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CONCERT REVIEW: The Clean and Times New Viking @ Johnny Brenda's 6/6
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CONCERT REVIEW: The Clean and Times New Viking @ Johnny Brenda's 6/6
Crowds poured into Johnny Brenda’s last night for a sold-out show with New Zealand indie legends The Clean and Ohio noise rockers Times New Viking. The latter opened with a short but energetic set comprised with a mix of songs from recent Merge Records debut Dancer Equired! and other noisier albums of the past. While still tossing out the usual head-banging rhythms, something felt amiss without the lo-fi distortion of the group’s earlier recordings. Fans were not very responsive themselves until the trio of shitgazers hit the high of 2007 hit “Teenage Lust”, reminiscent of the original days of punk. After breezing through a few more songs including “Fuck Her Tears” and “It’s A Culture”, Times New Viking vanished off the stage just as quickly as they had entered.
After a just as brief intermission, second trio The Clean took to the stage as part of their first American tour in years. Instrumental “At The Bottom” began the set with a toe-tapping beat showcasing the talents of witty drummer Hamish Kilgour and bassist Robert Scott. Through the rest of the set, the two would lay driving background to which David Kilgour would tear through with his noisy guitar. While the audience wavered less than with Times New Viking, it still took a few songs until everyone finally grooved along with “Drawing To A Whole”. Notably, The Clean seemed to ignore 2009 album Mister Pop in favor of more beloved songs from the rest of their 31-year career. First encore “Safe in the Rain” revealed a gentler side of an otherwise driving band represented by the much requested final encore “Tally Ho!” Despite an audience at times lethargic and sets deviating little from album versions, both acts were lively enough to make the night worthwhile.
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