Times New Viking Paisley Reich CD

2009 sophomore release from the New Zealand Alt-Rock outfit. Having developed even more vim and vigor, TNV's blur of high-concept Pop, crud, and crunch is staggering. Scribes who languor within the glossy print continue to peep about parallels to Guided By Voices and Pavement; those of US paying our own way recall the glorious lo-fi shimmer of nascent Flying Nun via the Clean, Great Unwashed, and Max Block.

1. Imagine Dead John Lennon 2. Devo ; Wine 3. Little Amps 4. New Times, New Hope 5. Slay Atlantis 6. Teenagelust! 7. Ladders 8. Love Your Daughters 9. Allegory Gets Me Hot 10. +++ 11. Bad Looks 12. Common Cold 13. Lover's Lane 14. Let Your Hair Grow Long 15. Hiding in Machines