The Escape Team | ||||
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Released | December 10, 2018 | |||
Studio | Reservoir Studios NYC | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 23:42 | |||
Label | Idlewild | |||
Producer | They Might Be Giants, Pat Dillett | |||
They Might Be Giants chronology | ||||
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The Escape Team is the 22nd studio album by New York City-based alternative rock band They Might Be Giants, released on December 10, 2018 [1] 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. [2]
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. [3]
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.
All tracks are written by They Might Be Giants.
No. | Title | Length |
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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" | 2:37 |
8. | "Flo Wheeler" | 2:05 |
9. | "Corrupted Lyle" | 1:39 |
10. | "Re-PETE Offender" | 2:13 |
11. | "The Poisonousness" | 2:55 |
Total length: | 23:53 |
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