Lounge in New York City.

August 2006
NEWS: It has been confirmed that we will be playing in Central Park with CYHSY and AiH! Buy tickets and be sure to get there early!

NEWS: We recently performed acoustically on productshopnyc dot com's Sirius Blog Radio show. Click here for some photos, and once audio clips are posted online, we'll link to those, too, so stay tuned!

July 2006
NEWS: Crackers United has pics from and a few nice words regarding our recent appearance at Movable Hype 8.0!

NEWS: Check out our Gothamist band interview!

June 2006
NEWS: We will be playing the Crackers United Friction show on September 14 at Sin-E! Also performing will be Annuals and Femme Generation.