Times New Viking, an American shitgaze band from Columbus, Ohio, was formed in 2005 by Jared Phillips, Adam Elliott, and Beth Murphy. Their album, Dig Yourself, was released in 2005, followed by Present the Paisley Reich in 2007. The band gained significant attention with their third album, Rip It Off, which reached number 17 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and received an 8/10 rating from NME in 2008. They released two more albums, titled Born Again Revisited in 2009 and Dancer Equired! in 2011, which featured cleaner production after utilizing proper recording studios for the first time. Following the release of the Over & Over EP in 2012, they went on an extended hiatus. They reunited in 2016 to perform at 4th and 4th Fest in Columbus. In 2025, the band announced their first show in a decade, set for New York City in 2026.
