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Times New Viking — Born Again Revisited

Times New Viking say they've improved the recording quality on Born Again Revisited by 25 per cent, compared to 2008's Rip It Off (reportedly submitting the master on a VHS tape, as opposed to the cassette they handed in for that previous album). The upgrade is actually evident. The most noticeable difference on Born Again Revisited is that the...
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Deerhunter Are Gaining Power

Have you ever felt like you're the only one who gets it in regards to a band? Like you're the only one who really knows how good a band are and your attempts to convert your friends are met with rolled eyes and sarcasm? Truthfully, this has only happened once to me and it's with Deerhunter. I still haven't figured out what's not to like. Their...
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Super Furry Animals Can't Teach Canadians The Word "Beer" In Welsh

With a lunar eclipse underway, New York City's Jeffrey Lewis (whose album made NME's best-of-2007 list, for whatever that's worth) had the task of warming the shivering Toronto crowd huddling into the Mod Club to see the Super Furry Animals. Though his one-man acoustic show could have fallen flat on the rock-hungry crowd, he quickly won the room...
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I Read The News Today... For Jan. 20, 2011

Katy Perry and her boobs are coming your way. Perry's just announced a huge North American tour in support of last year's Teenage Dream that'll take place from June to mid-August. Find out here if she's coming to your town.Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood will release his score to the film adaptation of novelist Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood...
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Times New Viking — "Born Again Revisited"

Times New Viking's video for the title track to Born Again Revisited is fitting, considering the band's sound. It's grainy, cut up, dirty film stock flashing random colours. It suits the band's gritty, distorted, sloppy (not a diss) sound. Born Again Revisited is out now.
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Times New Viking — "No Time, No Hope"

Here's Times New Viking's new video for "No Time, No Hope," which appears on their just released new album, Born Again Revisited, which came out on Tuesday.
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Deerhunter Lulled Me To Sleep

My girlfriend is a Deerhunter fan, so I figured I'd go with her to see the band play Toronto's Lee's Palace last night. I can't say I had a terrible time, but at one point they actually put me to sleep. I enjoyed opening act Braids (formerly known as The Neighbourhood Council). They play an interesting blend of experimental rock and shoegaze,...
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Times New Viking Stay Awake

The shrill, amped-up, tape hiss-filled sound of Times New Viking's music is unlikely to put you to sleep, so that might be why the Ohio trio have titled their new EP Stay Awake. The five-track seven-inch and a downloadable version of Stay Awake will be released on Oct. 21 by Matador Records. The artwork was created by vocalist/keyboardist Beth...
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Times New Viking Rip Through Your Ears

Art school bands don't always reflect their backgrounds. See Interpol as an example. They may be a brooding bunch, but their music doesn't really break any musical rules or conventions. Columbus, Ohio's Times New Viking, on the other hand, are exactly the kind of band who sound like they're trying to break every rule. The group's Matador debut...
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Times New Viking Rip It Off

Columbus, Ohio's Times New Viking have taken a step up in the indie label world and will release their next album, Rip It Off, via Matador on Jan. 22. The lo-fi noise rock band's first two albums, Dig Yourself and this year's Present The Paisley Reich, came out through Siltbreeze. Among the new LP's 16 short tracks is a shout-out to Matador...
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