- Tel Aviv · 1995
- Tel Aviv · 1995
- Cigarette 45 - EP · 1995
- Thriller - Single · 2014
- Arkansas Compilation · 2007
- Arabic Restaurant Instrumentals · 2022
- Tel Aviv · 1995
- Tel Aviv · 1995
- 1997 Teenbeat Sampler · 1997
- Tel Aviv · 1995
- Tel Aviv · 1995
- Underwaters · 2007
- The Shape of Fiction · 1997
Albums
- 2007
- 1997
- 1995
Singles & EPs
- 2018
- 2017
- 1995
About Tel Aviv
The indie rock group Tel Aviv was formed in Louisville, Kentucky in 1994 by singer/multi-instrumentalist Andrew Comer and guitarist/synth player Jay Kraus, longtime best friends whose teen years were spent listening to Duran Duran and Wham! records. Under the name Korova, they recorded a demo tape the summer after graduating from high school, and mailed a copy to TeenBeat Records; the company initially passed on signing the group, but later, label chief Mark Robinson stumbled across the tape, listening to it obsessively during a trip to Europe. With no other information other than the group's name, Robinson futilely searched for Korova on the internet; he then went on tour with his band Air Miami, with their schedule including a date at Oberlin College, where Comer was attending school. He introduced himself to Robinson at the concert, and quickly the duo was signed to TeenBeat; changing their name to Tel Aviv, they issued their debut single "Cigarette" in mid-1995, followed that fall by their self-titled debut LP. Adding fellow Oberlin student and keyboardist Raymond Sweeten, they returned in early 1997 with The Shape of Fiction. ~ Jason Ankeny
- ORIGIN
- Oberlin, OH, United States
- GENRE
- Alternative