New Roman Times

New Roman Times is an album by musical group Camper Van Beethoven, released October 12, 2004 on Pitch-A-Tent Records.

With former Camper member Chris Molla participating on a few songs as well, the album features many contributions from those involved in the band's late-1980s heyday.

The album features other characters as well, including space aliens, right-wing militia members, a retired intelligence officer, and mentally disturbed homeless people.

One of the songs, "That Gum You Like Is Back In Style" is derived from a line in David Lynch's cult TV show Twin Peaks.

So much of it rides on the tales of these characters.”-Jonathan Segel"New Roman Times was intended as a kind of commentary on the fakish red/blue narrative that emerged in the media in the lead up to the Iraq war.