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Glean
Rock · 2015 · 15 tracks · 39m

Glean

They Might Be Giants

Hyper-literate power pop featuring sharp brass arrangements and existential wit. A polished collection of bite-sized anthems for the chronically over-analytical.

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It's fifteen tracks of pure, high-octane nerd-rock that proves these guys still have the best hooks in the business.

A high-energy burst of intellectual restlessness and melodic precision.

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Focused Work+2.1σ

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

Tracklist · 15 Tracks · 39m
01
Erase
2:47
02
Good to Be Alive
3:11
03
Underwater Woman
2:33
04
Music Jail, Parts 1 & 2
3:10
05
Answer
3:26
06
I Can Help the Next in Line
1:59
07
Madam, I Challenge You to a Duel
1:58
08
End of the Rope
2:35
09
All the Lazy Boyfriends
2:46
10
Unpronounceable
3:23
11
Hate the Villanelle
1:52
12
I’m a Coward
2:49
13
Aaa
1:59
14
Let Me Tell You About My Operation
2:59
15
Glean
1:47
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden, jarring shift from the minimalist synth-pop of Music Jail Part 1 into the full-band rock explosion of Part 2.
The intricate, rapid-fire horn arrangements that punctuate the medical narrative of Let Me Tell You About My Operation.
The way the vocal harmonies stack during the final chorus of Answer, creating a rare moment of genuine, unironic pathos.
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