Times New Viking

Overview

If you thought lo-fi died out with Carles, well, you were wrong on both counts. Carles is still kicking it on hipsterrunoff (and I’m still not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing), and lo-fi is still ever-present though it’s currently in a stage of revival, one genre amidst a sea of nondescript genre titles (I’m not actually bitter about lo-fi but the thing is, genre names are stupid).

Leading the way of the lo-fi revival is Times New Viking, probably the best thing to come out of Columbus, Ohio - if their Wikipedia page is anything to go by. Even Pitchfork backs them, claiming that ‘TNV's lo-fi skree and bounce will certainly shake your love shack.’ And if you need proof on that statement, head down to Woodland this Saturday to see for yourself – TNV are on their first Australian tour and Coniston Lane is their second stop. If their distorted drums and trebly guitarwork doesn’t make even a slight break in your foundations then nothing will! Try chillwave or post-shoegaze-hip-hop.