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It Sure Is Fun to Party

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A musician once said: ”It’s such a fine line between stupid and clever.” That line is definitely blurred in the case of The Modern Times. The songs purvey adolescent ignorance or poignant satire, or maybe both – it probably depends on the listener. No place on the record is this more evident than on the second single, “It Sure Is Fun to Party”, an ode to partying in Berlin.

This hybrid of jangly and jagged post punk, snotty punk rock and garage-infused power pop hardly sounds like anything out there these days. This is also much to the credit of singer Magnus Vold Jensen’s unique and incisive delivery.

With their sophomore album, Algorhythmic Dance Music, The Modern Times have signed up with Black Pop Records and upped their game to boot. The record sounds like confused Gang of Four-members arguing with Parquet Courts while The Hives beats them both to the bar. Or something like that.

The Modern Times released their debut This Is The Modern Times in 2017, to widespread critical acclaim in their native Norway. Constant touring followed the record release, and the gang has built a reputation as a notoriously rowdy live act, converting non-believers to die hard fans mere seconds into each show.

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Teenage anxiety, affected his personality
At the time I was glad it wasn’t me
But now I’m filled with jealousy

As I look at him now
Oh wow

What a time to be alive
I once heard him say
It’s the best time in history to be openly gay
And I look at him now
He lives in Berlin

He’s having so much fun
So much fun
He’s having so much fun
So much fun

Payday on Friday, broke the next Monday
It sure is fun to party, but he can hardly pay
For rent and food, at least he looks cool

Breakfast at Tiffany’s,
a song I haven’t heard in years
A night flooded in tears
A night I almost drowned in beers
My mind starts to swim
and I think about him

He’s having so much fun
So much fun
He’s having so much fun
So much fun

(It sure is fun to party)
(It sure is fun to party)
(It sure is fun to party)
(It sure is fun to party)

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released May 3, 2019
Written and produced by: The Modern Times
The Modern Times are: Magnus Vold Jensen, Jon Breines Høiland, Jørgen Frydstad, Isak Harbitz and Terje Arntsen
Saxophone: Johanna Solheim-Nilssen
Piano, Rhodes and Moog: Kristian Arne Bruun Lorentzen

Studio engineers: Anders Nordengen & Markus Danjord
Mixed by: Poppa Lars

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The Modern Times Tromsø, Norway

Probably the only band idiotic enough to base a song on the burger menu of their favourite bar. The Modern Times from Tromsø, Norway play jangly and jagged post punk, snotty punk rock and garage-infused power pop. And they're great at it!

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