it just said something, nobody heard it but me I wasn’t recording, anyway why would I be? it said something new that wouldn’t come out of me and I don’t even dream about that kind of thing
that’s not the insane part, the insane part is first of all it can speak second of all the thing it said, it’s like it read my mind
it just read my mind now I have to lay down think things over everything up is down it just said something, I was sleeping and then I was awoken, I’ll never sleep again
excavate the book, nobody needs to know why sell the delusion look it in the eye speak it in reverse so the babies can see dress them in silver, set the monkeys free
that’s not the insane part the insane part is first of all it can speak second of all the thing it said it’s like it read my mind
it just said something, I was sleeping and then I was awoken, I’ll never sleep again it just read my mind now I have to lay down think things over everything up is down
it just said something, I was sleeping and then I was awoken, I’ll never sleep again it just read my mind now I have to lay down think things over everything up is down
Dial-A-Song #41 is “Prepare”. Video directed by Paul Sahre. “Glean” is out now, pre-order “Why?“!
Prepare
prepare for a second from now comb your hair and compose yourself prepare for a second from now adjust your chair and clear your throat a second from the present is nigh are all your affairs in order now? a second is a very short time a moment to anticipate the things to come
the next second won’t be anything like the current one and we won’t know how it’s gonna be till a second is done
no one can see into the future we’re just going to have to wait there may be strange new customs and new ideas so try to keep an open mind prepare for a second from now as if that would make any difference at all ready or not it is coming and there’s no way to stop the clock
the next second’s gonna make the present seem like long ago and make you forget everything that you currently know
counting down / to zero from one hold your breath / here it comes now that the second has passed let’s all reflect on the times we’ve had look back on a second ago given everything that we now know remember a second ago recall if you can how it used to be remember a second ago it’s hard to believe we were so naive
I can barely remember anything about a second ago we will soon be a second in the future that is all I know
TMBG’S Dial-A-Song week 40 brings us an alternate version of Black Ops, originally heard on Nanobots. The collage slideshow video dedicated to all dystopian modernists was compiled by the inimitable Rolf Conant.
black ops black ops a holiday for secret cops black ops black ops dropping presents from the helicopter
it’s been a long year we’ve been so far from home too many people here here come the drones we take the best of it and make a mess of it ripping up some lawn and then we’re gone
black sites black sites a thousand miles from day or night black sites black sites the story will remain unwritten
before we make you gone you’d best be running on stick to the music, child don’t get us riled hey, there’s a spot we missed I see a communist and there’s another one and his dumb son
black ops black ops little vials filled with knock-out drops black ops black ops Maybe leave you in your old gym locker
black ops black ops a thousand miles from day or night black ops black ops a story told before rewriting
hey, there’s a passport here but it could disappear tarmac to landing pad don’t look so sad we fly to Amsterdam and in a little bit we’ll sing our special song and this is it
you’ll be standing when the music stops we’re not worrying about the optics
Brooklyn’s very own perpetual-motion machine, They Might Be Giants are releasing their second album of 2015. The eagerly awaited follow up to their Grammy-winning “Here Come the 123s” and the Grammy-nominated “Here Comes Science”, the legendary originals return to the world of kids stuff with a fantastic set of new songs. Why? will be released 27th November via Lojinx and features a collection of new songs on their 2015 Dial-A-Song re-launch.
Coming out of the gate with the odd brilliance of “Oh You Did” through the pop charm of “Out of A Tree,” “Elephants” and “Omnicorn,” to the rocking optimism of “Then The Kids Took Over,” Why? has everything to delight both kids and parents alike. The album also celebrates marriage equality with the song “And Mom and Kid,” a track the band contributed to an HBO special on family diversity called “A Family is A Family is A Family.” Love wins! TMBG’s projects for kids always deliver memorable songs with irresistible melodies and original production values — all in a family-friendly package with none of that pandering aftertaste.
They Might Be Giants are in the middle of an epic year. They are releasing a new song (and video) every week through their Dial-A-Song project and touring non-stop. They will be returning to the UK in January 2016.
2015 may well prove to be the busiest on record in They Might Be Giants, and the intensity shows no sign of abating as tickets are now on sale for a string of UK dates in January and February 2016.
They Might Be Giants‘ last full-band show in the UK was a sold-out Shepherd’s Bush Empire in late 2013, however, the band, performing as a trio, thrilled a packed Rough Trade East for a one-off in-store show in July this year following a string of radio appearances on BBC Radio 2, 6 Music, Absolute Radio, BBC London and more.
Their new album Glean is out now and Dial-A-Song continues it’s run of exceptionally quality in delivering a brand new song & video every week in 2015.
sweetly as I fall backwards in slow motion and sink into bliss my unconscious face smiles for I am totally oblivious to all of the
trouble awful devil evil trouble awful devil evil bat wings flapping just over my bed swooping whirling around overhead
the weight of my insensate body draws all the bedclothes down with it unknowing ecstatically lowering into a bottomless pit surrounded by
trouble awful devil evil trouble awful devil evil bat wings flapping just over my bed swooping whirling around overhead
shadows lengthen darkness spreads across a cold benighted land ten thousand years have passed and still I continue to descend arms folded ‘cross my chest, I dream of happiness without end, unaware of the
trouble awful devil evil trouble awful devil evil bat wings flapping just over my bed swooping whirling around overhead
2015 may well prove to be the busiest on record in They Might Be Giants, and the intensity shows no sign of abating as the band announce their return to the UK for a string of dates in January and February 2016.
They Might Be Giants‘ last full-band show in the UK was a sold-out Shepherd’s Bush Empire in late 2013, however, the band, performing as a trio, thrilled a packed Rough Trade East for a one-off in-store show in July this year following a string of radio appearances on BBC Radio 2, 6 Music, Absolute Radio, BBC London and more.
From breakthrough low-budget videos to the world’s first downloadable album to audio and video podcasts to smart phone apps, They Might Be Giants‘ career has always been one of unlikely innovation. Now their most notorious innovation, Dial-A-Song, has been revitalised for 2015. Originally launched in 1983 from John Flansburgh’s Brooklyn kitchen via a consumer answering machine, Dial-A-Song let listeners in on the latest and greatest from the band years before their career took off on an international level.
With a new song posted every week, the 2015 return of Dial-A-Song in online form would be an extraordinary challenge by any standards. Not only have this year’s songs maintained an exceptionally high level of quality, every week has brought a new accompanying video. Following the release of Glean earlier this year the band are expected to announce details of the follow-up full-length very soon.
27 Jan: Leeds – Brudenell Social Club
28 Jan: Newcastle – Riverside
30 Jan: Belfast – Limelight 1
31 Jan: Glasgow – Celtic Connections Festival (2 shows)
