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With 2007's THE ELSE, the alternative-pop duo They Might Be Giants adds yet another album to its remarkably prolific and varied career. Featuring gleefully odd artwork by lauded Canadian artist Marcel Dzama, the record presents a pleasantly assured batch of John Linnell and John Flansburgh's eclectic and quirky tunes, arguably making it the pair's best full-length outing since its early-1990s heyday.

In addition to working with frequent producer Pat Dillett, Linnell and Flansburgh enlisted the Dust Brothers (Beck) for some of these sessions, resulting in a fuller, edgier sound, as best exemplified by the electronica-tinged "Careful What You Pack" and the guitar-heavy "Feign Amnesia." While a number of THE ELSE's tracks are surprisingly straightforward, TMBG's signature whimsy is showcased on "The Cap'm," a harmony-laden tune, and the piano-led "Bee of the Bird of the Moth," a song that continues the act's fascination with both playful lyrics and the natural world. Essential for any devoted fan and thoroughly enjoyable for newcomers, THE ELSE reveals that Linnell and Flansburgh still have a bevy of tricks up their sleaves after more than two decades as They Might Be Giants.

They Might Be Giants: Dan Solder Miller (guitar); John Flansburgh (guitars); John Linnell (keyboards); Danny Weinkauf (bass guitar); Marty Beller (drums).

Additional personnel: Sharon Jones (vocals); Lyle Workman (guitar); Stan Harrison (saxophone); Jim O'Connor (trumpet); Dan Levine (trombone); Justin Meldal-Johnsen (acoustic bass); Mauro Refosco (percussion).Spin (p.109) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[With] witty lyrics and solid songwriting..."
Alternative Press (p.170) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "THE ELSE is a funky adventure in deliberate awkwardness."
Magnet (p.110) - "The Dust Brothers' production pushes the songs popwards with loops, textures and effects....The strongest songs here are seriously hilarious and hilariously serious..."
No Depression (p.104) - "Best of all is 'The Mesopotamians', which once again reveals the key influence of early '70s Saturday-morning cartoon theme songs."
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List Price $17.97 (You save $4.18)
Category Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Pop, Alternative
Label Idlewild / Rounder
Orig Year 2007
All Time Sales Rank   37525  
CD Universe Part number 7446249
Catalog number 431117
Discs 1
Release Date Jul 10, 2007
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer They Might Be Giants; The Dust Brothers; Pat Dillett
Engineer Anthony Ruotolo; Yuki Takahashi; Patrick Billard; Jon Altschuler; Greg Thompson; Danny Kalb; Alan Ford; Pat Dillett
Recording Time 38 minutes
Personnel John Linnell - keyboards
John Flansburgh - guitars
Marty Beller - drums
Danny Weinkauf - bass guitar
Dan Solder Miller - guitar

Also: Sharon Jones, Stan Harrison, Lyle Workman, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Dan "The Machine" Levine, Mauro Refosco, Jim O'Connor
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Windows MediaRealAudio Media1.I'm Impressed$0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media2.Take Out the Trash$0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media3.Upside Down Frown$0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media4.Climbing the Walls$0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media5.Careful What You Pack$0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media6.Cap'm, The$0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media7.With the Dark$0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media8.Shadow Government, The$0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media9.Bee of the Bird of the Moth$0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media10.Withered Hope  $0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media11.Contrecoup$0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media12.Feign Amnesia$0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media13.Mesopotamians, The$0.99

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Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars) 4.5 stars

4 stars It grew on me like the Spine and I got to love it
Musically this one is somewhat similar to the previous Spine CD, with a bunch of modern rock styles parodied, running from recent pop-punk to some late '60's rock. The lyrical targets this time range from political tyrants and conspiracy nuts to a wide gamut of mental delusions and illnesses. While the Spine loosely related topics to literal and metaphorical spines, this one seems to revel in poking fun at depression, amnesia, paranoia and delusion, not in a mean way but by pointing out the absurdities of life. And to top it all, there's one of their funny babushka doll within a doll type word play songs, bee of the bird of the moth, a total delight. All around a tour de force, but it took me about 5 listenings to get to like it. Once I got what they were up to this time, I loved it.
Submitted by Andrew M. (Santa Rosa, CA)
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5 stars TMBG are right on with this title
Like every TMBG disc this one really delivers classic sound we've come to expect.
Submitted by eris08 (Bath, ME)
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5 stars Classic TMBG
They're all great catchy very "TMBG" tunes. My fav in awhile.
Submitted by beege_man (Ann Arbor, MI, USA)
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