Kiwi Jr. - Chopper

Released 12th August 2022.

Smash cut to Kiwi Jr.s third album,Chopper, overseen by trusted pilot Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs) on storied Sub Pop Records. Turning nocturnal with necks mock turtle, our Local Kiwi Jr. takes neon flight off the digital cliff - like The Monkees starring inBlade Runner; like Michael Mann directsEncino Man. Ten songs with synth shimmer, zen gongs with yard strimmer. The signs along the highway read LESS BAR, MORE NOIR AHEAD. Ah, those late summer, Joe Strummer, Home on the Range Rover Blues. There's a melancholy to all forms of flight, and the view out theChopperis as hazy as it gets: mission-oriented, both stealth and self-realized. This album is decidedly (yet almost secretly) anti-patio-sunscreen-Beach Boys bachelor cruise sing-a-long. Sure, these songs let a little light through the blinds, but they sting insomnia, corrupt mayors, Kennedy Curses, sex tapes, and deer ri