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Flood
Rock · 1990 · 13 tracks

Flood

They Might Be Giants

Nineteen tracks of hyper-literate pop where accordions replace lead guitars. A high-energy collision of catchy melodies and surrealist existentialism.

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It's like a science fair project that somehow became a perfect pop record.

An infectious blend of high-energy whimsy and underlying existential dread.

Flood · vs · They Might Be Giants
Library+2.0σ

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

Tracklist · 13 Tracks
01
Theme From Flood
0:27
03
Lucky Ball & Chain
2:47
05
Dead
2:59
09
We Want a Rock
2:48
10
Someone Keeps Moving My Chair
2:23
11
Hearing Aid
3:27
13
Letterbox
1:25
14
Whistling in the Dark
3:25
15
Hot Cha
1:35
16
Women & Men
1:47
17
Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love
1:36
18
They Might Be Giants
2:45
19
Road Movie to Berlin
2:22
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden, jarring transition from the barbershop quartet intro of the title track into the synth-heavy pulse of Birdhouse in Your Soul.
The way the accordion mimics a heavy metal riff during the bridge of We Want a Rock.
The somber, cabaret-style piano that closes the album on Road Movie to Berlin, contrasting the previous high energy.
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