Flood (CD)

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.

• Category:  Music  »  Rock & Pop  »  Alternative
• Format: CD   Learn more about the CD format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: January 16, 1990
• Label: Elektra Entertainment
• UPC: 075596090728
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106698912
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #2685 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #1413 in Rock & Pop (See Top 100 Rock & Pop Bestsellers)
• #129 in Alternative (See Top 100 Alternative Bestsellers)

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Producers: Alan Winstanley, They Might Be Giants, Clive Langer.

It is fair to say that listening to this, their second album, in one hit is a little hard on the ear. Individually, the pathos and humour these chaps manage to put into every song is admirable--very much like a '90s version of Tom Lehrer, but without the satire. The jokes are ironic rather than obvious. Their commercial success is of course due to the songs' accessibility, the most commercial being the wonderful "Birdhouse In Your Soul," a deserved hit single. The story of a back-stabbing office ogre is chronicled in the shape of "Someone Keeps Moving My Chair." Some tracks are clearly private jokes and pass by the listener, although self-interpretation can come into play.

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