Smash cut to Kiwi Jr.’s third album, Chopper, overseen by pilot Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs) on storied Sub Pop Records. Turning nocturnal with necks mock turtle, Kiwi Jr. takes neon flight off the digital cliff - like The Monkees starring in Blade Runner; like Michael Mann directs Encino Man. Ten songs with synth shimmer, zen gongs with yard strimmer. 
 There's a melancholy to all forms of flight, and the view out the Chopper is as hazy as it g ets.