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Rip It Off (CD)

By: Times New Viking (Artist)

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Times New Viking Artist Snapshot:

Ohio--believe it or not--has one of the United States' richest histories of weirdo underground art rock and D.I.Y. punk. Foremost among a slew of bands that helped keep that torch burning bright into the new millennium is Times New Viking, from Columbus. The band's in-the-red blasts of gleeful lo-fi punk proved so infectious they helped to resurrect legendary indie label Siltbreeze Records, who re-opened shop specifically to release the band's first two albums. For their third release, TNV jumped ship for the prestigious and long-running New York indie Matador Records, and distinguished themselves as one of the most exciting and talked-about bands of the American underground of the early '00s.

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DISC 1 for Rip It Off (CD) Album By Times New Viking (Artist)
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
 

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Review

Uncut (p.111) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Times New Viking play guitars that clang like a metal bath and microphones which coat everything in abrasive fuzz..."
The Wire (p.61) - "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."
Blender (Magazine) (p.102) - 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."

Title Note

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.

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