Times New Viking: Born Again Revisited (Reviews)

From Columbus, Ohio ("where people drink beer and smoke cigarettes"), Times New Viking continue the war against fidelity on their fourth album.

Guided By Voices, like Times New Viking, are from Ohio. This seems appropriate. They are both known in large part for being exemplars of a militantly lo-fi aesthetic, disregarding slick production values in favour of the sound of pops, hiss, and clicks. Then, as now, the sort of “fidelity above all” ethic ascribed to by many rock and pop bands is still alive and well, and ready to be opposed. And, just as GBV shared college radio time with similarly minded Sebadoh and Papas Fritas, Times New Viking's partners “in the red” include Wavves, Nodzz, Psychedelic Horseshit, and other stars…