They Might Be Giants featured in Scotland on Sunday
16 Jan 2016Ahead of their Glasgow shows later this month They Might Be Giants were featured in a 2-page spread in Scotland on Sunday and The Scotsman last week. Read it in full here >>.
Ahead of their Glasgow shows later this month They Might Be Giants were featured in a 2-page spread in Scotland on Sunday and The Scotsman last week. Read it in full here >>.
Clash Magazine has premiered the new Blitzen Trapper video for “Mystery and Wonder”. Released tomorrow is the Mystery and Wonder EP that includes two exclusive new songs: “Let The Cards Fall (Live on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic)” and “I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow”. The latter, a traditional American folk tune most recently known from “O Brother Where Art Thou?”, was recently recorded by the band for hit US TV show Fargo, in which it features.
The Mystery and Wonder EP is out tomorrow. Watch the video at Clash Magazine here.
They Might Be Giants arrive in the UK this month for a run of dates supporting their impressive recorded output for the last 12 months. Expect to hear classic tunes and new material from their Dial-A-Song project, that concluded with it’s 52nd weekly new song & video in December, and tracks from new albums Glean & Why?
Fred Abbott will be taking his band on the road for a handful of live dates for the new year, including a weekly residency at Camden’s The Forge. Expect to hear material from his new album, Serious Poke, and a few other surprises.
Jan 14th – The Forge, Camden (residency)
Jan 21st – The Forge, Camden (residency)
Jan 28th – The Forge, Camden (residency)
Feb 3rd – Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Feb 5th – The Louisiana, Bristol
It’s the final instalment of Dial-A-Song, the 52nd of 52 new new TMBG songs and videos for 2015!! New albums Glean & Why? are out now! UK Tour dates coming up.
“Shape Shifter” video directed and animated by Jason Willis.
I’ve got a big old problem
shape shifters all around
where did my world go?
one minute everything is home and friends
and new york times and lawn
beware the blob they said
how was I to know they meant the
ups delivery man
the koi in the tank and the anchorwoman
I’ve got a big old problem
shape shifters all around
shape shifter shape shifter
you gotta quit that shifting of shapes
I accepted what you were and then everything changed
and I don’t want to live in any place where
the people are shifting their shapes
they’re such a liar
they said the planet wouldn’t
undulate and then burst into flames
what used to be my house?
is it that purple tentacle?
or is that the tv repairman?
the clarinet? the vegetable stand?
I’ve got a big old problem
shape shifters all around
shape shifter shape shifter
you gotta quit that shifting of shapes
I accepted what you were and then everything changed
and I don’t want to live in any place where
the people are shifting their shapes
I’ve got a big old problem
shape shifters all around
if you’re someone I used to know
I sure don’t recognize you
so I’m only hanging round amorphous mounds
in the town where nothing familiar can be found
I’ve got a big old problem
shape shifters all around
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Ten o’clock and all is well
April fools, string of shells
Countless blanks fired at will
Rocks upon the window sill
Christmas is coming soon…
Steve McQueen, high school girls
Blow a kiss, sandy pearls
Bullet holes, hidden scars
Making love in a stolen car
Christmas is coming soon…
Carefully she climbs up into the tree
Her radio sits below in the snow
Fill the night with songs
As she waits for dawn
Christmas is coming soon
Donkey kong, candle wax
Muddy stains on brand new slacks
Ten o’clock and all is well
Messy hair and jingle bells
Christmas is coming soon…
Directed by Paul Sahre, videography by Minchai Lee and edited by Zak Tebbal.
New albums Glean & Why? are out now! UK Tour dates coming up:
In light of basking in the blues for the last couple years and feeling pretty good these days, I decided to treat you all with a snarky, NSFW (north south fuckin west?) Holiday ditty about your narcissistic Ex. And hey. It’s free! You’re welcome. Please enjoy “Santa’Self (F*ck Your Christmas Party)” as my holiday gift to you. Earmuffs for the kids!
I love you.
-Butch
Download for free on Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/1Pb5inc
Happy Hanukkah! Download our entire record ‘Live in Portland’ FREE (or pay whatever you want)! A gift from our family to yours: http://bit.ly/1Ne3ODR And SHARE it too!
Dial-A-Song video 49 is “I’ll Be Haunting You”. Starring Adoni Maropis and Carlos Ortega, directed by Paul & Mike Swiatek and produced by Shanti Whitney.
New albums Glean & Why? are out now! UK Tour dates coming up:
flipping this one final switch i’m effectively insuring that i will be
overcoming all resistance long after my remains have been
vaporized with extreme prejudice and shot into outer space
i’ll be haunting you
need i remind you of the oath you swore in 1993
don’t act like you don’t act like you know why you flinch at the image of these words
that permanently skywritten in the ashes of my incinerated legacy
i’ll be haunting you
i’ll be haunting you
i’ll be haunting you as you are staring into outer space
my absence has been weaponized the empty sockets where my eyes
are swiveling to recognize and pin you down
i’m the ringing in your ears rewriting all your fears
and you’re the only one who hears the sound
telltale beating floorcase on this unreleasing remix
that rises like a phoenix from the ground
i’ll be haunting you
i’ll be haunting you
i’ll be haunting you as you take in your outer spatial views
when you look up you’ll remember me and then i’ll be haunting you