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9.0
25799
9.0 |
Bowlegs
he band is now making music which contains two elements many others strive to achieve, but often fail to obtain: accessibility and credibility
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8.3
25779
8.3 |
A.V. Club
The songs casually meander toward tunefulness, with wiry guitar riffs stumbling over fumbling drums and flat-footed boy-girl harmonies
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8.0
25840
8.0 |
PopMatters
For all the praise heaped on Times New Viking, Dancer Enquired is the band’s first truly great record
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8.0
25890
8.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Dancer Equired is a fine and mature next entry in the growing catalog of three of Columbus’ finest
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8.0
25975
8.0 |
The Fly
This time out they’ve dropped the noise and turned up the tunes
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8.0
26183
8.0 |
BBC
Times New Viking are just as wilfully, wonderfully lo-fi as ever, but five albums in they’ve finally let the listener get that little bit closer to the heart of what they do
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8.0
24730
8.0 |
Spin
Among those still cranking out shambolic odes to the suburban bored, these reformed shitgazers rule
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8.0
25439
8.0 |
AU Review
The musical equivalent of discovering a Polaroid of long-forgotten days in the attic of yer imagination
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8.0
25713
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
In taking a little bit of a chance Times New Viking have lost only a little of what made them distinctive, but they've gained much in melodic and compositional coherence
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8.0
26541
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Rave Magazine
Times New Viking are a pop band at heart, a great one at that, and if scraping some noise away from the surface helps expose their ability, then I’m all for it
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7.8
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Beats Per Minute
There are some out of place and underdeveloped moments on Dancer Equired, but that’s perhaps a necessary side-effect—such is growing up
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7.5
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7.5 |
Prefix
The perfect gateway for new Times New Viking listeners
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7.0
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7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Even if noise/lo-fi/shitgaze is showing its wrinkles, its heart still beats strong here
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7.0
25748
7.0 |
Clash
Scrappy but charming, Times New Viking’s fifth album shows their dirty sound scrubs up nicely
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7.0
26991
7.0 |
DIY
The tunes are nice, and what's more, it's sweet to see them a little more naked, a little more grown-up
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6.0
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6.0 |
No Ripcord
The short bursts of indifference between songs, like in New Vertical Dwellings and More Rumors, instantly leave a sour patch of disservice to their most competent songs
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6.0
25575
6.0 |
Q
Skilfully exposes their inner charms while preserving their lo-fi cool. Print edition only
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6.0
25616
6.0 |
musicOMH
This album shows that Times New Viking seem more likely to be comfortable in front of a crowd rather than a mixing desk
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6.0
24363
6.0 |
Mojo
Where once they were raw and ear-splittingly raucous, they're now happy-clappy. Print edition only
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6.0
25876
6.0 |
Under The Radar
A jump in fidelity, but not enough to alienate the fans
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6.0
25996
6.0 |
Pitchfork
While it's definitely easier now to discern the layers of a Times New Viking song, it's become more difficult to ascertain whether or not this is a record that exposes serious shortcomings
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5.0
25502
5.0 |
NME
Word of advice: don't listen near sharp objects
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4.0
24270
4.0 |
The Skinny
Much of Dancer Equired is lacking in the melodic inspiration that TNV's music needs
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4.0
25454
4.0 |
The Digital Fix
There is no beauty in these songs, no musicianship, you can't even be sure they aren't taking the piss
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