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Brooklyn, New York, United States (1982 – present)

They Might Be Giants (TMBG) are an American band formed in 1982 in Brooklyn, New York, United States by John Flansburgh (vocals, guitar) and John Linnell (vocals, keyboards, accordion). During TMBG’s early years Flansburgh and Linnell were frequently accompanied by a drum machine. In the early nineties, TMBG became a full band. Currently, the members of TMBG are Flansburgh, Linnell, Marty Beller, Dan Miller, and Danny Weinkauf. They are best known for an unconventional and experimental style of alternative music. Over their career, the group has found success on the modern rock and CMJ charts. More recently they have found success in the children’s music genre, and in theme music for several television programs and films.
To date, TMBG have released 14 studio albums. Flood has been certified platinum and their children’s music album Here Come the ABCs has been certified gold. The band also won a Grammy Award in 2002 for their song “Boss of Me”, which served as the theme to Malcolm in the Middle. The band has sold over 4 million records.

Linnell and Flansburgh (often nicknamed “the two Johns” or “John and John”) first met as teenagers growing up in Lincoln, Massachusetts. They began writing songs together while attending Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School but didn’t officially form a band at that time.
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  • dubistheroots

    btw, i've just found out, that Tesla is one of the best track of the album. It so cute and tragic at the same time. yeah it sounds quite boring, but after couple listenings you'll feel how it emotional

    8 May 2:28pm Reply

  • dubistheroots

    it was quite unexpected for me to find the new album. and its really great! i can't stop listen to it

    27 Apr 12:52pm Reply

  • littleb109

    hey guis r u giants :-)

    18 Apr 4:16pm Reply

  • jwongso

    They Might Be Giants is even better live! If you want to listen to some live sessions of theirs, they recently stopped by KDHX studios and recorded a couple of songs. Check it out here at http://go.kdhx.org/theymightbegiants31513

    10 Apr 4:24pm Reply

  • deh_k

    In love with the new album!

    29 Mar 10:03pm Reply

  • NerdPostBoy

    Present Frank Zappy's facilitated option

    29 Mar 6:02am Reply

  • McGerkey

    Join Us had more filler I think. Only weak track on Nanobots is Tesla, which is just offensively boring.

    23 Mar 6:02pm Reply

  • kleptocephalus

    After some contemplation, I think I like Join Us more. Still not really sure how I feel about Nanobots on its own.

    15 Mar 5:08am Reply

  • k_naruchiha94

    Nanobots is a great album, much better than Join Us imo. Also love the Fingertips-like songs in the middle.

    12 Mar 10:48am Reply

  • unitedstatesof

    actually its probably the best full album since john henry ((my favorite))

    6 Mar 10:40pm Reply

  • unitedstatesof

    nanobots is best since mink car imo. i love these wacky quirky nerd geek rock dudes quirky as hell

    6 Mar 10:32pm Reply

  • bazinko

    Gee, I used to think The Else was their only good album...

    6 Mar 8:44pm Reply

  • kleptocephalus

    Then again though, maybe it'll just take some time to dissect properly.

    6 Mar 7:50am Reply

  • kleptocephalus

    Don't know how I feel about Nanobots. It's very much the same kind of album as Join Us was, but I'm hard-pressed to say whether it's better or worse. If anything I'm a little disappointed by how similar-sounding it is.

    6 Mar 7:47am Reply

  • NiaChaaaaan

    TMBG never ceases to amaze me when I see them live. Seeing them in Columbus this past weekend marked my 3rd time going to one of their shows and they were absolutely fantastic, as usual. Nanobots is a wonderful album... definitely one of my faves. :)

    5 Mar 7:00pm Reply

  • Cox_of_Seagulls

    I like them both a lot, but I'm not so sure that they're all that similar. Other than both being dismissed as novelty acts by stupid people.

    2 Mar 3:43pm Reply

  • JAMOOL

    the Ween comparison is really spot on though. Ween get too much flack for being a joke band and TMBG for being "geek rock" or whatever when in reality they're both great bands with some odd/cool tendencies, all you TMBG dudes who never got into Ween should do so

    1 Mar 10:55pm Reply

  • spacesuit

    these geek rockers are hilarious

    1 Mar 12:13pm Reply

  • SuckyMcCrapband

    The new album is classic TMBG and easily the best since The Spine. Maybe even the best since Mink Car. Maybe even the best since the 90s. I don't know, I need more time with the album before I make any big proclamations like that, but if nothing else, "You're On Fire" joins "Ana Ng" and "Experimental Film" atop the "best first song on a TMBG album" list.

    28 Feb 12:20pm Reply

  • CoolJets

    The new album is pretty great. Pretty sure it tops Join Us and The Else for me. Not touching The Spine but not much would. Keep up the good work boys!

    28 Feb 9:18am Reply
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