They Might Be Giants have announced a new album, The World Is to Dig, dropping April 14. The project marks the band’s first full-length album since 2021’s Grammy-nominated Book.
The 18-song album arrives in all formats (via the band’s website) and on streaming services. There will also be an exclusive 180-gram vinyl color variant available at indie retail shops on April 17th.
To preview the new album, the band have dropped the single “Outside Brain,” alongside the visualizer for the track. John Flansburgh shares: “‘Outside Brain’ is about mania and panic, and is as much about the feelings of those twisted emotions as it is about any real storytelling in the lyrics. I was trying to capture that nightmare fear of being chased or running away from something. Our drummer, Marty Beller, did a great job creating claustrophobia out of a relentless beat. I’m a fan of the Bobby Fuller Four (a garage band from the ’60s that is a little lost to time beyond their hit ‘I Fought the Law’), and I feel like we captured a piece of their very rare vibe in this track.” See the visualizer for ‘Outside Brain’ – HERE.
TMBG also previously shared the album track ‘Wu-Tang’. Singer/songwriter John Linnell shared of that song, “Many years ago, we discussed the idea of celebrating an artist or a style of music, but in the form of a completely unrelated genre of music. The original idea was a Tin Pan Alley-style song extolling the greatness of heavy metal. ‘Wu-Tang’ was written more or less along those lines, partly inspired by their TV biopic, but void of any musical reference to the great hip-hop collective. Are we fans? Sure! Would we ever attempt to emulate their sound? Not publicly.” You can listen to “Wu-Tang” HERE.
In addition, TMGB is gearing up for the launch of their sold-out The Bigger Show Tour, kicking off on April 17th. The band will host multi-night stands across the East Coast and Midwest in Brooklyn, Chicago, Boston, Detroit, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, and Woodstock, where they will “will spotlight a different album each night, and we will make a point of changing up the second sets from night to night just for the recidivists and ourselves.” For ticket information, head HERE.
Preorder The World Is to Dig – HERE.
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