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They Might Be Giants' eponymous debut album is a wild fusion of new wave pop and arty post-punk experiments borrowed from the New York underground. It runs through a head-spinning 19 songs in just over 45 minutes, running the gamut from the performance-art schtick of "Chess Piece Face" and "Youth Culture Killed My Dog" to the pure pop of "Don't Let's Start" and "Everything Right Is Wrong Again." While there are a lot of geeky jokes and barely developed ideas scattered throughout the album, the sheer kaleidoscopic array of styles is intoxicating, and it helps the best songs -- the Costello-esque "Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head," the sighing "Hide Away Folk Family," the stomping "(She Was A) Hotel Detective," and the gorgeous "She's an Angel" -- stand out in sharp relief.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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They Might Be Giants, MainArtist - Bill Krauss, Producer
(C) 2013 Idlewild Recordings (P) 2013 Idlewild Recordings
They Might Be Giants, MainArtist - Bill Krauss, Producer
(C) 2013 Idlewild Recordings (P) 2013 Idlewild Recordings
They Might Be Giants, MainArtist - Bill Krauss, Producer
(C) 2013 Idlewild Recordings (P) 2013 Idlewild Recordings
They Might Be Giants, MainArtist - Bill Krauss, Producer
(C) 2013 Idlewild Recordings (P) 2013 Idlewild Recordings
They Might Be Giants, MainArtist - Bill Krauss, Producer
(C) 2013 Idlewild Recordings (P) 2013 Idlewild Recordings
They Might Be Giants, MainArtist - Bill Krauss, Producer
(C) 2013 Idlewild Recordings (P) 2013 Idlewild Recordings
They Might Be Giants, MainArtist - Bill Krauss, Producer
(C) 2013 Idlewild Recordings (P) 2013 Idlewild Recordings
They Might Be Giants, MainArtist - Bill Krauss, Producer
(C) 2013 Idlewild Recordings (P) 2013 Idlewild Recordings
They Might Be Giants, MainArtist - Bill Krauss, Producer
(C) 2013 Idlewild Recordings (P) 2013 Idlewild Recordings
They Might Be Giants, MainArtist - Bill Krauss, Producer
(C) 2013 Idlewild Recordings (P) 2013 Idlewild Recordings
They Might Be Giants, MainArtist - Bill Krauss, Producer
(C) 2013 Idlewild Recordings (P) 2013 Idlewild Recordings
They Might Be Giants, MainArtist - Bill Krauss, Producer
(C) 2013 Idlewild Recordings (P) 2013 Idlewild Recordings
They Might Be Giants, MainArtist - Bill Krauss, Producer
(C) 2013 Idlewild Recordings (P) 2013 Idlewild Recordings
They Might Be Giants, MainArtist - Bill Krauss, Producer
(C) 2013 Idlewild Recordings (P) 2013 Idlewild Recordings
They Might Be Giants, MainArtist - Bill Krauss, Producer
(C) 2013 Idlewild Recordings (P) 2013 Idlewild Recordings
They Might Be Giants, MainArtist - Bill Krauss, Producer
(C) 2013 Idlewild Recordings (P) 2013 Idlewild Recordings
They Might Be Giants, MainArtist - Bill Krauss, Producer
(C) 2013 Idlewild Recordings (P) 2013 Idlewild Recordings
They Might Be Giants, MainArtist - Bill Krauss, Producer
(C) 2013 Idlewild Recordings (P) 2013 Idlewild Recordings
They Might Be Giants, MainArtist - Bill Krauss, Producer
(C) 2013 Idlewild Recordings (P) 2013 Idlewild Recordings
Album review
They Might Be Giants' eponymous debut album is a wild fusion of new wave pop and arty post-punk experiments borrowed from the New York underground. It runs through a head-spinning 19 songs in just over 45 minutes, running the gamut from the performance-art schtick of "Chess Piece Face" and "Youth Culture Killed My Dog" to the pure pop of "Don't Let's Start" and "Everything Right Is Wrong Again." While there are a lot of geeky jokes and barely developed ideas scattered throughout the album, the sheer kaleidoscopic array of styles is intoxicating, and it helps the best songs -- the Costello-esque "Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head," the sighing "Hide Away Folk Family," the stomping "(She Was A) Hotel Detective," and the gorgeous "She's an Angel" -- stand out in sharp relief.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:28
- Main artists: They Might Be Giants
- Label: Idlewild Recordings
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
(C) 2013 Idlewild Recordings (P) 2013 Idlewild Recordings
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