In January 2011, they announced that their fifth album, Dancer Equired!, would be released in April via Merge in the US, Wichita in Europe, Pop Frenzy in Australia and Big Nothing in Japan.

[4] Murphy has released solo material as The Girl in Times New Viking, and formed the duo Married FM.

[5] Times New Viking have been noted for their lo-fi aesthetic, recorded to cassette, which (along with their Ohio home) drew comparisons to Guided by Voices' early material.

They were considered part of the "shitgaze" genre, alongside contemporaries such as Psychedelic Horseshit, Sic Alps and Eat Skull.

Notable features of their songs include shouted vocals, distorted drums and loud, trebly guitars in addition to tape hiss and brevity.