Album Info

Join Us

Alternative - 2011

Had anyone suggested back in the ‘80s that They Might Be Giants would still be writing classic pop tunes skewering... more

Tracklist

1

Can't Keep Johnny Down

2:20 min
2

You Probably Get That a Lot

2:56 min
3

Old Pine Box

1:51 min
4

Canajoharie

3:38 min
5

Cloissonné

2:38 min
6

Let Your Hair Hang Down

2:30 min
7

Celebration

3:48 min
8

In Fact

2:19 min
9

When Will You Die?

2:31 min
10

Protagonist

2:48 min
11

Judy Is Your Viet Nam

1:25 min
12

Never Knew Love

2:53 min
13

The Lady and the Tiger

2:55 min
14

Spoiler Alert

2:39 min
15

Dog Walker

2:32 min
16

2082

1:55 min
17

Three Might Be Duende

2:24 min
18

You Don't Like Me

2:56 min

About Join Us

Had anyone suggested back in the ‘80s that They Might Be Giants would still be writing classic pop tunes skewering the world outside 25 years later, they would’ve been laughed out of the room. The dynamic duo of John Flansburgh and John Linnell were initially received as a novelty act, virtuosos who offered a new song each day with their “Dial-A-Song” project. But their novelty turned into their strength and garnered them an audience of respectable names. The music turned slightly more conventional; the beats now trace pop music and the harmonies and production resemble that of a group that plays it straight. There are still moments of delightful weirdness (“Cloisonné”), but just as likely they make subversively normal sounding radio-ready tunes (“Can’t Keep Johnny Down,” “Canajoharie”). The compact power of “Let Your Hair Down,” the smooth growl of “Celebration” and the ornate horn-driven “When Will You Die” offer hilarious and thoughtful insights into the absurd world surrounding us. Ever more professional, TMBGs still pull off the gritty silliness of “Dog Walker” and the demented genius of “Judy Is Your Viet Nam” with the same energy and conviction of their earliest work.