The ridiculously prolific humorists of They Might Be Giants aren't often cited for profundity, but at their best, John Flansburgh and John Linnell spike their music with sharp comments on the dangers of conformity, the silly continuity of pop-culture ...more
The Austin Chronicle
You can tell the age of a music fan by their touchstones; when Dylan went electric, when the brothers Gibb went disco, when They Might Be Giants went "full band." Okay, so TMBG are no Dylan. For one thing, when you scratch the surface of Dylan's ...more
PopMatters
Once upon a time, They Might Be Giants saved my life. Well, okay, not literally saved it, but they did offer me a sense of identity through music that I might not have found otherwise. In my youth, I was a scattershot of musical interests, with an ...more
Yahoo! Music
Perhaps it's no surprise that following 1996's Factory Showroom, They Might Be Giants began a prolonged recording absence, releasing only the Internet-only album Long Tall Weekend in 1999. Factory Showroom suggested that the band had backed themselves ...more
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