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- Date Released: February 13, 2007
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Alternative Experimental
- Label: Siltbreeze / Revolver
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Any band that names itself with a pun based on the name of a font has automatic geek credibility. Cleveland noise rockers Times New Viking maintain that outside-hipster status with a defiance that threatens to turn into deliberate antipathy for any audience beyond the most committed lo-fi fetishists. The Paisley Reich is a forbiddingly noisy affair even by Cleveland avant-punk standards, sounding like it was recorded on a '70s-vintage cassette recorder in a concrete basement with a single microphone, this is a trebly blur of bratty-whiny vocals, feedback-laden guitar shards, needling synth stabs and lots and lots of cymbals. There are probably also drums, and possibly even bass, but the near-total lack of bottom end makes those instruments theoretical at best. Sounds like an artsy drag, right? Well, perversely, underneath all that noise and tape hiss is a load of punchy, catchy punk-pop songs with unexpectedly solid hooks and catchy tunes. There are a few pointless duds -- the untitled track just before "Bad Looks" is just 12 seconds' worth of amplified fret buzz -- but even the 56-second "Allegory Gets Me Hot" lives up to its excellent title with a sound partway between X-Ray Spex and early Guided by Voices. Once the listener makes it past the presentation, Paisley Reich is a highly entertaining listen.
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Imagine Dead John Lennon |
1:36 |
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| 02. | |
Devo & Wine |
1:49 |
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| 03. | |
Little Amps |
1:37 |
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New Times, New Hope |
2:10 |
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Slay Atlantis |
1:00 |
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Teenage Lust! |
2:02 |
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Ladders |
1:22 |
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Love Your Daughters |
3:35 |
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Allegory Gets Me Hot |
0:56 |
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Bad Looks |
0:12 |
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Common Cold |
1:15 |
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Lover's Lane |
1:35 |
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Let Your Hair Grow Long |
2:20 |
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Hiding In Machines |
3:33 |
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Untitled |
3:04 |
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15 Total Tracks, 28:06 Total Length
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