| The Escape Team | ||||
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| Studio album by They Might Be Giants | ||||
| Released | December 10, 2018 (2018-12-10) | |||
| Studio | Reservoir Studios NYC | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 23:42 | |||
| Label | Idlewild | |||
| Producer | They Might Be Giants, Pat Dillett | |||
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The Escape Team is the 22nd album by New York City-based alternative rock band They Might Be Giants, released on December 10, 2018 for digital download and pre-order. The digital download and pre-order was released simultaneously with My Murdered Remains. The physical album was released in May 2019.
The Escape Team is a concept album, made in collaboration with long-time TMBG music video collaborator David Cowles, based on fictional characters from his original comic book of the same name.
In the year prior to the album's release, songs from The Escape Team were released as part of They Might Be Giants' 2018 Dial-A-Song series. Each song was released with a music video animated and directed by Cowles, with the exception of "The Poisonousness," which was directed by Ajax Digital Design.
Track listing
All tracks are written by They Might Be Giants except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jackie the Clipper" | 2:22 | |
| 2. | "Chip the CHiP" | 1:48 | |
| 3. | "Burnice" | 1:54 | |
| 4. | "Dr. Sy Fly" | 2:03 | |
| 5. | "Dunkin Of Course Of Course" | 2:06 | |
| 6. | "Mr. Mischief Night" | 2:11 | |
| 7. | "John Postal" | (Christopher Albert Anderson, They Might Be Giants) | 2:37 |
| 8. | "Flo Wheeler" | 2:05 | |
| 9. | "Corrupted Lyle" | (Christopher Albert Anderson, They Might Be Giants) | 1:39 |
| 10. | "Re-PETE Offender" | 2:13 | |
| 11. | "The Poisonousness" | (Robin Goldwasser, They Might Be Giants) | 2:55 |
| Total length: | 23:53 | ||
Personnel
They Might Be Giants
- John Flansburgh – vocals, guitars, programming, etc.
- John Linnell – vocals, keyboards, woodwinds, etc.
Backing Band
- Marty Beller – drums
- Dan Miller – guitars
- Danny Weinkauf – bass guitar
Additional musicians
- Chris Anderson – Bass and mellotron on "Corrupted Lyle".
- Robin Goldwasser - vocals on "The Poisonousness"
Production
- Daniel Avila – engineering
- Pat Dillett – production, mixing
- James York – engineering
- Ue Nastasi – Audio mastering
References
- "They Might Be Giants on Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- "My Murdered Remains LP + Download". Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- "They Might Be Giants visits KMSU Radio (3-15-2018". Retrieved 31 December 2018.