Times New Viking
Born Again Revisited
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AMG Review of Born Again Revisited
Tim Sendra
All Music GuideTimes New Viking could have freaked out on Born Again Revisited. They got so much well-deserved praise from their previous album, Rip It Off, that it wouldn't have been surprising if they had either slicked up their no-fi sound in order to gain more widespread success or gone deeper into the noise rabbit hole and put out a polarizing, cruddy sounding album in an effort to stay underground. The trio did neither. In fact, they haven't changed much of anything sonically. The record sounds like it was recorded in the bathroom of a busy train station with the guitar and organ seriously overloaded, the drums one step above garbage can lids, and the vocals pushing the needle past red. Maybe a little clearer than before, but nothing even close to professional sounding. The songs, too, are very similar with lots of hooks and strong melodies buried in the whoosh of sound. And as before, they're a mix of Flying Nun-style stompers ("No Time, No Hope"), art-damaged skronks ("Something Moore"), pretty pop songs ("These Days") and window-rattling rockers ("Hustler, Psycho, Son"). The performances are equally insistent and the packaging (for those of you who still care about such things) is suitably fanzine quality. In other words, Times New Viking has basically made the same album over again and that's OK. Better than OK, even. If they make it again, that might be a problem, but for now there is enough energy and excitement in the sound and presentation to make Born Again Revisited sound just as fresh and invigorating as Rip It Off.
Times New Viking: Born Again Revisited (Reviews)
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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. ...
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Album Review: Times New Viking – Born Again Revisited
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Much like their name, the music of Times New Viking initially warrants a ‘what the fuck’ reaction. But once you realise the joke (I’ll give you a clue – it’s a font) you can sit there with a wry self-satisfied smile and just enjoy the music.First off, those of you who like their music with [...]
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Times New Viking: "Born Again Revisited" (album review)
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It's hard to believe that Columbus, OH garage rockers (and our favorite band named after a font) Times New Viking have managed to make a career out of making ultra-lo-fi noise recordings. But the band have built up a sizable following and are braced to unleash their fourth full length album, Born Again Revisited, on September 22nd.Don't expect many new tricks out of the trio, this album is
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Times New Viking: "Born Again Revisited" (album review)
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It's hard to believe that Columbus, OH garage rockers (and our favorite band named after a font) Times New Viking have managed to make a career out of making ultra-lo-fi noise recordings. But the band have built up a sizable following and are braced to unleash their fourth full length album, Born Again Revisited, on September 22nd.Don't expect many new tricks out of the trio, this album is
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Times New Viking Pillage The US
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Times New Vikings newest record 'Born Again Revisited' is due on September 22nd (you can check our news on that HERE) and in support of that, the band have announced a tour of the US this coming October and November.
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Album Review: Times New Viking – Born Again Revisited
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Much like their name, the music of Times New Viking initially warrants a ‘what the fuck’ reaction. But once you realise the joke (I’ll give you a clue – it’s a font) you can sit there with a wry self-satisfied smile and just enjoy the music.First off, those of you who like their music with [...]
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Times New Viking to Release Fourth LP, Born Again Revisisted
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Times New Viking have completed work on their follow-up to last year's Rip It Off (TMT Review). Titled Born Again Revisited, the album is slated for release September 22 via Matador. Here's the kicker: according to Matador's blog, the album was mastered on VHS and supposedly features “25% higher fidelity” than that of Rip It Off. Translation? Times New Viking have sold the fuck out, recording
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Times New Viking: Born Again Revisited (Reviews)
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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. ...
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Times New Viking – Move To California
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Times New Viking are not having enough fun. This seems hard to believe since over their past three albums they have consistently added more and more pop to their already catchy lo-fi music. Yet on the newest song from their album Born Again Revisited, Times New Viking cut back the pop just enough to send [...]
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Times New Viking Announce Upcoming Record
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Messy, lo-fi loving Ohio collective Times New Viking have announced a few details pertaining to their latest and upcoming fourth long-player. Going by the title of Born Again Revisited (sounds like a working title for the fourth Matrix movie right?) the record is set for a September 22nd release via the Matador label.
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Times New Viking: Born Again Revisited
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With every arriving Times New Viking album, the reception usually goes the same way, with remarkable consistency. Firstly, us reviewers use some kind of analogy to convey that the band's greatness is something which has to unearthed/dug/exhumed or otherwise explored for through the grainy exterior.
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[video] times new viking//no time, no hope
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Times New Viking’s new video for “No Time, No Hope” just premiered earlier this week and is getting some much deserved love. However, I haven’t seen the same love spread for their acoustic version (maybe I need to get around more). Their latest LP, Born Again Revisited, was just dropped via Matador Records, buy it.
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New Video: Times New Viking - No Time, No Hope
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While keeping busy playing Yo La Tengo for Yo La Tengo's new video, Times New Viking managed to record their own video. Along with their new video for 'No Time, No Hope', they will also be releasing their fourth album today, their second for Matador, "Born Again Revisited"....Click the link to read more
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Video: Times New Viking - No Time, No Hope
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Lo-fi fuzz-pop masters Times New Viking have released a new video for one of their latest tracks, No Time No Hope. The song is taken from their newest long-player Born Again Revisited which saw release just yesterday. Perfectly documenting the feel-good feedback psychedelic pop of the newest L.
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