They Might Be Giants

Founded: 1983

Headquarters: Brooklyn, NY

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Label(s)

 * Bar/None Records
 * Elektra
 * Restless
 * Hello CD of the Month Club
 * Idlewild
 * Rounder
 * Walt Disney

Genre(s)

 * Nerd Rock
 * Children's
 * Pop
 * Rock
 * Avant Garde

RIYL

 * XTC
 * DEVO
 * The Residents
 * The Young Fresh Fellows

Band Members

 * John Flansburgh
 * John Linnell

Includes Members of

 * Mono Puff
 * Hello (The Band)

Band Biography
John & John formed in 1983, as part of the post-punk scene. Soon, they became known for their tape-backed live shows and their Dial A Song service. Their first album was released in Japan on a bootleg before it came out over here and sold very well, and their second album topped the College Rock charts, leading to them getting picked up by Elektra. They had a few hits, with "Birdhouse In Your Soul" and "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)", and some minor successes with other singles like "The Guitar" and "The Statue Got me High", but Elektra dropped them after Factory Showroom. After that, they went out on their own, hopping from label to label, releasing music but retaining the rights. They won a Grammy for their scoring work on Malcolm in the Middle, and also score The Daily Show.

=Discography=

Albums

 * They Might Be Giants
 * Lincoln
 * Flood
 * Miscellaneous T
 * Apollo 18
 * John Henry
 * Factory Showroom
 * Severe Tire Damage
 * Long Tall Weekend (MP3 Only)
 * ''They Might Be Giants vs. McSweeney's
 * Mink Car
 * The Spine
 * They Got Lost
 * Venue Songs

EPs

 * Don't Let's Start
 * (She Was A) Hotel Detective
 * They'll Need A Crane
 * Purple Toupee (Unreleased)
 * Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
 * I Palindrome I
 * ''The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)
 * The Statue Got Me High
 * Why Does The Sun Shine
 * Back To Skull
 * S-E-X-X-Y
 * Holidayland
 * Working Undercover For The Man

Mix CDs

 * Past The Barber and Gymnasium
 * The Opposite Of Smoke Is Egg Whites
 * Jeff Bridges... I Don't Need No Jeff Bridges To Put Music To My Poem!