Nanobots (album)
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Nanobots is the sixteenth studio album from
Production
The album, which contains 25 tracks and runs approximately 45 minutes,
Artwork
Artwork for Nanobots was designed by
Promotion
Before the release of the full album, two tracks from the album were released digitally. "Call You Mom" and "You're on Fire" were made available through Rolling Stone and Stereogum, respectively, in the winter preceding the album's release.[19] A full week before the album's official release date, the entire album was also uploaded to TMBG's SoundCloud.[7] Further emphasizing the availability of free music via the Internet, the band also released a mobile app for iOS and Android devices. The app, which is updated daily, allows the user to stream five They Might Be Giants tracks at a time.[20]
They Might Be Giants played an international tour in support of Nanobots. The tour included shows in North America and Australia.[20] The band also performed in the United Kingdom and Germany during the tour.[21]
Reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Consequence of Sound | C−[24] |
Paste | (favorable)[25] |
Robert Christgau | (B+)[26] |
NME | [27] |
Nanobots has garnered generally positive reviews from critics. It has received an aggregate score of 69 (based on 8 reviews) on
The album debuted at No. 57 on the Billboard 200.[28] The album also spent a few weeks on the CMJ Radio 200 chart, peaking at No. 13 in April.[29]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "You're on Fire" | 2:41 |
2. | "Nanobots" | 2:45 |
3. | "Black Ops" | 3:11 |
4. | "Lost My Mind" | 2:50 |
5. | "Circular Karate Chop" | 2:56 |
6. | "Call You Mom" | 3:06 |
7. | "Tesla" | 2:04 |
8. | "Sleep" | 0:42 |
9. | "Stone Cold Coup d'Etat" | 2:57 |
10. | "Sometimes a Lonely Way" | 2:40 |
11. | "Destroy the Past" | 0:16 |
12. | "9 Secret Steps" | 1:56 |
13. | "Hive Mind" | 0:06 |
14. | "Decision Makers" | 0:15 |
15. | "Nouns" | 0:17 |
16. | "There" | 0:09 |
17. | "Insect Hospital" | 1:30 |
18. | "Tick" | 0:11 |
19. | "Replicant" | 2:55 |
20. | "The Darlings of Lumberland" | 3:21 |
21. | "Great" | 0:52 |
22. | "Stuff Is Way" | 1:37 |
23. | "Icky" | 2:32 |
24. | "Too Tall Girl" | 2:34 |
25. | "Didn't Kill Me" | 0:31 |
Total length: | 44:47 |
Australian bonus CD
The Australian CD, released through Breakaway Records, was packaged with a bonus disc containing seven live tracks.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Santa's Beard" | 1:54 |
2. | "Ana Ng" | 4:10 |
3. | "Careful What You Pack" | 2:42 |
4. | "Withered Hope" | 3:16 |
5. | "Judy Is Your Viet Nam" | 1:31 |
6. | "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" | 6:18 |
7. | "How Can I Sing Like A Girl?" | 2:56 |
Total length: | 21:47 |
Personnel
- They Might Be Giants[30]
- John Linnell – songwriting, vocals, accordion, keyboards, bass clarinet, contra-alto clarinet, saxophones, programming
- John Flansburgh – songwriting, vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming
- Backing band[30]
- Marty Beller – drums
- Dan Miller – guitar, piano on 10
- Danny Weinkauf – bass guitar
- Additional musicians[30]
- Stan Harrison – saxophone on 6, saxophones, clarinets and flute on 20
- Jon Graboff – mandolin on 13
- Jedediah Parish – vocals on 14
- Chris Thompson – vibraphone on 19, 24
- Robin Goldwasser – vocals on 1, 9, 16, 24
- Production[30]
- Patrick Dillett– producer
- Jon Altschuler – engineer
- Paul Sahre – graphic design
- Sam Weber – artwork
See also
References
- ^ Flansburgh, John (2013-02-19). "Jo Cheechs Radio Hour 20130226" (MP3). Jo & Cheech's Radio Hour (Interview). Interviewed by Joelle Albury. Rockland, Maine: WRFR.
- ^ "They Might Be Giants Seek Mother Figure on 'Call You Mom' – Song Premiere". Rolling Stone. 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ^ Flansburgh, John (2013-02-09). "Interview with John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants" (MP3). Yoshi's Island (Interview). Interviewed by Maxe Mazelis. Burlington, Vermont: WRUV. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
- ^ "They Might Be Giants on Lojinx". Lojinx. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- ^ "They Might Be Giants Release 'Nanobots'". Tom magazine. 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
- ^ "Nanobots". Amazon UK. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
- ^ a b "Nanobots". Idlewild Recordings (SoundCloud). 2013-02-26. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
- ^ "They Might Be Giants Pack Mini-Jams Into 'Nanobots' – Album Premiere". Rolling Stone. 2013-02-26. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
- ^ Suits Baer, Harrison (2013-01-24). "They Might Be Giants release preview EP for forthcoming album Nanobots". Beats per Minute. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
- Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
- ^ Flansburgh, John (2012-12-06). "Twitter / tmbg". Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- ^ Blistein, Jon (2012-11-16). "They Might Be Giants Q&A: In The Studio With The Nerd-Rock Kings". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- ^ Block, Dustin (2013-02-07). "They Might Be Giants' Detroit memories: Bombing at St. Andrew's, following Skinny Puppy, and buying great records". MLive. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
- ^ "They Might Be Giants Bio". Girlie Action. February 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
- ^ Linnell, John. "The Weird and the Wired". Interview with Arthur Durkee. Night Sites and Sounds. August, 1992.
- ^ Weber, Sam (2013-01-22). "A big thank you to..." Tumblr. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
- ^ Weber, Sam (2011-11-21). "Collage Series". Sampaints.com. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
- ^ Weingarten, Christopher R. (2013-01-22). "Hear They Might Be Giants' Shifty 'Lost My Mind'". Spin. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (2013-02-21). "They Might Be Giants – "You're On Fire" (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
- ^ a b Hall, Tara (2013-02-01). "They Might Be Giants prep for 'Nanobots' rising". SoundSpike. Archived from the original on 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
- ^ "Mailing List Archive/2013-03-13". TMBG Mailing List. This Might Be a Wiki. 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
- ^ a b "Nanobots – They Might Be Giants". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
- ^ Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
- ^ Skidmore, Alex (2013-03-05). "They Might Be Giants: Nanobots". Paste. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
- ^ a b "They Might Be Giants". Retrieved 2014-06-12.
- ^ Jones, Lucy (8 April 2013). "They Might Be Giants – 'Nanobots'". NME. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Nanobots". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
- ^ "Bleached: 'Ride' The Lightning". CMJ. 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
- ^ a b c d Nanobots (Media notes). They Might Be Giants. Idlewild Recordings. 2013.
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External links
- Nanobots on This Might Be A Wiki, a They Might Be Giants MediaWiki