Mink Car by They Might Be Giants

Pros: Original, unique, and diverse. Offers plenty of what Giants fans have come to expect.
Cons: A few tracks have been available elsewhere for a while now.

It has been more than five years since They Might be Giants, reigning kings of geek-rock, have released their last studio album. Such a long break does not mean that co-frontmen John Flansburgh and John Linnell have been resting on their laurels. Quite...

Pros: Some good tracks.
Cons: Nothing as catchy, or as rocking as TMBG fans are used to.

Every time I buy an album by a band I'm a big fan of, it comes with a large amount of trepidation. I'm always wondering whether the band can move me in the way that they have with the past albums, and basically, if they can live up to themselves.
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Pros: Many solid songs, good range of music
Cons: Old songs, some experiments don't work out well

My first clue that my favorite band had changed radically appeared in the album title: never before had They Might Be Giants gave a song and album the same title. Just looking at the track listing, I knew this wasn't quite the same band I first became...

Pros: Eclectic mix of top-notch new (and some kinda old) TMBG tunes.
Cons: A few bland inclusions ("Another First Kiss")

A spacy, light, experimental mood permeates They Might Be Giants seventh studio album, _Mink Car_, and it is very welcome. The band hasn't sounded this loose since their 1990 breakthrough _FLOOD_. Every album since then had been getting gradually...

Pros: Some things about it are positive.
Cons: Some things may be negative.

This is a strange little CD. I'm torn between two opinions of it.

It's got a lot of fine songs, and is the most sing-alongable they've produced since maybe Lincoln (1989). The first three songs are perfection, and it never gets awful aside...

Pros: Bangs, Mr. Excitement, Hovering Sombrero, Yeh Yeh, Mink Car
Cons: Wicked Little Critta, Drink!, My Man, Older ... Some songs already released.

I've been eager to hear this new album ever since a friend told me it was coming out the day before my birthday. Well, the day arrived, and I excitedly unwrapped my gift. I loved it immediately.

With other TMBG albums, especially John Henry, I...

Pros: Every track is solid. Strong lyrics and catchy songs.
Cons: Very underplayed and unadvertised, it may be quickly forgotten about.

They Might Be Giants have been around for years. Yet their quirky blend of alternative rock and avant-garde lyrics tends to make them miss the public mark. As a long time fan, since 1989, I've followed John Flansburgh and John...

Pros: Bangs, Hovering Sombrero, My Man
Cons: Mr. Xcitement

I am a huge They Might Be Giants fan and have been for years and years now. This is not their finest piece of work.

If you are not familiar with They Might Be Giants, they are the best musical group out there right now. They are known for...

Pros: My Man, Bangs, Cyclops Rock, Yeh Yeh, Hovering Sombrero...
Cons: It loses momentum near the end.

After 5 years, They Might Be Giants have finally cooked up a new album, and it's a great one. It sounds in some ways like nothing they've done before, with the pseudo-rap stylings of Mr. Xcitement, (rhyming nonsense words provided by M. Doughty of Soul...