Here Comes Science

Performer: They Might Be Giants
Artist: Danny Weinkauf; Robin Goldwasser; Marty Beller
Engineer: Jon Altschuler; Greg Thompson; Adam Robinson; Albert Caiati
Producer: Pat Dillett; Pat Dillett; They Might Be Giants
Distributor: n/a

Notes: Personnel: John Flansburgh (vocals, guitar); John Linnell (vocals, keyboards); Dan Miller , Dan Miller (guitar); Stan Harrison (flute, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Jonathan Levine (alto flute, piccolo, bass clarinet, alto saxophone); Curt Ramm, Michael Leonhart (trumpet, flugelhorn); Dan Levine (trombone, bass trombone, euphonium, alto horn); Marty Beller (drums). Audio Mixers: Pat Dillett; Patrick Dillett. Recording information: Collyer Brothers Studio, Brooklyn; Coyote Studio, Brooklyn; Kampo Studios, Manhattan; The Governor's Bluff, Sullivan County. Arranger: Dan Levine . Routinely described as "quirky," and "zany," They Might Be Giants have always seemed like self-consciously intellectual adults trying their darndest to hold on to childhood. It makes sense then, that John Flansburgh and John Linnell would eventually start making music expressly for children. HERE COMES SCIENCE is the group's fourth effort to this end, following albums about numbers, letters, and all other manner of kid-centric topics. Here, TMBG point their microscope towards the physical world and its phenomena. In addition to more predictable topics like dinosaurs ("I Am a Palentologist") and the Periodic Table ("Meet the Elements"), the duo actually addresses more complex, but no less essential, concepts such as the fluidity of scientific fact; "Why Does the Sun Shine?" maintains that the sun is made of gas, while the following song, "Why Does the Sun Really Shine?" corrects that earlier assumption, revealing that the celestial body is, as more recent theories dictate, composed of plasma. Throughout, They Might Be Giants are unafraid of using advanced vocabulary and introducing thoroughly adult ideas, trusting that, with the help of the group's trademark talent for stick-in-the-head melodies and vibrant pop arrangements, younger listeners are more than up to the intellectual task.

Billboard (p.36) - "Songwriting and vocal contributions from bassist Danny Wienkauf, drummer Marty Beller and singer Robin Goldwasser add to the stylistic variety."

John Flansburgh and John Linnell, the two singer/songwriters behind Brooklyn avant-pop cult band They Might Be Giants, were childhood friends who have been working under the TMBG banner since the '80s. The words "nerdy," "geek-rock," and "quirky" have been applied to their melodic, humor-filled songs so often there should be a cross-reference in the dictionary. Over their numerous albums with and without backing musicians (in the early days they used a drum machine) they've offered songs about the most unlikely subjects imaginable, from Belgian painter James Ensor to famed cinematic costume designer Edith Head. Their masterful songcraft is such that they've long maintained a healthy audience for their idiosyncratic sound.

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