Morning Teleportation
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Morning Teleportation
| image = Morningteleportation.jpg
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| origin = Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States
| genre = Psychedelic rock
| years_active = 2005–present
| label = Glacial Pace Recordings
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|http://glacialpace.com/bands/morning-teleportation/ | link}}
| current_members = Travis Goodwin
Joseph Jones
Alex Lindsey
| past_members = Tiger Merritt (deceased)
Paul Wilkerson
Tres Coker
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Morning Teleportation is an American psychedelic rock band formed in 2005 when Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States, natives Travis Goodwin (keyboards), Tres Coker (drums), and Paul Wilkerson (bass) met up with Chicago transplant Tiger Merritt (vocals/guitar), who had just moved to their hometown for college.{{cite web|last1=Kobylensky|first1=Koby|title=Morning Teleportation: Quadrophonic Friends with Benefits|url=https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/26233-morning-teleportation-quadrophonic-friends-with-benefits|publisher=Premier Guitar|accessdate=23 November 2017}} In the last few years they have played at Electric Forest Festival, Bonnaroo Music Festival, and Sasquatch! Music Festival and supported The Flaming Lips, Cage The Elephant, Primus and Modest Mouse.
On April 4, 2019, the band announced through their Facebook page that frontman Tiger Merritt had died.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tiger-merritt-vocalist-guitarist-of-morning-teleportation-dead-at-31/|title=Tiger Merritt, Vocalist/Guitarist of Morning Teleportation, Dead at 31|website=Pitchfork.com}}
History
In 2009, the band signed to Glacial Pace Recordings. On March 8, 2011, their debut album, Expanding Anyway, was released on both vinyl and compact disc. The record was produced by Modest Mouse vocalist Isaac Brock.{{cite web|last1=Cohen|first1=Jake|title=Morning Teleportation – Expanding Anyway|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2011/04/album-review-morning-teleportation-expanding-anyway/|publisher=Consequence of Sound|accessdate=23 November 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Conaton|first1=Chris|title=Morning Teleportation: Expanding Anyway|url=https://www.popmatters.com/140051-morning-teleportation-expanding-anyway-2496044953.html|publisher=PopMatters|accessdate=23 November 2017}}
In 2011, Wilkerson left the band. In 2012, Coker was replaced with Joseph Jones. Alex Lindsey, brother of Mona bassist Zach Lindsey, also joined the band full-time on bass. Also in April 2012, Merritt revealed in an interview that the band had moved back to their hometown, Bowling Green, Kentucky to write material for their next album.
The band released their second studio album in 2017.{{cite web|last1=Ilkowski|first1=Kim|title=Morning Teleportation – "Calm Is Intention Devouring Its Frailty"|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1933469/morning-teleportation-calm-is-intention-devouring-its-frailty/premiere/|publisher=Stereogum|accessdate=23 November 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Walker|first1=Jerad|title=Songs We Love: Morning Teleportation, 'Re-wiring Easily'|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/04/17/523965833/songs-we-love-morning-teleportation-re-wiring-easily|publisher=NPR Music|accessdate=23 November 2017}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
- Expanding Anyway (2011)
- Salivating for Symbiosis (2017)