They Might Be Giants

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They Might Be Giants (often abbreviated to TMBG) is an American alternative/college rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh. Known for their experimental pop music, they have been popular on college campuses and earned a reputation as “intellectual rock” or “nerd rock” thanks to their music’s unconventional subject matter, which often features allusions to history, science, film, literature, and other artists’ music. Despite being billed as a college rock band they have in recent years expanded greatly from such and now have a wide following among young and old alike. The band has maintained a loyal following over its 20+ years of existence, enough that fans rushed an online poll and got John Linnell voted one of People Magazine’s “Most Beautiful People” in 1998. In recent years TMBG have worked on children’s albums and have toured to promote both their children’s albums and their “adult” albums by playing two shows a day.

TMBG began as a band comprising the Johns and the mysterious third member - a drum machine that allowed them to expand their sound beyond anything they imagined. However, after a bike accident that broke Linnell’s wrist and a robbery that stripped Flansburgh’s apartment of nearly everything, the band was rendered useless. They then began Dial-A-Song, a machine that allowed a caller to listen in on demos and other recordings. Service has been sporadic and has been down for a while.

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–	17	Add this track to your playlist Letterbox	280
–	18	Add this track to your playlist They Might Be Giants	275
–	19	Add this track to your playlist I Palindrome I	271
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–	1	Add this track to your playlist Birdhouse in Your Soul full track	15,792
–	2	Add this track to your playlist Istanbul (Not Constantinople) full track	12,618
–	3	Add this track to your playlist Particle Man	10,416
–	4	Add this track to your playlist Ana Ng full track	7,951
–	5	Add this track to your playlist Your Racist Friend	5,800
–	6	Add this track to your playlist Don't Let's Start	5,754
–	7	Add this track to your playlist I'm Impressed full track	5,552
–	8	Add this track to your playlist Minimum Wage	5,435
–	9	Add this track to your playlist Twisting	5,076
–	10	Add this track to your playlist Dead	4,805
–	11	Add this track to your playlist Boss Of Me	4,480
–	12	Add this track to your playlist Whistling in the Dark	4,393
–	13	Add this track to your playlist We Want a Rock	4,298
–	14	Add this track to your playlist Someone Keeps Moving My Chair	4,189
–	15	Add this track to your playlist Letterbox	4,095
1	16	Add this track to your playlist They Might Be Giants	3,994
1	17	Add this track to your playlist Experimental Film full track	3,952
–	18	Add this track to your playlist She's an Angel full track	3,951
–	19	Add this track to your playlist Take Out The Trash full track	3,696
–	20	Add this track to your playlist I Palindrome I	3,589
–	21	Add this track to your playlist They'll Need a Crane	3,515
–	22	Add this track to your playlist Purple Toupee	3,478
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