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The
new They Might Be Giants album of unreleased studio material entitled
"Long Tall Weekend" is available
now now at EMusic.com. The EMusic web site at EMusic.com is
also selling selected TMBG songs and albums in the MP3 format.
"Long Tall Weekend" collects some very interesting new
recordings from the past couple of years, and previews a couple
of tracks that will appear on TMBG's next CD-format release.
In
our attempt to switch our mailings from paper to email, we're
giving you an exciting, previously unreleased MP3! Go to EMusic.com
to register your email address and download this fine song.
The
following is a quick guide to Long Tall Weekend:
Drinking
This
peppy instrumental kicks things off, with a baritone guitar and
bass sax leading the way.
She
Thinks She's Edith Head
This
track is the story of a New Wave fan who loses her mind and comes
to believe she is the famous Hollywood fashion designer. "The
accent in her speech she didn't have growing up." The song
is already a featured staple of the Giants' new show. This recording
has a driving guitar performance from Dan Miller. Look for this
number to appear on the next Giants CD.
Maybe
I Know
This
beloved cover of the Lesley Gore hit from the '60s has been in
the John's repertoire since the very beginning. Often an encore
selection, it is now finally available to y'all. One of the few
songs that the band busked with (along with "Cowtown"
and "Alienation's for the Rich") on the Brooklyn Heights
promenade.
Rat
Patrol
This
witchy rocker spotlights some really witchy singing, dueling guitar
lines from Flans and Eric Schermerhorn and a truly blazing guitar
solo from Eric as well. Not the same as the embryonic version
heard on Dial-A-Song, this will get any rocker's mojo workin',
whether you're into Hatchet or Pantera.
Token
Back to Brooklyn
Another
Dial-A-Song favorite finally makes it to the public. Drumming
by Yuval Gabay of Soul Coughing. "The token back to Brooklyn
fell between the grating, and we're just watching it sinking.
The fare went up to $100 and we can never go home again..."
Older
A
staple of the live show, this song can be experienced as a QuickTime
video at tmbg.com, but now is available at CD quality here. Look
for this track on the ABC "Brave New World" series airing
this fall.
Operators
are Standing By
BY
Sung by Flansburgh with Linnell at the mighty Hammond B3 electric
organ, this meditation on the torments of office work carries
on in the grumbling tradition of "Minimum Wage."
Dark
and Metric
"Just
because you're floating doesn't mean you haven't drowned."
With its Sesame Street vibe, this track features Graham Maby on
bass and Brian Doherty pounding the tubs. A long-standing Dial-A-Song
favorite, "Dark and Metric" is finally available for
repeat listening.
Reprehensible
A
swanky ballad with wall to wall horns about the most reprehensible
fellow one could imagine. Features a Linnell Clarinet solo.
Certain
People
This
song was written around the time of the Factory Showroom album,
and is finally available here.
Counterfeit
Faker
A
hopped up country number finds Linnell playing the banjo and fiddle
(!) and some serious foot-stomping and cross-eyed harmonizing
from Flansy. Different.
They
Got Lost
This
is the original slow version slated for Factory Showroom. It will
surprise anyone familiar with the rave-up version on "Severe
Tire Damage" with its somnambulating vibe. Spotlights TMBG
Mk II rhythm section Brian Doherty and Graham Maby.
Lullaby
to Nightmares
Lyrics
by Joshua Fried, with a completely different feel than the Hello
the Band version, this track includes the blazing trumpet of downtown
klezmer king Frank London.
On
Earth My Nina
A
beautiful, plaintive ballad created by Linnell in a most unusual
way. A cappella. Look to the tmbg.com site for details.
The
Edison Museum
The
true life story of "the tallest, greatest and most famous
haunted mansion in New Jersey." Written by Linnell with Brian
Dewan, and sung with profound gusto by WFMU dj Nick Hill.
Order
"Long Tall Weekend" mp3 at www.emusic.com.
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