Times New Viking will release their new album Dancer Equired on April 26 via their new home in the US, Merge Records.
Dancer Equired is a return to the hive, even if the record's creation was out of their usual boundaries. It should be known that for the first time the trio escaped to a studio. Between Columbus Discount Recordings and the famed Mus-i-col (closest thing to Muscle Shoals we got) during the Summer of Violence. With the help of Adam Smith and Dustin White, Times New Viking produced and recorded and album that sounds like a mellow night out. Though it abandons the pissy histrionics of the past, it remains loud and brash, with mammoth guitars still piled on, only magnifying the bright beautiful traits of the band has nurtured since the beginning.
It would be easy to describe the album as a new chapter, but in knowing the forward-thinking, never-settled energies of Times New Viking, this is an entirely new book. Rip it up and start again.
Times New Viking are Adam Elliott, Beth Murphy, and Jared Phillips.
Dancer Equired is a return to the hive, even if the record's creation was out of their usual boundaries. It should be known that for the first time the trio escaped to a studio. Between Columbus Discount Recordings and the famed Mus-i-col (closest thing to Muscle Shoals we got) during the Summer of Violence. With the help of Adam Smith and Dustin White, Times New Viking produced and recorded and album that sounds like a mellow night out. Though it abandons the pissy histrionics of the past, it remains loud and brash, with mammoth guitars still piled on, only magnifying the bright beautiful traits of the band has nurtured since the beginning.
It would be easy to describe the album as a new chapter, but in knowing the forward-thinking, never-settled energies of Times New Viking, this is an entirely new book. Rip it up and start again.
Times New Viking are Adam Elliott, Beth Murphy, and Jared Phillips.
05/29/12
Visit iTunes to download the new Merge Spring sampler! Featuring songs from our recent releases as well as a song from our forthcoming reissue of Sugar’s Copper Blue, the sampler makes a great mixtape for your spring BBQ all for the low price of $2.99.
Visit iTunes to download Merge Records Spring Sampler 2012 now
Visit the Merge store to find full-length albums from these artists, and bookmark our SoundCloud page where we are adding new songs all the time!
Track list:
1. The Magnetic Fields “Andrew in Drag”
2. Sugar “A Good Idea”
3. Times New Viking “Try Harder”
4. Eleanor Friedberger “Heaven”
5. The Rosebuds “Second Bird of Paradise”
6. Archers of Loaf “Dead Red Eyes”
7. Wild Flag “Electric Band”
8. Imperial Teen “Out from Inside”
9. Hospitality “Friends of Friends”
10. M. Ward “The First Time I Ran Away”
11. Stephin Merritt “Forever and a Day”
12. Lambchop “Gone Tomorrow”
13. Crooked Fingers “Heavy Hours”
Visit iTunes to download Merge Records Spring Sampler 2012 now
Visit the Merge store to find full-length albums from these artists, and bookmark our SoundCloud page where we are adding new songs all the time!
Track list:
1. The Magnetic Fields “Andrew in Drag”
2. Sugar “A Good Idea”
3. Times New Viking “Try Harder”
4. Eleanor Friedberger “Heaven”
5. The Rosebuds “Second Bird of Paradise”
6. Archers of Loaf “Dead Red Eyes”
7. Wild Flag “Electric Band”
8. Imperial Teen “Out from Inside”
9. Hospitality “Friends of Friends”
10. M. Ward “The First Time I Ran Away”
11. Stephin Merritt “Forever and a Day”
12. Lambchop “Gone Tomorrow”
13. Crooked Fingers “Heavy Hours”
02/22/12
The Clean will make a rare visit to the US for shows this summer with label mates Times New Viking!
David, Hamish & Robert will start their tour in Los Angeles and make a stop at the Chaos in Tejas festival before joining up with Times New Viking in Boston! Get your tickets now!
The Clean’s latest release Mister Pop is available along with other great selections from their catalog in the Merge store. Times New Viking’s Merge debut Dancer Equired is available on CD, LP and digital download in the Merge store, too.
Times New Viking’s “No Room to Live” by Merge Records
The Clean’s “Tally Ho” by Merge Records
The Clean’s “In the Dreamlife U Need a Rubber Soul” by Merge Records
The Clean on tour
* = w/ Times New Viking
May 30 Los Angeles, CA The Echo
June 2 Austin, TX Club De Ville Chaos in Tejas Festival
June 4 Allston, MA Brighton Music *
June 5 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge *
June 6 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s *
June 7 Washington, DC Rock & Roll Hotel *
June 8 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 *
David, Hamish & Robert will start their tour in Los Angeles and make a stop at the Chaos in Tejas festival before joining up with Times New Viking in Boston! Get your tickets now!
The Clean’s latest release Mister Pop is available along with other great selections from their catalog in the Merge store. Times New Viking’s Merge debut Dancer Equired is available on CD, LP and digital download in the Merge store, too.
Times New Viking’s “No Room to Live” by Merge Records
The Clean’s “Tally Ho” by Merge Records
The Clean’s “In the Dreamlife U Need a Rubber Soul” by Merge Records
The Clean on tour
* = w/ Times New Viking
May 30 Los Angeles, CA The Echo
June 2 Austin, TX Club De Ville Chaos in Tejas Festival
June 4 Allston, MA Brighton Music *
June 5 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge *
June 6 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s *
June 7 Washington, DC Rock & Roll Hotel *
June 8 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 *
09/01/11
The 2nd annual Hopscotch Music Festival will take place September 8-10, 2011, in Raleigh, NC. Mark your calendars so you don’t miss out on these performances (updated with an appearance by Merge’s newest band, Hospitality!) :
Thursday, Sep. 8 @ 11 pm:
The Love Language – The Lincoln Theatre
Friday, Sep. 9 @ 12:30 am (Saturday morning):
Hospitality – The Union
Saturday, Sep. 10 @ 6:45 pm:
Superchunk – City Plaza w/ The Flaming Lips and Dreamers of the Ghetto [tickets]
Saturday, Sep. 10 @ 12:30 am (Sunday morning):
Times New Viking – The Union
Saturday, Sep. 10 @ 12:30 am (Sunday morning):
KORT (Kurt Wagner of Lambchop and Cortney Tidwell) – Kings Barcade
In addition, there will be a few FREE Merge-related daytime activities:
Friday, Sep. 9, 2-4 pm: Foundation will host a Wild Flag listening party. Come by for great music, drink specials, and door prizes.
Friday, Sep. 9, 3-5 pm: Stuart McLamb of The Love Language will participate in an artist-and-author discussion panel called “Simple Words: The Power of Narrative Songs” at the Raleigh City Museum. Seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis.
Saturday, Sep. 10, 11 am-5:30 pm: Hopscotch presents The Rosebuds & Friends, a block party outside the Lincoln Theatre. The seven-band lineup concludes with a performance by The Rosebuds at 4 pm. Food will be provided by Ashley Christensen and AC Restaurants, the proceeds from which will benefit the Frankie Lemmon Foundation.
And finally, SHOPscotch, a temporary pop-up store, will be open in Raleigh’s historic City Market every day during Hopscotch and on Sunday the 11th. This is the place to get Merge releases as well as records, t-shirts, and other merchandise from some of the festival’s participating bands. Business hours and more details can be found here.
06/07/11
Times New Viking are currently on the road in support of their new album Dancer Equired. While in Atlanta, they invited PasteMagazine.com to visit their soundcheck and film a couple of songs including the brand new “Middle Class Drags.”
Watch Times New Viking perform live at PasteMagazine.com
Also, check out the new video for “Try Harder.” Directed by Juliane Piecha and Ian Cook, the “Try Harder” video features live footage and collages by Jared Phillips and his fellow Times New Viking bandmates.
Watch the new video for “Try Harder” from Dancer Equired
Dancer Equired is available on CD, LP and digital download in the Merge store.
Times New Viking on tour:
Jun 07 Austin, TX – Mohawk
Jun 09 Santa Fe, NM – Corazon
Jun 10 Tempe, AZ – Sail Inn
Jun 11 San Diego, CA – Casbah
Jun 12 Los Angeles, CA – The Satellite
Jun 14 San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop
Jun 15 Eureka, CA – Little Red Lion
Jun 16 Portland, OR – Bunk Bar
Jun 21 Seattle, WA – Sunset Tavern
Jun 22 Vancouver, BC – Media Club
Jun 24 Calgary, AB – Sled Island
Jun 25 Calgary, AB – Sled Island
Jun 27 Fargo, ND – The Aquarium (Dempsey’s Upstairs)
Jun 28 Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry
Jun 29 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
Jun 30 Bloomington, IN – The Bishop
July 01 Columbus, OH – Wexner Center for the Arts
July 22 Pittsburgh, PA – The Warhol
July 23 Brooklyn, NY – Celebrate Brooklyn!
July 24 Albany, NY – Valentine’s
Watch Times New Viking perform live at PasteMagazine.com
Also, check out the new video for “Try Harder.” Directed by Juliane Piecha and Ian Cook, the “Try Harder” video features live footage and collages by Jared Phillips and his fellow Times New Viking bandmates.
Watch the new video for “Try Harder” from Dancer Equired
Dancer Equired is available on CD, LP and digital download in the Merge store.
Times New Viking on tour:
Jun 07 Austin, TX – Mohawk
Jun 09 Santa Fe, NM – Corazon
Jun 10 Tempe, AZ – Sail Inn
Jun 11 San Diego, CA – Casbah
Jun 12 Los Angeles, CA – The Satellite
Jun 14 San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop
Jun 15 Eureka, CA – Little Red Lion
Jun 16 Portland, OR – Bunk Bar
Jun 21 Seattle, WA – Sunset Tavern
Jun 22 Vancouver, BC – Media Club
Jun 24 Calgary, AB – Sled Island
Jun 25 Calgary, AB – Sled Island
Jun 27 Fargo, ND – The Aquarium (Dempsey’s Upstairs)
Jun 28 Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry
Jun 29 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
Jun 30 Bloomington, IN – The Bishop
July 01 Columbus, OH – Wexner Center for the Arts
July 22 Pittsburgh, PA – The Warhol
July 23 Brooklyn, NY – Celebrate Brooklyn!
July 24 Albany, NY – Valentine’s
05/05/11
Times New Viking’s new video for “Ever Falling in Love” premiered today on IFC.com.
Watch “Ever Falling in Love” now at IFC.com
Adam from Times New Viking talked with IFC’s Grayson Currin about their new album Dancer Equired and the video concept. Read the full interview here.
Times New Viking on tour:
May 26 Boston, MA – Great Scott
May 27 Brooklyn, NY – Knitting Factory
May 28 Hoboken, NJ – Maxwell’s
May 29 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
May 30 Washington, DC – Black Cat
May 31 Charlottesville, VA – Trinity Irish Bar
Jun 02 Carrboro, NC – Local 506
Jun 03 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
Jun 04 Nashville, TN – The End
Jun 06 Dallas, TX – Club Dada
Jun 07 Austin, TX – Mohawk
Jun 09 Santa Fe, NM – Corazon
Jun 10 Tempe, AZ – Sail Inn
Jun 11 San Diego, CA – Casbah
Jun 12 Los Angeles, CA – The Satellite
Jun 14 San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop
Jun 15 Eureka, CA – Little Red Lion
Jun 16 Portland, OR – Bunk Bar
Jun 21 Seattle, WA – Sunset Tavern
Jun 22 Vancouver, BC – Media Club
Jun 24 Calgary, AB – Sled Island
Jun 25 Calgary, AB – Sled Island
Jun 27 Fargo, ND – The Aquarium (Dempsey’s Upstairs)
Jun 28 Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry
Jun 29 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
Jun 30 Bloomington, IN – The Bishop
July 01 Columbus, OH – Wexner Center for the Arts
July 22 Pittsburgh, PA – The Warhol
Video credits:
Director: Brandon Reichard
Producer: Brandon Reichard
Director of Photography: Bryce Laughlin
Art Director: Ian Carpenter
Editor: Corey Aumiller
Costumes by Eve Warock
Story by Times New Viking
Watch “Ever Falling in Love” now at IFC.com
Adam from Times New Viking talked with IFC’s Grayson Currin about their new album Dancer Equired and the video concept. Read the full interview here.
How does the video concept work with that song conceit?Times New Viking will begin their US tour on May 26 in Boston and will continue through July. Dancer Equired is available on CD, LP and digital download in the Merge store.
It works good, because there are two characters in it. And in the song, Beth is singing, and I’m singing. I sing the boy character, and she sings the girl character. My lyrics and voice are the actual story, and then her lyrics are kind of what the girl is thinking. We knew we needed a video for that song, and we knew that, after our last video, we wanted to step it up even more and try to do the stop-motion idea. We tried to make a little French New Wave stop-motion. Breathless was kind of an inspiration for the video.
Times New Viking on tour:
May 26 Boston, MA – Great Scott
May 27 Brooklyn, NY – Knitting Factory
May 28 Hoboken, NJ – Maxwell’s
May 29 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
May 30 Washington, DC – Black Cat
May 31 Charlottesville, VA – Trinity Irish Bar
Jun 02 Carrboro, NC – Local 506
Jun 03 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
Jun 04 Nashville, TN – The End
Jun 06 Dallas, TX – Club Dada
Jun 07 Austin, TX – Mohawk
Jun 09 Santa Fe, NM – Corazon
Jun 10 Tempe, AZ – Sail Inn
Jun 11 San Diego, CA – Casbah
Jun 12 Los Angeles, CA – The Satellite
Jun 14 San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop
Jun 15 Eureka, CA – Little Red Lion
Jun 16 Portland, OR – Bunk Bar
Jun 21 Seattle, WA – Sunset Tavern
Jun 22 Vancouver, BC – Media Club
Jun 24 Calgary, AB – Sled Island
Jun 25 Calgary, AB – Sled Island
Jun 27 Fargo, ND – The Aquarium (Dempsey’s Upstairs)
Jun 28 Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry
Jun 29 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
Jun 30 Bloomington, IN – The Bishop
July 01 Columbus, OH – Wexner Center for the Arts
July 22 Pittsburgh, PA – The Warhol
Video credits:
Director: Brandon Reichard
Producer: Brandon Reichard
Director of Photography: Bryce Laughlin
Art Director: Ian Carpenter
Editor: Corey Aumiller
Costumes by Eve Warock
Story by Times New Viking
04/18/11
Record Store Day 2011 has come and gone and we have heard so many great reports of the support given to Independent record stores. We know you all love record stores as much as we do, and we hope you will celebrate “Record Store Day” more than once a year!
WILD FLAG‘s hotly anticipated “Future Crimes” b/w “Glass Tambourine” 7-inch is now available in the Merge digital store and from your favorite digital provider.
The remastered version of Superchunk’s Here’s Where the Strings Come In is available now on LP, CD, and digital download. The LP & CD versions come with bonus demo tracks and a download of The Clambakes Vol. 5: Cup of Clams.
Visit the Merge store for all of these releases as well as our new April releases from Jonny, David Kilgour and the Heavy Eights & Times New Viking.
WILD FLAG‘s hotly anticipated “Future Crimes” b/w “Glass Tambourine” 7-inch is now available in the Merge digital store and from your favorite digital provider.
The remastered version of Superchunk’s Here’s Where the Strings Come In is available now on LP, CD, and digital download. The LP & CD versions come with bonus demo tracks and a download of The Clambakes Vol. 5: Cup of Clams.
Visit the Merge store for all of these releases as well as our new April releases from Jonny, David Kilgour and the Heavy Eights & Times New Viking.
04/18/11
Times New Viking’s Merge debut Dancer Equired will be in stores next Tuesday, April 26, but you can listen to the whole album now at NPR Music!
Also, NPR premiered a short film of Beth, Adam & Jared surviving the Ohio winter while making the album. Watch the film, and the video for “No Room to Live” at our Vimeo page.
Pre-order Dancer Equired now on CD or LP in the Merge store to get a sweet temporary tattoo!
Times New Viking on tour:
May 26 Boston, MA – Great Scott
May 27 Brooklyn, NY – Knitting Factory
May 28 Hoboken, NJ – Maxwell’s
May 29 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
May 30 Washington, DC – Black Cat
Jun 02 Carrboro, NC – Local 506
Jun 03 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
Jun 06 Dallas, TX – Club Dada
Jun 07 Austin, TX – Mohawk
Jun 11 San Diego, CA – Casbah
Jun 12 Los Angeles, CA – The Satellite
Jun 14 San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop
Jun 16 Portland, OR – Bunk Bar
Jun 21 Seattle, WA – Sunset Tavern
Jun 22 Vancouver, BC – Media Club
Jun 24 Calgary, AB – Sled Island
Jun 25 Calgary, AB – Sled Island
Jun 28 Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry
Jun 29 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
Jun 30 Bloomington, IN – The Bishop
Also, NPR premiered a short film of Beth, Adam & Jared surviving the Ohio winter while making the album. Watch the film, and the video for “No Room to Live” at our Vimeo page.
Pre-order Dancer Equired now on CD or LP in the Merge store to get a sweet temporary tattoo!
Times New Viking on tour:
May 26 Boston, MA – Great Scott
May 27 Brooklyn, NY – Knitting Factory
May 28 Hoboken, NJ – Maxwell’s
May 29 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
May 30 Washington, DC – Black Cat
Jun 02 Carrboro, NC – Local 506
Jun 03 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
Jun 06 Dallas, TX – Club Dada
Jun 07 Austin, TX – Mohawk
Jun 11 San Diego, CA – Casbah
Jun 12 Los Angeles, CA – The Satellite
Jun 14 San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop
Jun 16 Portland, OR – Bunk Bar
Jun 21 Seattle, WA – Sunset Tavern
Jun 22 Vancouver, BC – Media Club
Jun 24 Calgary, AB – Sled Island
Jun 25 Calgary, AB – Sled Island
Jun 28 Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry
Jun 29 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
Jun 30 Bloomington, IN – The Bishop
04/06/11
Jared, Adam & Beth will hit the road in support of their Merge Records debut Dancer Equired beginning May 26th in Boston.
Pitchfork premiered “Ever Falling In Love” today and you can download it now.
Listen to the full album beginning Monday, April 18 as part of NPR’s First Listen series, and pre-order Dancer Equired now on CD or LP in the Merge store to get a sweet temporary tattoo!
Times New Viking on tour:
May 26 Boston, MA Great Scott
May 27 Brooklyn, NY Knitting Factory
May 28 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell’s
May 29 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s
May 30 Washington, DC Black Cat
Jun 2 Carrboro, NC Local 506
Jun 3 Atlanta, GA The Earl
Jun 6 Dallas, TX Club Dada
Jun 7 Austin, TX Mohawk
Jun 11 San Diego, CA Casbah
Jun 12 Los Angeles, CA The Satellite
Jun 14 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop
Jun 16 Portland, OR Bunk Bar
Jun 21 Seattle, WA Sunset Tavern
Jun 22 Vancouver, BC Media Club
Jun 24 Calgary, AB Sled Island
Jun 25 Calgary, AB Sled Island
Jun 28 Minneapolis, MN 7th St Entry
Jun 29 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
Jun 30 Bloomington, IN The Bishop
Pitchfork premiered “Ever Falling In Love” today and you can download it now.
Listen to the full album beginning Monday, April 18 as part of NPR’s First Listen series, and pre-order Dancer Equired now on CD or LP in the Merge store to get a sweet temporary tattoo!
Times New Viking on tour:
May 26 Boston, MA Great Scott
May 27 Brooklyn, NY Knitting Factory
May 28 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell’s
May 29 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s
May 30 Washington, DC Black Cat
Jun 2 Carrboro, NC Local 506
Jun 3 Atlanta, GA The Earl
Jun 6 Dallas, TX Club Dada
Jun 7 Austin, TX Mohawk
Jun 11 San Diego, CA Casbah
Jun 12 Los Angeles, CA The Satellite
Jun 14 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop
Jun 16 Portland, OR Bunk Bar
Jun 21 Seattle, WA Sunset Tavern
Jun 22 Vancouver, BC Media Club
Jun 24 Calgary, AB Sled Island
Jun 25 Calgary, AB Sled Island
Jun 28 Minneapolis, MN 7th St Entry
Jun 29 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
Jun 30 Bloomington, IN The Bishop
03/31/11
Times New Viking are making their Merge debut in April with Dancer Equired and to commemorate this momentous occasion, we have made some adorable temporary tattoos that celebrate both the band and their home state of Ohio! Pre-order Dancer Equired now on CD or LP in the Merge store and receive a tattoo with your order!
Also, NPR premiered a short film of Beth, Adam & Jared surviving the Ohio winter while making the album. Watch the film, and the video for “No Room to Live” at our vimeo page. Listen and read the Pitchfork review of “Fuck Her Tears” from Dancer Equired, too.
New tour dates for Times New Viking are coming very soon, so stay tuned!
Also, NPR premiered a short film of Beth, Adam & Jared surviving the Ohio winter while making the album. Watch the film, and the video for “No Room to Live” at our vimeo page. Listen and read the Pitchfork review of “Fuck Her Tears” from Dancer Equired, too.
New tour dates for Times New Viking are coming very soon, so stay tuned!
02/25/11
This year, we have a very exciting showcase featuring Merge freshmen and a couple of old friends! Get there early to meet newest Merge signees Times New Viking and stay late to see the only nighttime WILD FLAG show of the festival! In between, Apex Manor, Telekinesis & Wye Oak will be sharing songs from their new albums out this spring, and American Music Club & Versus will make a rare appearance in Austin for the festival.
Visit the Merge store to sample the most recent albums from all seven bands, and to pre-order their upcoming releases!
Merge @ SXSW 2011
Friday, March 18
The Parish (214 E. 6th Street)
Austin, TX
Doors at 7p
WILD FLAG 12:45a
Wye Oak 11:45p
Versus 10:45p
American Music Club 9:45p
Telekinesis 9p
Apex Manor 8:15p
Times New Viking 7:30p
Also, we are joining forces with the Home Slice Pizza “Music by the Slice” party again!
Home Slice Pizza
MXTS Party
1415 South Congress
Austin, TX
Thursday, March 17
Apex Manor 3:30 p
American Music Club 5p
Friday, March 18
Versus 1p
Saturday, March 19
Times New Viking 2:20 p
Wye Oak 3:30 p
Be sure to follow Merge on twitter and check back for more opportunities to see our bands at SXSW!
Visit the Merge store to sample the most recent albums from all seven bands, and to pre-order their upcoming releases!
Merge @ SXSW 2011
Friday, March 18
The Parish (214 E. 6th Street)
Austin, TX
Doors at 7p
WILD FLAG 12:45a
Wye Oak 11:45p
Versus 10:45p
American Music Club 9:45p
Telekinesis 9p
Apex Manor 8:15p
Times New Viking 7:30p
Also, we are joining forces with the Home Slice Pizza “Music by the Slice” party again!
Home Slice Pizza
MXTS Party
1415 South Congress
Austin, TX
Thursday, March 17
Apex Manor 3:30 p
American Music Club 5p
Friday, March 18
Versus 1p
Saturday, March 19
Times New Viking 2:20 p
Wye Oak 3:30 p
Be sure to follow Merge on twitter and check back for more opportunities to see our bands at SXSW!
01/19/11
Times New Viking will release their new album Dancer Equired on April 26 via their new home in the US, Merge Records.
Dancer Equired is a return to the hive, even if the record’s creation was out of their usual boundaries. It should be known that for the first time the trio escaped to a studio. Between Columbus Discount Recordings and the famed Mus-i-col (closest thing to Muscle Shoals we got) during the Summer of Violence. With the help of Adam Smith and Dustin White, Times New Viking produced and recorded and album that sounds like a mellow night out. Though it abandons the pissy histrionics of the past, it remains loud and brash, with mammoth guitars still piled on, only magnifying the bright beautiful traits of the band has nurtured since the beginning.
It would be easy to describe the album as a new chapter, but in knowing the forward-thinking, never-settled energies of Times New Viking, this is an entirely new book. Rip it up and start again.
Times New Viking also premiered the video for album track ‘No Room To Live’ on Pitchfork. Directed and edited by Brandon Reichard and Pelham Johnston, with production from the band, the vibrant footage saw around 40 artists from Columbus, Ohio and elsewhere contribute by printing each frame from real video then hand drawing, colouring or decorating (nearly 3,000 of them) and putting back together.
Watch the video for “No Room to Live” now.
The band are confirmed for a number of appearances at this year’s SXSW including the Merge label showcase (full schedule for TNV vs SXSW will be announced shortly)
Times New Viking are Adam Elliott, Beth Murphy, and Jared Phillips.
You can find them on the web at their website and on twitter.
Dancer Equired is a return to the hive, even if the record’s creation was out of their usual boundaries. It should be known that for the first time the trio escaped to a studio. Between Columbus Discount Recordings and the famed Mus-i-col (closest thing to Muscle Shoals we got) during the Summer of Violence. With the help of Adam Smith and Dustin White, Times New Viking produced and recorded and album that sounds like a mellow night out. Though it abandons the pissy histrionics of the past, it remains loud and brash, with mammoth guitars still piled on, only magnifying the bright beautiful traits of the band has nurtured since the beginning.
It would be easy to describe the album as a new chapter, but in knowing the forward-thinking, never-settled energies of Times New Viking, this is an entirely new book. Rip it up and start again.
Times New Viking also premiered the video for album track ‘No Room To Live’ on Pitchfork. Directed and edited by Brandon Reichard and Pelham Johnston, with production from the band, the vibrant footage saw around 40 artists from Columbus, Ohio and elsewhere contribute by printing each frame from real video then hand drawing, colouring or decorating (nearly 3,000 of them) and putting back together.
Watch the video for “No Room to Live” now.
The band are confirmed for a number of appearances at this year’s SXSW including the Merge label showcase (full schedule for TNV vs SXSW will be announced shortly)
Times New Viking are Adam Elliott, Beth Murphy, and Jared Phillips.
You can find them on the web at their website and on twitter.
Dig Yourself :: CD/LP (Siltbreeze) 2005
The Paisley Reich :: CD/LP (Siltbreeze) 2007
Rip It Off :: CD/LP (Matador) 2008
Stay Awake :: CD EP (Matador) 2008
"Move to California" :: 7" (Matador) 2009
Born Again Revisited :: CD/LP (Matador) 2009
Dancer Equired :: CD/LP (Merge) 2011
The Paisley Reich :: CD/LP (Siltbreeze) 2007
Rip It Off :: CD/LP (Matador) 2008
Stay Awake :: CD EP (Matador) 2008
"Move to California" :: 7" (Matador) 2009
Born Again Revisited :: CD/LP (Matador) 2009
Dancer Equired :: CD/LP (Merge) 2011
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