Times New Viking
Performing in 2008
Background information
Origin	Columbus, Ohio, United States
Genres	Lo-fi Noise pop
Years active	2005–2012
Labels	Siltbreeze Matador Merge (US) Wichita (EU)
Members	Jared Phillips Beth Murphy Adam Elliott

Times New Viking was an Americanlo-fiindie rock band fromColumbus, Ohio. The lineup consists of guitarist Jared Phillips, drummer Adam Elliott, and Beth Murphy on keyboards. Murphy and Elliott share vocal duties.

Their name, "Times New Viking," is a play on the popular typefaceTimes New Roman.^[1] They have released five albums: 2005'sDig Yourself, 2007'sPresent the Paisley Reich, and 2008'sRip It Off, whichNME gave an 8/10, and 2009'sBorn Again Revisited.Rip it Off reached No. 17 on theBillboard Heatseekers chart.^[2] The band was formerly signed toSiltbreeze andMatador Records. In January 2011, they announced that their fifth album,Dancer Equired!, would be released in April viaMerge in the US,Wichita in Europe,Pop Frenzy in Australia and Big Nothing in Japan.

Following the release of theOver & Over EP in 2012, the band went on an extended hiatus that saw the trio relocating to different corners of the US, and did not play live for four years. In 2016, they reunited to play 4th and 4th Fest in Columbus.^[3]

Each member continues to make music and art in various mediums to this day.^[4] Murphy has released solo material as The Girl in Times New Viking, and formed the duo Married FM. Elliott joined Ohio band Connections before forming his own group, Long Odds. Phillips has released music with Counter Intuits.^[5]

Times New Viking have been noted for theirlo-fi aesthetic, recorded to cassette, which (along with their Ohio home) drew comparisons toGuided by Voices' early material. They were considered part of the "shitgaze" genre, alongside contemporaries such asPsychedelic Horseshit,Sic Alps andEat Skull. Notable features of their songs include shouted vocals, distorted drums and loud, trebly guitars in addition to tape hiss and brevity. The tracks on Rip It Off were mastered to a RMS -db value of 0 (or near to) making them comparatively as loud as possible. Their lyrics are generally sloganistic and feature pop culture references.

With 2009'sBorn Again Revisited, the band recorded the album to VHS and commented the recording fidelity had increased by 25%. In 2010, the group released a 7" single available on their tours opening forGuided by Voices. The single, featuring "No Room to Live", displayed cleaner production, a result of the band utilising proper recording studios for the first time – namely Musicol Recording studio and Columbus Discount Recordings. It has been reported by Merge Records thatDancer Equired! will also feature this production style.

• Dig Yourself (2005)
• Present the Paisley Reich (2007)
• Rip It Off (January 22, 2008)
• Born Again Revisited (September 22, 2009)
• Dancer Equired! (April 26, 2011)

• Dead New Viking EP (2005)
• Stay Awake EP (2008)
• Over & Over EP (2012)

• "Busy Making Love and War" (2005)
• "We Got Rocket" (2005)
• "My Head" (2007)
• "Call and Respond" (2008)
• "No Time, No Hope" (2009)
• "No Room to Live" (2011)

• Times New Viking Discography and Images at SoundUnwound
• Synconation Speaks with Adam Elliott of Times New Viking

• Indie rock musical groups from Ohio
• Lo-fi music groups
• Musical groups from Columbus, Ohio
• Matador Records artists
• Merge Records artists
• Wichita Recordings artists
• Siltbreeze Records artists
• 2005 establishments in Ohio

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