The Else is the twelfth studio album by They Might Be Giants, released digi… Read Full Bio ↴The Else is the twelfth studio album by They Might Be Giants, released digitally via iTunes on May 15th, 2007, and on CD July 10th. TMBG sat down to begin work on the album in early 2006, and spent over a full year recording, writing, and producing it.
John Flansburgh:
"We were very lucky that we could approach this project without deadlines or release schedules hanging over our heads. We wanted to be sure this was an album that was our best effort from beginning to end and I am very excited to report I believe we've actually done it!"
The Iraq War was an influence on the songwriting process for the album.
John Linnell:
"That period was also in the wake of Iraq War, so we were kind of feeling bad all the time because of the shitty government that we had. Normally that kind of thing won’t have a very direct relationship to our own theme, but there's a number of songs on The Else that were a reflection of how horrible everything seemed at the time."
John Flansburgh:
"Before that project had a name, all my files were just in a folder called 'During the War.' It's not the topic but it is the backdrop. It was the thing that's happening that's just sort of poisoning everything around it."
John Flansburgh:
"We were very lucky that we could approach this project without deadlines or release schedules hanging over our heads. We wanted to be sure this was an album that was our best effort from beginning to end and I am very excited to report I believe we've actually done it!"
The Iraq War was an influence on the songwriting process for the album.
John Linnell:
"That period was also in the wake of Iraq War, so we were kind of feeling bad all the time because of the shitty government that we had. Normally that kind of thing won’t have a very direct relationship to our own theme, but there's a number of songs on The Else that were a reflection of how horrible everything seemed at the time."
John Flansburgh:
"Before that project had a name, all my files were just in a folder called 'During the War.' It's not the topic but it is the backdrop. It was the thing that's happening that's just sort of poisoning everything around it."
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The Else
They Might Be Giants Lyrics
Bee Of The Bird Of The Moth Everyone is crying at the dread hypnotic flying Of the bee…
Careful What You Pack The known, the unknown, and the underknown Look at what she…
Climbing The Walls I can't talk, I got to go Don't call me back,…
Contrecoup You know what's wrong with me You know phrenology You saw my…
Feign Amnesia Now I know just what to do Feign amnesia How I wish…
I'm Impressed I'm impressed, I'm impressed When that gorilla beats his che…
Take Out The Trash Girl! Why not take out the trash? And once you get…
The Cap'm Do you think there's somebody out there Someone else who's …
The Mesopotamians We've been driving around From one end of this town to…
The Shadow Government Driving home from my mad lab Realized something had changed …
Upside Down Frown You say you've got some very excellent news You say I'm…
With The Dark Like a ghost Writer's ending She will send you down She's…
Withered Hope Very Sad Sack is a sad bag Very, very sad Very Sad…