Camper Van Beethoven is commemorating the 10th anniversary of its 2004 reunion album New Roman Times with a deluxe reissue. Due out February 24th via Omnivore Recordings, the fully remastered LP includes four unreleased songs from the album’s recording sessions: “Los Tigres Dub”, “It’s Gonna Rain”, “Might Makes Right Dub”, and “Alien Ghost Song”, the latter of which is now available for streaming.

Like much of New Roman Times, “Alien Ghost Song” is an amalgamation of sounds and ideas, with bits of pop, garage rock, folk, and jazz spun together into an understated and slightly abstract ballad. The real takeaway, however, is the lyrical content, in which the band expertly pokes fun at rampant conservatism and blind patriotism with equal parts humor and sincerity. Listen in below.



New Roman Times will be available digitally, as a single CD, and, for the first time ever, as a double LP. The set also features comprehensive liner notes penned by frontman David Lowery. Pre-orders are ongoing.

New Roman Times Tracklist:

01. Prelude

02. Sons of the New Golden West

03. 51-7

04. White Fluffy Clouds

05. That Gum You Like Is Back in Style

06. Might Makes Right

07. Militia Song

08. R ’N’ R Uzbekistan

09. Sons of the New Golden West (Reprise)

10. New Roman Times

11. The Poppies of Balmorhea

12. The Long Plastic Hallway

13. I Am Talking to This Flower

14. Come Out

15. Los Tigres Traficantes

16. I Hate This Part of Texas

17. Hippy Chix

18. Civil Disobedience

19. Discotheque CVB

20. Hey Brother

21. Los Tigres Dub *

22. Alien Ghost Song *

23. It’s Gonna Rain *

24. Might Makes Right Dub *

* = Previously unreleased bonus tracks