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| Студийный альбом поОни могут быть гигантами | ||||
| Выпущенный | 15 мая 2007 г. | |||
| Записано | Начало 2006 - 2007 гг. В Манхэттене, Бруклине и Лос-Анджелесе. | |||
| Жанр | Альтернативный рок | |||
| Длина | 38 : 12 | |||
| Этикетка | Idlewild, Zoë Records | |||
| Режиссер | Братья Пыльные Пэт Диллетт Они могут быть гигантами | |||
| Они могут быть гигантами хронология | ||||
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| Совокупные баллы | |
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| Источник | Рейтинг |
| Metacritic | (73/100) [1] |
| Оценка по отзывам | |
| Источник | Рейтинг |
| Вся музыка |    [2] |
| АВ клуб | B [3] |
| IGN | (8,5 / 10) [4] |
| Музыкальная шкатулка | [5] |
| Сейчас | [1] |
| Вилы Медиа | (5,3 / 10) [6] |
| PopMatters |   [7] |
| Роберт Кристгау |  [8] |
| Вращение | (6/10) [1] |
| Стилус | B + [9] |
Else является двенадцатый студийный альбом от рок - группы They Might Be Giants , выпущенный Идлвайлд Recordsв 2007 году альбом был произведен в частично The Brothers Dust , наряду с Пэт Диллетт и группой.
The Else впервые был доступен для загрузки через iTunes Store 15 мая 2007 года. Версия на компакт-диске была выпущена в магазинах 10 июля 2007 года, причем первые тиражи сопровождались полноформатным бонусным диском с редким материалом, Cast Your Pod To The Wind (название представляет собой пародию на хит джазового пианиста Винса Гуаральди 1962 года " Cast Your Fate to the Wind "). [10] 11 сентября 2007 года группа выпустила виниловую пластинку с разворотом альбома. Cast Your Pod был доступен отдельно на iTunes в июле 2009 года.
A video, created by Mizushima Hine, for "With the Dark" was released on the band's YouTube page on June 7, 2007. Two more videos, for "The Shadow Government" and "I'm Impressed" were also later released. A full-length video for "The Mesopotamians" was released on Stereogum.com on October 2.
"Careful What You Pack" was originally written for the soundtrack of 2009 film Coraline, but it was not ultimately used in the film.[11]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by They Might Be Giants except as noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm Impressed" | 2:39 |
| 2. | "Take Out the Trash" | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Upside Down Frown" | 2:17 |
| 4. | "Climbing the Walls" | 3:15 |
| 5. | "Careful What You Pack" | 2:40 |
| 6. | "The Cap'm" | 3:11 |
| 7. | "With the Dark" | 3:17 |
| 8. | "The Shadow Government" | 2:37 |
| 9. | "Bee of the Bird of the Moth" | 3:31 |
| 10. | "Withered Hope" (written by They Might Be Giants, Mike Simpson, John King) | 2:54 |
| 11. | "Contrecoup" | 3:11 |
| 12. | "Feign Amnesia" | 2:29 |
| 13. | "The Mesopotamians" | 2:57 |
| Total length: | 38:12 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Brain Problem Situation" | 2:55 |
| 15. | "We Live in a Dump" | 1:40 |
| 16. | "I'm Your Boyfriend Now" | 2:40 |
Cast Your Pod to the Wind (bonus disc)[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Put Your Hand on the Computer" | 1:57 |
| 2. | "I'm Your Boyfriend Now" | 2:40 |
| 3. | "Why Did You Grow a Beard?" | 1:08 |
| 4. | "We Live in a Dump" | 1:40 |
| 5. | "Brain Problem Situation" | 2:55 |
| 6. | "Sketchy Galore" | 2:21 |
| 7. | "Microphone" | 2:04 |
| 8. | "Vestibule" | 1:59 |
| 9. | "Greasy Kid Stuff" | 1:40 |
| 10. | "Metal Detector (live)" | 3:43 |
| 11. | "Employee of the Month" | 1:24 |
| 12. | "Homunculus" | 2:16 |
| 13. | "No Plan B (live)" | 1:40 |
| 14. | "Morgan in the Morning" | 1:07 |
| 15. | "Kendra McCormick" | 0:51 |
| 16. | "Yeah, the Deranged Millionaire" | 1:23 |
| 17. | "My Other Phone Is a Boom Car" | 0:27 |
| 18. | "I Hear a New World" | 2:09 |
| 19. | "(She Was a) Hotel Detective in the Future" | 2:05 |
| 20. | "Haunted Floating Eye" | 1:25 |
| 21. | "Scott Bower" | 1:23 |
| 22. | "The Mexican Drill" | 1:10 |
| 23. | "Cast Your Pod to the Wind" | 1:26 |
Personnel[edit]
- They Might Be Giants
- John Flansburgh – songwriting, vocals, guitars, programming
- John Linnell – songwriting, vocals, keyboards, programming
- Backing band
- Marty Beller – drums
- Dan Miller – guitar; piano on "Careful What You Pack"
- Danny Weinkauf – bass guitar
- Additional musicians
- Mauro Refosco – percussion (track 9)
- Justin Meldal-Johnsen – acoustic bass guitar (9)
- Dan Levine – trombone (9, 10)
- Stan Harrison – saxophone (9, 10)
- Jim O'Connor – trumpet (9, 10)
- Lyle Workman – guitar (6, 9)
- Sharon Jones – vocals (10)
- Production
- They Might Be Giants – producers (except 3, 6, 9, 10, 12)
- Patrick Dillett – producer (except 3, 6, 9, 10, 12), engineer
- The Dust Brothers – producers (2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)
- UE Nastasi – mastering
- Yuki Takahashi – engineer
- Greg Thompson – engineer
- Jon Altschuler – engineer
- Marcel Dzama – artwork, costumes, photography
Reception[edit]
The album reached #9 on the Billboard Top Digital Albums chart.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Critic reviews at Metacritic
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ The A.V. Club review
- ^ IGN review
- ^ The Music Box review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
- ^ Stylus Magazine review
- ^ Jonathan Cohen. "They Might Be Giants Plot July For Next Disc". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2007-04-13. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ Gaiman, Neil (2007-07-10). "Orchids and hemlock". Neil Gaiman's Journal. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
- ^ "Top Digital Albums". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-07-15. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
External links[edit]
- The Else at Metacritic
