Times New Viking

don't wear a band t-shirt to the show. Just a bit of advice.

re: tunefulness i get "Not High" stuck in my head all the time

i'm pretty sure i've realized that nu-siltbreeze doesn't do it for me. neither do these dudes. i tried.

the pink reason record was pretty good, sounded like a midwestern joy division covering the syd barrett songbook. sorta.

and that naked on the vague lp is freaking great.

oh yeah, pink reason! i liked that one too.

soundz like poor scrappy outtakes from early Superchunk, recorded thru a busted microphone loosely connected to a junky boombox. it's awesome. Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)

when ilxors write amazon reviews

I did write this. I mostly stand by it.

GOTT PUNCH, you don't even dig the Sapat record? That one stands out for me, in that it's less of a "weird punk" thing and more of a homage to classic Kraut moves.

ok, well, haven't heard that one. and pink reason was good. so maybe i was a little too hardline there. maybe i'm becoming a siltbreeze reactionary and i only wanna hear "phaser like a block of salt" or operation of the sonne over and over.

they hit the same spot as GBV / early Pavement, for me.

i never really had a "spot" for either of those bands, maybe that's my problem.

wau got this off of emusic a few weeks ago and put it on my portable, but uh is it just me or is it terribly LOUD?

I think I finally got it once I really figured out what they were singing at the end of "My Head"... even though it sounds way too much like black lips' "Dirty Hands" but whatever

this guys are so much better live than on record.
i liked how people who passed by shut their ears in the Siren show.
(amnd i hope that little kid with the annoyed face wont get too traumatic)

Yeah, they were pretty great at Siren. Talked to them a bit after their set too, and they were very cool, nice people as well.

this guys are so much better live than on record.

i've had exactly the opposite experience.

I'd like to attribute their improvement in the live arena to the fact that they are touring with my buddy Cooper doing sound for them now.

soundz like Superchunk

oh man. sapat. finally got it and i'm floatin

i like that their band is TAPAS spelled backwards.

rip it off perfect album

tempting

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Sunday May 10th @ MARKET HOTEL

:: TIMES NEW VIKING
:::: Blues Control
:::::: Woods
:::::::: guests tba

| MARKET HOTEL |
1142 Myrtle Ave @ Bdwy | Bushwick, Bklyn
JMZ-Myrtle, L-Jefferson, G-Myrtle/Willoughby | 8pm | all ages | $10-$25 sliding scale donation
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probably will be a pretty good show, but i don't know how much energy i'll have after taking the metro north forth & back to connecticut for mothers day.

never realized morbz wished death upon me on this thread. wow. anyway this band still rules.

personally i find it endearing that morbs leaps to the defense of ylt.

Saw them twice this weekend. New songs are good!

new album end of this month

I did the vinyl pre-order on matador. comes with two free 7"s. pretty good deal if you don't already have the Stay Awake EP (I don't).

Do you get to choose two matador seven inches? or what? Really like "No Time No Hope." Looking forward to the record.

Before street date, Sept. 22nd, preorder Born Again Revisited and get the ultimate package of goodies from Times New Viking:

-the new single, Move to California, on 7"

-the epic Stay Awake EP, on 7"

-the Whitney poster from the band's 2008 performance

-a copy of Born Again Revisited, on your doorstep on release day

i like the new album. especially the parts where they kind of sound like the dead c for a second. early dead c. song-y dead c.

I've barely heard anything about the new disc. It was so quietly-released that, at first, I thought it was a collection of b-sides or early singles.

i like it pretty well, tho i admit after a few cursory listens i haven't gone back for more detailed appreciation. i definitely feel my enthusiasm waning, but i don't know if that reflects actual fall-off or just, they're kind of still doing the same thing and it's not as much fun the 4th times.

like, when they first signed to matador i was kind of afraid they'd somehow get cleaned up and made more presentable. but now i'm sort of wishing they would? i don't know. i think i want a darklands to go with their psychocandy.

yeah it's decent and i'm not upset about buying it but when i really want to listen to them i'd always go back to the first two records.

they should slow their output a bit cause i'm thinking some of the songs on the last two really shouldn't have made it through quality control.

Listened to the 7" EP that accompanied the new one, but wasn't impressed enough to buy it or the album. Will try again, but it all felt kinda redundant and none of the tunes stuck with me on the first pass (in sharp contrast to the 1st LP and Paisley Reich). If they want to tread water with the sound, they've got to keep upping their game, songwriting-wise, and I don't think they're doing that.

agreed

Listened to the 7" EP that accompanied the new one, but wasn't impressed enough to buy it or the album

"Move to California" is one of the better/catchier songs on the album imo so you probably made the right call

I like the new one but I will agree that there aren't any particular songs jumping out at me besides "No Time, No Hope."

I like it too but don't love it

I NEED MORE MONEY CUZ I NEED MORE DRUGS

Still LOVE this band, they are GREAT

feeling pretty pumped for the new album after hearing the two new songs on pitchfork. the obligatory "fuzzy band cleans up" album i guess but the new ones sound really focused and good.

really like "no room to live"

is that the one with the animated video? "fuck her tears" is a jam and a fantastic song name as well.

yeah NRTL is the first single. havent heard FHT yet!

Love this new album so much. I know its getting mixed reviews, but this is how I've always wanted them to sound (and much closer to how they come across live).

I just think that they write some of the smartest and funniest songs. Can't wait to pick this one up.

have almost picked this up twice in the last week or so. i do like TNV and loved "no room to live" when it dropped last year as a single. it's a lovely song and exactly the right direction for the band. otoh, i'd all but given up on them prior to that. still on board with dig yourself and paisley reich, but they subsequently fell into something of a rut, imo. while the basic sound remained the same (never my favorite thing about the band), the tunes that lived long enough to make their way through the hiss weren't doing it for me.

mixed reviews or not, i will eventually buy a copy. for whatever reason, i'm in their corner. i want to like what they do, and to see them do well.

nah dont buy it save the money & buy the new uv race & sic alps

or ~omg~ the new gg king!

was some talk itt BEST TIMES NEW VIKING ALBUM

its kind of a shame they failed to catch the bands w lo fi debuts clean up get slick haircuts and aim for the stars wave but its a bit lifeless. the male/female vocals & reminds me of circle pit bruise constellation from last year which is great and everybody should listen to

its kind of a shame they failed to catch the bands w lo fi debuts clean up get slick haircuts and aim for the stars wave

yeah, i felt this myself circa rip it off, TNV missing an opportunity to anticipate the next move. but maybe it's to their credit that they stuck to their guns.

do need that UV race LP...

im sayin

did u get my webmail btw?

um no, but i never check that box (dum of me). going to see...

oh hey, thanks, flops! dling...

i miss this band

it's kinda crazy in retrospect this band got signed to matador