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AccordionBruce<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@kylemeredith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kylemeredith</span></a></span><br>Fabulous <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TMBG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TMBG</span></a> interview 🙏🏼 </p><p>If the world’s burning, at least They Might Be Giants brought a Mellotron 🎹</p><p>“‘The world is such a dystopian hellscape that people are relieved we’re still here’”</p><p>“Death remains their most evergreen subject. ‘It’s not just a theme—it’s the Swiss army knife of songwriting’”</p><p> “‘I don’t believe anyone really dies… Not with this kind of technology. We’re just… around.’”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NoAccordionContent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoAccordionContent</span></a> but we can’t have everything 🐦 🪗</p>
MDMRN<p>Tune Tuesday's theme this week is Space Walk!</p><p>So, how about They Might Be Giants' song "Space Suit." <a href="https://song.link/us/i/1542969124" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">song.link/us/i/1542969124</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://urusai.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/TuneTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TuneTuesday</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/TMBG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TMBG</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/SpaceWalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceWalk</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/TheyMightBeGiants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheyMightBeGiants</span></a></p>
AnneArchy Anne<p>sweet like lead paint is sweet</p><p><a href="https://glammr.us/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/mastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastoArt</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/leadPaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leadPaint</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/TMBG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TMBG</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/lyricArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lyricArt</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/cake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cake</span></a></p>
KarinWanderer<p>🎶Triangle shrimp, Triangle shrimp<br>Long antenna with a very sharp crimp<br>When she fights, Triangle wins<br>Triangle shrimp🎵<br>~They Might Be Giants, almost</p><p><a href="https://ko-fi.com/karinwanderer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ko-fi.com/karinwanderer</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/mastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastoArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Ink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ink</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/MarineLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarineLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Shrimp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shrimp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/ShrimpSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShrimpSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/TMBG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TMBG</span></a></p>
AnneArchy Anne<p>can't drive out the way we drove in</p><p><a href="https://glammr.us/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/mastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastoArt</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/TMBG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TMBG</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/lyricArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lyricArt</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/driving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>driving</span></a></p>
Elle Plaster<p>Blues jays vs Grackle<br>Only one can survive </p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/TMBG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TMBG</span></a></p>
MDMRN<p>Today's Thursday Five List theme comes from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dice.camp/@satsuma" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>satsuma</span></a></span> and it's "Five Kisses" - songs about significant kisses.</p><p>So, let's do this thing. </p><p>3OH!3 (pronounced "three oh three") ft Kesha - My First Kiss <a href="https://song.link/i/377809926" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">song.link/i/377809926</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Pearl Jam - Last Kiss <a href="https://song.link/us/i/158051176" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">song.link/us/i/158051176</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Dua Lipa and Blackpink - Kiss and Make Up <a href="https://song.link/us/i/1434849693" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">song.link/us/i/1434849693</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>They Might Be Giants - First Kiss <a href="https://song.link/us/i/674893899" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">song.link/us/i/674893899</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>TRI.BE - Kiss <a href="https://song.link/us/i/1637029090" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">song.link/us/i/1637029090</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://urusai.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/FiveKisses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FiveKisses</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/ThursdayFiveList" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThursdayFiveList</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/Kesha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kesha</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/Tribe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tribe</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/TMBG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TMBG</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/DuaLipa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DuaLipa</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/Blackpink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackpink</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/PearlJam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PearlJam</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/TheyMightBeGiants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheyMightBeGiants</span></a></p>
MDMRN<p>This week <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@reinodeboer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>reinodeboer</span></a></span> gave us a Thursday Five List theme of "Songs About Food." Let's do this!</p><p>De La Soul - Bitties in the BK Lounge <a href="https://song.link/us/i/1664602263" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">song.link/us/i/1664602263</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Red Velvet - Ice Cream Cake <a href="https://song.link/us/i/977068453" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">song.link/us/i/977068453</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>They Might Be Giants - Dinner Bell <a href="https://song.link/us/i/1542969114" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">song.link/us/i/1542969114</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Webstar &amp; Young B ft AG - Chicken Noodle Soup <a href="https://song.link/us/i/1467931272" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">song.link/us/i/1467931272</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Weezer - Pork and Beans <a href="https://song.link/us/i/1440865978" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">song.link/us/i/1440865978</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://urusai.social/tags/ThursdayFiveList" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThursdayFiveList</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/SongsAboutFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SongsAboutFood</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/TMBG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TMBG</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/Webstar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Webstar</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/YoungB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YoungB</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/KPop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KPop</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/RedVelvet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RedVelvet</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/TheyMightBeGiants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheyMightBeGiants</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/DeLaSou" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeLaSou</span></a></p>
Aaron S. VeenstraWent to see <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/TheyMightBeGiants?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheyMightBeGiants</a> in <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FortLauderdale?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FortLauderdale</a> last night – sort of unusual energy because it was in a seated theater, but they got people up and moving throughout the show<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/music?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/livemusic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#livemusic</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/concert?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#concert</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/tmbg?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tmbg</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ftlauderdale?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ftlauderdale</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/broward?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#broward</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/florida?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#florida</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/southflorida?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#southflorida</a>
dr 🛠️🛰️📡🎧:blobfoxcomputer:<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a> that the solo in Doctor Worm is played by Rabbi *Vole* not Rabbi *Bull*</p><p>But my real question was where is he when he's leaving the front unlocked (because he can't hear the doorbell)? His house/apartment? A music store?</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/tmbg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tmbg</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/theymightbegiants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theymightbegiants</span></a></p>
James Endres Howell<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@lexfri" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lexfri</span></a></span> They have always been the hardest working pair in indie music. After all these years, simply in order not to have to give up the title, they are forced to THINK UP IMPOSSIBLE STUNTS TO DO LIVE JUST TO SHOW OFF.</p><p>I saw this live in Pittsburgh in May of last year and I had a nerdgasm</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/tmbg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tmbg</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/TheyMightBeGiants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheyMightBeGiants</span></a></p>
Getzler Lab at KenyonCollege<p>came up in my shuffle and, just, damn. between this and "minimum wage", <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/TMBG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TMBG</span></a> were doing quality consciousness raising on Flood</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/TheyMightBeGiants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheyMightBeGiants</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/YourRacistFriend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YourRacistFriend</span></a> #1990 <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/1990sMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1990sMusic</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcDxRUd7NPE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=PcDxRUd7NP</span><span class="invisible">E</span></a></p>
Jim. From Kansas.<p>"Can't drive out the way we drove in" is a relevant lyric for the current shituation. </p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/TMBG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TMBG</span></a></p>
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Like many my age, the first time I heard #TMBG was on an episode of Tiny Toon Adventures; the show aired a musical episode that contained animated music videos for Istanbul (Not Constantinople) and Particle Man. I loved the songs but didn't realize they were an actual band for quite a while. So when I heard Flood for the first time it was a revelation and I was instantly a lifelong fan.

Birdhouse in Your Soul is maybe the greatest opening track of any album ever. It relies on trickery: the volume increases when the drums kick in, making the song feel absolutely huge (a technique they credit to Elvis Costello). Dead is just two voices and piano but is a songwriting masterclass -- that descending chromatic line at the 2min mark gives me shivers. Your Racist Friend is a kaleidoscope of ideas, a sort of 80s Paul Simon meets metal meets mariachi thing? What even is happening? The record continues like this: bizarre, idiosyncratic songwriting, inscrutable lyrics, complex arrangements, non-traditional song structures, beautiful, blended harmonies often sung in close harmony...I mean holy shit. It's baffling.

Flood isn't perfect; Minimum Wage and Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love are more sketches of songs than actual songs -- which perhaps explains why they do such weird things to Sapphire Bullets when played live -- but it remains their biggest commercial success, and for many everything that came after was judged in its shadow. But the through line of the Johns' catalogue is an endless, restless creativity, a hunger to discover what's next This was a band that was never going to stand still.

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