That same year, the band announced they were recording a new album.
While playing in Sydney's Enmore Theatre in May 2011 as part of their 2011 Australian tour, lead singer Courtney Taylor-Taylor announced the new album would be titled This Machine (after previously jokingly that it would be called either The Pastor of Muppets, Shitty Shitty Band Band or Whirled Piece in blog posts on the band's official website).
On the same tour, the band debuted two new tracks from the album, "Seti vs. the Wow!
Signal" and "Rest Your Head".

The Dandy Warhols "re-arranged and performed" the theme music to the popular science-based television show MythBusters.
The updated theme music first appeared midway through the 2011 season, in the episode "Bikes and Bazookas".
This subsequent theme was a revamp of the original and was used until the show had an overhaul starting in the 2015 season (thereby discontinuing the theme at the end of the 2014 season).

The band announced the release of the new album's first single, "Well They're Gone", on March 1, 2012, allowing visitors to download the track for free after entering their email address.
A video for the track "Sad Vacation" was released on April 16.

This Machine was released on April 24, 2012.
The album featured a collaboration with David J on the track "Autumn Carnival".
It was seen as a more musically stripped-back and reserved album in comparison to their previous records.
That same year, the band announced they were recording a new album. While playing in Sydney's Enmore Theatre in May 2011 as part of their 2011 Australian tour, lead singer Courtney Taylor-Taylor announced the new album would be titled This Machine (after previously jokingly that it would be called either The Pastor of Muppets, Shitty Shitty Band Band or Whirled Piece in blog posts on the band's official website). On the same tour, the band debuted two new tracks from the album, "Seti vs. the Wow! Signal" and "Rest Your Head".
The Dandy Warhols "re-arranged and performed" the theme music to the popular science-based television show MythBusters. The updated theme music first appeared midway through the 2011 season, in the episode "Bikes and Bazookas". This subsequent theme was a revamp of the original and was used until the show had an overhaul starting in the 2015 season (thereby discontinuing the theme at the end of the 2014 season).
The band announced the release of the new album's first single, "Well They're Gone", on March 1, 2012, allowing visitors to download the track for free after entering their email address. A video for the track "Sad Vacation" was released on April 16.
This Machine was released on April 24, 2012. The album featured a collaboration with David J on the track "Autumn Carnival". It was seen as a more musically stripped-back and reserved album in comparison to their previous records.
The Dandy Warhols