Also known as D-Plan or the Plan, the name was derived from an industry phrase used by insurance salesman Ned Ryerson in the 1993 comedy film Groundhog Day.

They reunited three times after their initial disbandment for additional tour dates, and to produce their fifth studio album Uncanney Valley in 2013.

However come show-time a heavy rain threatened to damage their electronic equipment and drove off all but the most devoted fans, leading the band to add one more final show.

On March 1, 2007, the band announced they would be playing a one-off reunion show on Saturday, April 28, 2007 at Washington D.C.'s venerable Black Cat nightclub.

On September 13, 2010, The Washington Post's Click Track reported that the band would reunite for a tour, in support of Barsuk Records' reissue of 1999's Emergency & I.

"[4] The 2011 tour kicked off with a performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, followed by three Washington, D.C. shows (two at the 9:30 Club, one at the Black Cat) January 21–23.

[5] The band would play 10 more shows in 2011, including high-profile appearances at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago and the annual "Roots Picnic" in Philadelphia.

[7] On July 16, 2013, the band shared "Waiting", the lead single from their forthcoming fifth album Uncanney Valley, which could initially be heard by calling the promotional phone number 252-64-DPLAN.

In November 2013, the band played the final holiday camp edition of the All Tomorrow's Parties festival in Camber Sands, England.

[11] Following a New Year's Eve concert in 2014 at the Brighton Music Hall in Boston, Massachusetts,[12] the group went on hiatus, and no announcement was made by the band on its status.