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They Might Be Giants
Band, *1982 US, Lincoln, Massachusetts
Rock
A.k.a. The Avatars Of They
Alternative/indie rock band that was formed in 1982. The band was started by John Linnell and John Flansburgh, who are still the band's only official members. They were initially accompanied by a drum machine before employing a backing band in 1992. Current backing band members: Dan Miller (2) (guitar since 1998) Danny Weinkauf (bass since 1998) Marty Beller (drums since 2004) Curt Ramm (brass since 2017) Former backing band members (years are approximate): Eric Schermerhorn (guitar 1996-1998) Jay Sherman-Godfrey (guitar 1993-1996) Graham Maby (bass 1996-1997) Hal Cragin (bass 1996-1998) Tony Maimone (bass 1992-1998) Dan Hickey (drums 1997-2003) Brian Doherty (drums 1993-1997) Jonathan Feinberg (drums 1992) Kurt Hoffman (keyboard and woodwinds 1992-1994)
Members
 | John Flansburgh voc, g *1963 US |
 | John Linnell voc, key *1959 US |
Popular Tracks 
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) on Flood by They Might Be Giants Birdhouse in Your Soul on Flood by They Might Be Giants Kiss Me, Son of God on Lincoln by They Might Be Giants Stuff Is Way on Nanobots by They Might Be Giants Boss Of Me on Mink Car by They Might Be Giants Doctor Worm on Severe Tire Damage by They Might Be Giants Particle Man on Flood by They Might Be Giants Don't Let's Start on They Might Be Giants by They Might Be Giants Minimum Wage on Flood by They Might Be Giants Ana Ng on Lincoln by They Might Be GiantsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Membership
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Some Murdered Remains | They Might Be Giants | 2019 | Album |
| The Escape Team | They Might Be Giants | 2018 | Album |
| I Like Fun | They Might Be Giants | 2018 | Album |
| My Murdered Remains | They Might Be Giants | 2018 | Album |
| 2018 Live | They Might Be Giants | 2018 | Album |
| John Henry Demos | They Might Be Giants | 2018 | Album |
| Live in Brooklyn | They Might Be Giants | 2016 | Album |
| Phone Power | They Might Be Giants | 2016 | Album |
| Dial-A-Song Radio Network Partners Intro Songs | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Whole Lot Of Glean | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Contrecoup (Live Radio Version) | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Daily Show Open | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Name | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Glean | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| ECNALUBMA | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Spy (Original Dial-A-Song Version) | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Vote Or Don't | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Hello Mrs. Wheelyke | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Bills, Bills, Bills | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| TMBG Have This Thing | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| And Mom And Kid | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Summer Breeze | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Impossibly New | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Starry Eyes | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Aaa | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Sold My Mind To The Kremlin | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| The Cap'm (Live In Studio) | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Underwater Woman | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Particle Man (Live At Nola Studio) | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Tesla Remix Project - Studio Cat | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Let Me Tell You About My Operation | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Hate The Villanelle | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Music Jail, Pt. 1 & 2 | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Erase | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Madam, I Challenge You to a Duel | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| No Cops | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Answer | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| I Was Dancing In The Lesbian Bar | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| I'm A Coward | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| End Of The Rope | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Thinking Machine | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| The Velvet Ape | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Unpronounceable | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| I Was Dancing In The Lesbian Bar (Lauren Flax Remix) | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| I Can Help The Next In Line | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Good To Be Alive | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| All The Lazy Boyfriends | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Live In Berlin | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Album |
| Apophenia | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| I Am Alone | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| I'll Be Haunting You | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Daylight | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| College Town | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| To A Forest | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| It Said Something | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Elephants | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Long White Beard | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| I Love You For Psychological Reasons | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Outboard Part Of Man | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Cloisonné (Vocal Only) | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Spare The Rock | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Oddball | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Tiny Doctors | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Shape Shifter | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| The Mesopotamians (Live In Studio) | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| We Live In A Dump (Demo) | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Prepare | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Black Ops (Alt. Version) | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Omnicorn | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Another Weirdo | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| I Made a Mess | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| I Haven't Seen You in Forever | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Flood Live In Australia | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Album |
| I Am Invisible | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Rock Club | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Walking My Cat Named Dog | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Answer | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Album |
| What Did I Do To You? | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Dial-A-Song Direct | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Album |
| Say Nice Things About Detroit | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Moles, Hounds, Bears, Bees And Hares | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Why? | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Album |
| 50,000,000 They Might Be Giants Songs Can't Be Wrong | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Compil. |
| Definition Of Good | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Trouble Awful Devil Evil | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| They Might Be Giants | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Single |
| Glean | They Might Be Giants | 2015 | Album |
| Idlewild | They Might Be Giants | 2014 | Compil. |
| I Wasn't Listening | They Might Be Giants | 2014 | Single |
| Got Getting Up So Down | They Might Be Giants | 2014 | Single |
| First Album Live! | They Might Be Giants | 2014 | Album |
| John Henry + Factory Showroom | They Might Be Giants | 2013 | Album |
| Nanobots | They Might Be Giants | 2013 | Album |
| Lost My Mind | They Might Be Giants | 2013 | Album |
| Flood + Apollo 18 | They Might Be Giants | 2013 | Album |
| You're On Fire | They Might Be Giants | 2013 | Album |
| Them Ain't Big Eye Ants | They Might Be Giants | 2013 | Album |
| Circular Karate Chop | They Might Be Giants | 2013 | Album |
| Instant Fan Club For Kids! 7" | They Might Be Giants | 2013 | Single |
| At Large | They Might Be Giants | 2012 | Compil. |
| 2012 Instant Fan Club 7" | They Might Be Giants | 2012 | Single |
| Four Covers | They Might Be Giants | 2012 | Single |
| Can't Keep Johnny Down | They Might Be Giants | 2011 | Single |
| Never Knew Love | They Might Be Giants | 2011 | Single |
| Cloisonné | They Might Be Giants | 2011 | Single |
| Old Pine Box | They Might Be Giants | 2011 | Single |
| Join Us* *Four Advance Tracks | They Might Be Giants | 2011 | Album |
| Other Thing Brass Band | They Might Be Giants | 2011 | Single |
| Join Us | They Might Be Giants | 2011 | Album |
| Album Raises New And Troubling Questions | They Might Be Giants | 2011 | Compil. |
| 2011 Instant Fan Club 7" | They Might Be Giants | 2011 | Single |
| Tiny Desk Concert | They Might Be Giants | 2011 | Album |
| Here Comes Science | They Might Be Giants | 2009 | Album |
| Here Come The 123s | They Might Be Giants | 2008 | Album |
| I'm Impressed | They Might Be Giants | 2007 | Album |
| The Else | They Might Be Giants | 2007 | Album |
| Radio Sampler '07 | They Might Be Giants | 2007 | Album |
| Here Come The ABCs | They Might Be Giants | 2005 | Album |
| A User's Guide To They Might Be Giants | They Might Be Giants | 2005 | Compil. |
| Venue Songs | They Might Be Giants | 2005 | Album |
| Experimental Film | They Might Be Giants | 2004 | Single |
| Experimental Film | They Might Be Giants | 2004 | Album |
| Indestructible Object | They Might Be Giants | 2004 | Album |
| The Spine | They Might Be Giants | 2004 | Album |
| The Spine Surfs Alone | They Might Be Giants | 2004 | Album |
| Prevenge | They Might Be Giants | 2004 | Single |
| The Spine Surfs Alone | They Might Be Giants | 2004 | Album |
| Au Contraire | They Might Be Giants | 2004 | Album |
| Selections From "The Spine" | They Might Be Giants | 2004 | Album |
| Gigantic (A Tale Of Two Johns) | They Might Be Giants | 2003 | Single |
| Bed Bed Bed | They Might Be Giants | 2003 | Album |
| No! | They Might Be Giants | 2002 | Album |
| They Got Lost | They Might Be Giants | 2002 | Compil. |
| Dial-A-Song: 20 Years Of They Might Be Giants | They Might Be Giants | 2002 | Compil. |
| Another First Kiss | They Might Be Giants | 2002 | Album |
| "Mink Car" Retail Sampler | They Might Be Giants | 2001 | Album |
| They Might Be Giants Vs. McSweeney's | They Might Be Giants | 2001 | Album |
| Holidayland | They Might Be Giants | 2001 | Compil. |
| 2001 Radio Sampler Number 2 | They Might Be Giants | 2001 | Album |
| 2001 Radio Sampler #1 | They Might Be Giants | 2001 | Single |
| Man, It's So Loud In Here | They Might Be Giants | 2001 | Single |
| The Leonard Lopate Show (Theme) | They Might Be Giants | 2001 | Single |
| Mink Car | They Might Be Giants | 2001 | Album |
| Boss Of Me | They Might Be Giants | 2001 | Single |
| Boss Of Me (The Song From The Hit TV Show Malcolm In The Middle) | They Might Be Giants | 2000 | Single |
| Working Undercover For The Man | They Might Be Giants | 2000 | Album |
| Best Of The Early Years | They Might Be Giants | 1999 | Compil. |
| Long Tall Weekend | They Might Be Giants | 1999 | Album |
| Live | They Might Be Giants | 1999 | Album |
| Direct From Brooklyn | They Might Be Giants | 1998 | Album |
| Doctor Worm | They Might Be Giants | 1998 | Single |
| Severe Tire Damage | They Might Be Giants | 1998 | Album |
| Then: The Earlier Years | They Might Be Giants | 1997 | Compil. |
| Then: The Earlier Years | They Might Be Giants | 1997 | Compil. |
| S-E-X-X-Y | They Might Be Giants | 1996 | Single |
| Factory Showroom | They Might Be Giants | 1996 | Album |
| Live!! New York City 10/14/94 | They Might Be Giants | 1995 | Album |
| Sleeping In The Flowers | They Might Be Giants | 1995 | Single |
| Back To Skull | They Might Be Giants | 1994 | Single |
| John Henry | They Might Be Giants | 1994 | Album |
| On The Edge | Sonic Youth / They Might Be Giants | 1994 | Album |
| AKA Driver | They Might Be Giants | 1994 | Single |
| Snail Shell | They Might Be Giants | 1994 | Single |
| O Tannenbaum | They Might Be Giants | 1993 | Single |
| Dr. Spock's Back-up Band | They Might Be Giants | 1993 | Album |
| Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is A Mass Of Incandescent Gas) | They Might Be Giants | 1993 | Single |
| Rip Van Rueben / Moving To The Sun | XTC / They Might Be Giants | 1992 | Single |
| Apollo 18 | They Might Be Giants | 1992 | Album |
| The Statue Got Me High | They Might Be Giants | 1992 | Album |
| I Palindrome I | They Might Be Giants | 1992 | Single |
| The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) | They Might Be Giants | 1992 | Single |
| Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had A Deal | They Might Be Giants | 1991 | Single |
| Miscellaneous T | They Might Be Giants | 1991 | Compil. |
| Istanbul (Not Constantinople) | They Might Be Giants | 1990 | Single |
| Flood | They Might Be Giants | 1990 | Album |
| Your Racist Friend | They Might Be Giants | 1990 | Single |
| Twisting | They Might Be Giants | 1990 | Single |
| Birdhouse In Your Soul | They Might Be Giants | 1989 | Single |
| Video Compilation | They Might Be Giants | 1989 | Album |
| Don't Let's Start | They Might Be Giants | 1989 | Compil. |
| They'll Need A Crane | They Might Be Giants | 1989 | Album |
| Ana Ng | They Might Be Giants | 1989 | Album |
| Purple Toupee | They Might Be Giants | 1989 | Single |
| (She Was A) Hotel Detective | They Might Be Giants | 1988 | Single |
| Lincoln Sampler | They Might Be Giants | 1988 | Album |
| Lincoln | They Might Be Giants | 1988 | Album |
| Don't Let's Start | They Might Be Giants | 1987 | Single |
| They Might Be Giants | They Might Be Giants | 1986 | Album |
| (Put Your Hand Inside The) Puppet Head / Insane | They Might Be Giants / Joshua Fried | 1986 | Single |
| Wiggle Diskette | They Might Be Giants | 1985 | Single |
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