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Record Review: Times New Viking - Born Again Revisited

Nov 9, 2009, 1:14am Merry Swankster
Record Review: Times New Viking - Born Again Revisited Four albums in, and there's no easy move for Times New Viking to make. Mopping up the murk of their previous three releases for a crisper, more mature sound might actually be the most ordinary, clichéd path available. "Noiseniks go symphonic pop!" is a story that's been told at least since The Ramones were trading skin- and hair-care tips with Phil Spector. That said, the brash, bratty, bloody-red art-punk sound they've wallowed in to date has established a fairly low basement ceiling for continued growth within its confines. Not really an inspired threading of this particular needle, Born Again [...]
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