The Escape Team
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| Released | December 10, 2018 | |||
| Studio | Reservoir Studios NYC | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 23:42 | |||
| Label | Idlewild | |||
| Producer | They Might Be Giants, Pat Dillett | |||
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The Escape Team is the 22nd studio album by American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants, released on December 10, 2018[1] for digital download and pre-order. The digital download and pre-order was released simultaneously with My Murdered Remains. The physical album was released in May 2019.[2]
The Escape Team is a concept album, made in collaboration with long-time TMBG music video collaborator David Cowles, based on fictional characters from his original comic book of the same name.[3][unreliable source?]
In the year prior to the album's release, songs from The Escape Team were released as part of They Might Be Giants' 2018 Dial-A-Song series. Each song was released with a music video animated and directed by Cowles, with the exception of "The Poisonousness," which was directed by Ajax Digital Design.
Track listing
[edit | edit source]All tracks are written by They Might Be Giants.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jackie the Clipper" | 2:22 |
| 2. | "Chip the CHiP" | 1:48 |
| 3. | "Burnice" | 1:54 |
| 4. | "Dr. Sy Fly" | 2:03 |
| 5. | "Dunkin Of Course Of Course" | 2:06 |
| 6. | "Mr. Mischief Night" | 2:11 |
| 7. | "John Postal" | 2:37 |
| 8. | "Flo Wheeler" | 2:05 |
| 9. | "Corrupted Lyle" | 1:39 |
| 10. | "Re-PETE Offender" | 2:13 |
| 11. | "The Poisonousness" | 2:55 |
| Total length: | 23:53 | |
Personnel
[edit | edit source]They Might Be Giants
- John Flansburgh – vocals, guitars, programming, etc.
- John Linnell – vocals, keyboards, woodwinds, etc.
Backing Band
- Marty Beller – drums
- Dan Miller – guitars
- Danny Weinkauf – bass guitar
Additional musicians
- Chris Anderson – bass and mellotron on "Corrupted Lyle"
- Robin Goldwasser – vocals on "The Poisonousness"
Production
- Daniel Avila – engineering
- Pat Dillett – production, mixing
- James York – engineering
- Ue Nastasi – Audio mastering
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