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The Spine
Rock · 2004 · 14 tracks

The Spine

They Might Be Giants

A sharp return to adult-oriented power pop. Tightly wound melodies and punchy brass sections frame lyrics about social paranoia and existential confusion.

July 13, 2004 · Idlewild Recordings

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A caffeinated blend of intellectual curiosity and low-simmering social dread.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
Experimental Film
2:57
02
Spine
0:34
04
Wearing a Raincoat
3:10
05
Prevenge
2:44
06
Thunderbird
2:38
07
Bastard Wants to Hit Me
2:14
08
The World Before Later On
1:53
09
Museum of Idiots
3:03
10
It’s Kickin’ In
2:02
11
Spines
0:31
13
Damn Good Times
2:39
14
Broke in Two
2:59
15
Stalk of Wheat
1:27
16
I Can’t Hide From My Mind
2:44
Moments Worth Listening For
The explosive, brass-heavy chorus of Museum of Idiots that elevates a song about stubbornness into a tragic anthem.
The jittery, hand-clapping energy of Experimental Film that perfectly captures the frantic nature of creative insecurity.
The way the bassline in Wearing a Raincoat anchors a surreal meditation on the protective layers we build around ourselves.
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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 Spine sound next to the rest of They Might Be Giants's catalogue?

Focused Work+2.5σ

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

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