Home → They Might Be Giants → Lincoln
Lincoln
Rock · 1988 · 18 tracks

Lincoln

They Might Be Giants

Hyper-literate pop vignettes where drum machine precision meets accordion-led existentialism. A dense, witty, and restless landmark of 1980s alternative music.

Find on Amazon

It is like a hyper-caffeinated history teacher started a band with a drum machine and an accordion.

A restless, intellectual energy that masks deep existential anxiety with playful melodies.

Lincoln · vs · They Might Be Giants
Library+2.4σ

Library saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 18 Tracks
01
Ana Ng
3:23
02
Cowtown
2:21
03
Lie Still, Little Bottle
2:06
04
Purple Toupee
2:40
05
Cage & Aquarium
1:10
06
Where Your Eyes Don’t Go
3:06
07
Piece of Dirt
2:01
08
Mr. Me
1:52
09
Pencil Rain
2:42
10
The World’s Address
2:24
11
I’ve Got a Match
2:37
12
Santa’s Beard
1:55
13
You’ll Miss Me
1:54
14
They’ll Need a Crane
2:33
15
Shoehorn With Teeth
1:13
16
Stand on Your Own Head
1:16
17
Snowball in Hell
2:32
18
Kiss Me, Son of God
1:53
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring, distorted guitar riff that opens Ana Ng before the accordion takes over.
The sudden shift to a dark, jazz-inflected bassline in Lie Still, Little Bottle.
The way the string arrangement on Kiss Me, Son of God creates a mock-regal grandiosity.
The frantic, overlapping vocal rounds during the climax of Snowball in Hell.
Sits BesideSee all
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
1986

Shares alternative rock, art pop, indie pop (subgenres); playful, anxious, energetic (moods)

Flood
Flood
They Might Be Giants
1990

Shares alternative rock, art pop, indie pop (subgenres); nasal, harmonized, deadpan (vocal style)

(She Was a) Hotel Detective
(She Was a) Hotel Detective
They Might Be Giants
1988

Shares alternative rock, art pop, indie pop (subgenres); playful, mysterious, energetic (moods)

Long Tall Weekend
Long Tall Weekend
They Might Be Giants
1999

Shares alternative rock, art pop, indie pop (subgenres); nasal, harmonized, deadpan (vocal style)

BOOK
BOOK
They Might Be Giants
2021

Shares alternative rock, art pop, indie pop (subgenres); coffee_shop, library, urban_night (atmosphere)

The Escape Team
The Escape Team
They Might Be Giants
2018

Shares alternative rock, art pop, indie pop (subgenres); nasal, harmonized, deadpan (vocal style)

I Palindrome I
I Palindrome I
They Might Be Giants
1992

Shares alternative rock, art pop, indie pop (subgenres); nasal, harmonized, deadpan (vocal style)

Join Us
Join Us
They Might Be Giants
2011

Shares alternative rock, art pop, indie pop (subgenres); coffee_shop, urban_night, sunday_morning (atmosphere)

My Murdered Remains
My Murdered Remains
They Might Be Giants
2018

Shares alternative rock, art pop, indie pop (subgenres); playful, mysterious, wistful (moods)

Indestructible Object
Indestructible Object
They Might Be Giants
2004

Shares alternative rock, art pop, indie pop (subgenres); nasal, harmonized, deadpan (vocal style)

Reviews
AllMusic
Read review

Cassette uses generative AI to enrich its catalog. How we use AI →