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The Escape Team
Rock · 2018 · 11 tracks · 23m

The Escape Team

They Might Be Giants

Eleven punchy character studies based on a comic book. A synth-forward, hyper-literate collection of bite-sized narratives that feel like a secret clubhouse meeting.

December 10, 2018 · Idlewild Recordings

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A brisk and imaginative collection of character sketches that feels both intellectually playful and sonically focused.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 23m
01
Jackie the Clipper
2:25
02
Chip the CHiP
1:50
03
Burnice
1:54
04
Dr. Sy Fly
2:03
05
Dunkin of Course of Course
2:06
06
Mr. Mischief Night
2:10
07
John Postal
2:35
08
Flo Wheeler
2:04
09
Corrupted Lyle
1:39
10
Re‐Pete Offender
2:12
11
The Poisonousness
2:50
Moments Worth Waiting For
The driving, synth-led urgency of Chip the CHiP that feels like a lost 80s television theme.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Escape Team sound next to the rest of They Might Be Giants's catalogue?

Reading+4.0σ

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

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