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Performer: They Might Be Giants
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: They Might Be Giants: John Flansburg (guitar, vocals); John Linnell (keyboards, accordion, baritone saxophone, vocals). Additional personnel: Eric Schermerhorn (guitar); Kurt Hoffman (tenor saxophone); Jim O'Connor, Frank London, Mark Pender (trumpet); Dan Levine, Randy Andos (trombone); Diana Harold (vibraphone); Hal Cragin, Graham Maby, Tony Maimone, Erik Sanko (bass); Dan Hickey, Brian Doherty, Zak Alford (drums); Mauro Refosco (percussion). Producers include: Pat Dillett, Tom Durack, They Might Be Giants. Engineers: Kevin Cole, Brent Sigmeth, Matt Gold, David Robbins. They Might Be Giants: John Flansburgh (vocals, guitar); John Linnell (vocals, accordion, baritone saxophone). Additional personnel: Eric Schermerhorn (guitar); Kurt Hoffman (tenor saxophone); Frank London, Mark Pender, Jim O'Connor (trumpet); Randy Andos (trombone, tuba); Dan Levine (trombone); Diana Harold (vibraphone); Erik Sanko, Graham Maby, Hal Cragin, Tony Maimone (bass guitar); Zak Alford, Dan Hickey, Brian Doherty (drums). Since their inception in 1986, They Might Be Giants have been on a mission: to eradicate the self-important, angst-filled, navel-gazing aspects of rock music, and to remind us not to take things quite so seriously. The band pioneered a particular brand of nutty humor fleshed out with quirky, catchy pop-rock that has inspired a whole generation of musicians to write songs that don't necessarily mean anything, and to perform them with a breezy, it's-just-music attitude. Who can resist a song called "Doctor Worm," (one of the few new studio recordings on this mostly live album of mostly old favorites), which asserts "I'm interested in things/I'm not a real doctor, but I am a real worm/I am an actual worm/I live like a worm/I like to play the drums."

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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