Track Listing 1. Teen Drama 2. (My Head) 3. Rip Allegory 4. Wait, The 5. Drop-Out 6. Come Together 7. Faces on Fire 8. Relevant: Now 9. Early 80's, The 10. Mean God 11. Another Day 12. Apt., The 13. Off the Wall 14. End of All Things 15. Times New Viking vs. Yo la Tengo 16. Post Teen Drama
| Details | | Playing Time: | 30 min. | | Distributor: | Alternative Dis. Alliance | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Lo-fi noise punks Time New Viking debuted on Matador Records in early 2008 with their third album, RIP IT OFF. While the band made no attempt to clean up their sound, remaining wonderfully hiss-filled and static-laden, they continued to sharpen their songwriting, with Beth Murphy's keyboards and vocals taking on an increased role. First single "My Head," "Drop Out," and even album opener "Teen Drama," stripped of the sonic gunk, are infectious pop tunes by any standard. Those stand-outs, among a host of other excellent songs, wonderfully display the band's minimalist style, primitive sonic approach, and anthemic lyrical content; and speak to the giddiness of youth, the power of art for art's sake, and the pure joy of music-making.
Editorial Reviews 3.5 stars out of 5 -- This rambunctious Columbus, Ohio, trio love the relatively recent golden age of Guided By Voices's and Pavement's artfully skuzzy early singles, searching for the candy center in music that is sweet beneath blasts of static. Blender
This trio from Columbus, Ohio, sizzle and spit with riveting, raw energy....The group sound defiant and unconcerned with how they're likely to be perceived, arbiters of their own cool, both gloriously cheap-sounding and fiercely self-possessed. The Wire
3 stars out of 5 -- Times New Viking play guitars that clang like a metal bath and microphones which coat everything in abrasive fuzz... Uncut
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