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New Releases March: They Might Be Giants 'Nanobots'
Tuesday 12th March 2013 | sana
Brooklyn-based band They Might Be Giants release their 16th studio released album this year called Nanobots. The band members are John Flansburgh and John Linnell. You may think you’ve never heard of this band, but you’d be wrong if you’ve ever watched Malcom in the Middle. The theme song in the intro “Boss of Me” won the band a Grammy Award in 2002. The band’s eccentric style of music perseveres in this 25-tracked album was released with Idlewild Records (the band’s independent imprint) and Megaforce Records in the US. In Europe the album was released though Lojinx Records on March 11, 2013 with a 45 minute run time. John Flansburgh describes that there are so “extremely short songs” on the album, adding that “…the songs are kind of stand alone. When you listen to the album alone, it has this manic pacing to it with the short songs. It makes for a different kind of listening experience”. The album was recorded in Manhattan and produced by Patrick Dillet. John Linnell also commented on the album stating that these songs were naturally written as shor songs to avoid over-populating them with unnecessary verse and choruses. Paul Sahre used collages by artist Sam Weber to create the album artwork.
