They Might Be Giants have perfected their deliriously catchy, original sound over the past three decades. The New Yorker has said they “combine a Dadaist sensibility with smart hooks”
while the Village Voice
crowed, “They make defiantly uncool look and sound unbelievably cool…”
The two-time GRAMMY winning Brooklyn originals return with charming wit, electrifying pop melodies and just enough bass clarinet on their 16th studio album. Created at the private studio of their long time collaborator and producer Patrick Dillett (David Byrne, Mary J. Blige, Tegan and Sara), Nanobots will be released March 5, 2013 via Idlewild Recordings and distributed through Megaforce. TMBG’s 2013 touring schedule is below. Their tour kicks off in Portland, Maine, not Portland, Oregon. Any possible west coast dates have not been announced yet.
Nanobots finds the band in fine form. Title track “Nanobots” puts a dark cartoonish spin on the world of technology while the call and response chorus and percussive guitar line of “You’re On Fire” dares even the grumpiest wallflower not to dance. Blending the band’s signature storytelling, some dueling horns and sly humor, “Call You Mom” (below) is a caffeinated pop gem.
NYC New Years Shows
12/29: Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
12/30: Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
12/31: Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
TMBG National Tour Dates
2/27: Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall
2/28: Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
3/1: Rochester, NY @ Historic German House
3/2: Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
3/3: Cincinnati, OH @ Madison Theatre
3/5: Louisville, KY @ Headliners
3/6: Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom
3/7: Birmingham, AL @ Workplay Theatre
3/8: New Orleans, LA @ HOB
3/9: Houston, TX @ HOB
3/ 12: Dallas, TX @ HOB
3/13: Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
3/14: Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note
3/15: St Louis, MO @ The Pageant
3/16: Chicago, IL @ Vic Theater
3/17: Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
3/19: Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theater
3/20: Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr Small’s
3/21: Tarrytown, NY @ Tarrytown Music Hall
3/22: Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
4/3: Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
4/4: Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
4/5: Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
4/6: Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live
4/7: Richmond, VA @ The National
4/9: Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theatre
4/10: Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
4/11: Charleston, SC @ Music Farm
4/12: Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
4/13: Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
4/14: Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
