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Factory Showroom
Rock · 1996 · 13 tracks

Factory Showroom

They Might Be Giants

A high-fidelity expansion of the band's eccentric pop, trading drum machines for a full-blooded rock ensemble. Sharp, literate, and surprisingly soulful.

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It's the one where they sound like a real rock band but still sing about 19th-century presidents.

A bright, intellectual energy that masks a deeper, wistful contemplation of time and history.

Factory Showroom · vs · They Might Be Giants
Road Trip+2.6σ

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

Tracklist · 13 Tracks
01
S‐E‐X‐X‐Y
3:51
02
Till My Head Falls Off
2:54
03
How Can I Sing Like a Girl?
4:32
05
Metal Detector
3:50
06
New York City
3:03
07
Your Own Worst Enemy
1:46
08
XTC vs. Adam Ant
3:37
09
Spiraling Shape
4:25
10
James K. Polk
3:05
11
Pet Name
4:04
12
I Can Hear You
1:58
13
The Bells Are Ringing
3:32
18
Exquisite Dead Guy
2:02
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden, crackling transition to a 19th-century wax cylinder recording on I Can Hear You.
The driving, distorted bass line that anchors the frantic energy of Till My Head Falls Off.
The lush, disco-inflected string arrangements and funk guitar scratching on S-E-X-X-Y.
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