Times New Viking – “Stay Awake ” – [Matador Records]

Garage rock: ???Stay Awake??? is a good name for this EP–it consists of very energetic, fast-paced tracks that they recommend you ???play loud.??? Out of Columbus, Ohio come low-fi, distorted yet melodic sounds from guitarist Jared Phillips, drummer Adam Elliott, and keyboardist Beth Murphy. Murphy???s voice is the most evident, although Elliott???s is obvious on B2. B1 is the only subdued track. Try A2 and B2, and listen for interesting lyrics when you can make them out. PGM: Very small segue between A2 and A3; no segue between B1 and B2.