Chopper

Produced by Wolf Parade’s Dan Boeckner, the latest from the Toronto band accompanies manic, referential lyrics with neon-tinted, futurist power-pop.

Ten tracks of Kiwi Jr's formula packed tight full of fuzzy grunge with a quaint jangle while not reinventing the wheel it's a pleasure to see it spin so well

Their new Dan Boeckner-produced album dials up the synths, evoking the plastic pop of The Cars.

The band wear their influences well, flitting between the melancholic indie-pop of The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart and the gleeful abandon of Jonathan Richman.

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Kiwi Jr. have found a way to breathe new life into classic slacker rock. Chopper is a refreshing, skew-wiff spin on a well-worn sound

Kiwi Jr. brighten their C-86-inspired sound with synthesizers, adding a new-wave tint that makes its cheeriness on Chopper shine.

Chopper by Kiwi Jr. album review by Leslie Ken Chu. The Toronto band's full length drops on August 12, via Sub Pop Records and DSPs

Third album by the Canadian indie absurdists shows some promise amidst the scrappy plod