Following Glean and Why?, Phone Power is the third They Might Be Giants album to come from the relaunched Dial-A-Song.
If Glean delivered some of John Linnell and John Flansburgh's best warped pop in years and Why? recalled the brilliance of children's albums like No!, then Phone Power serves as a reminder of the band's dedication to their fans.
Not only was the album -- the band's 19th -- released as a pay-what-you-want download, it also features a long-awaited studio version of their cover of the Destiny's Child hit "Bills, Bills, Bills." Elsewhere, the band channels the Beach Boys on "Shape Shifter" and disco on "I'll Be Haunting You," while "Apophenia," "I Love You for Psychological Reasons," and "Sold My Mind to the Kremlin" are among the finest examples of TMBG's inimitably quirky style here.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apophenia | They Might Be Giants | Play | 02:33 | 5 MB | 18 MB |
| 2 | I Love You for Psychological Reasons | They Might Be Giants | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 3 | To a Forest | They Might Be Giants | Play | 02:10 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 4 | I Am Alone | They Might Be Giants | Play | 02:29 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 5 | Say Nice Things About Detroit | They Might Be Giants | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 6 | Trouble Awful Devil Evil | They Might Be Giants | Play | 03:28 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | Daylight | They Might Be Giants | Play | 01:51 | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| 8 | Sold My Mind to the Kremlin | They Might Be Giants | Play | 02:02 | 4 MB | 13 MB |
| 9 | It Said Something | They Might Be Giants | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 10 | Impossibly New | They Might Be Giants | Play | 02:06 | 4 MB | 13 MB |
| 11 | I'll Be Haunting You | They Might Be Giants | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 12 | Got Getting Up So Down | They Might Be Giants | Play | 01:41 | 3 MB | 10 MB |
| 13 | Shape Shifter | They Might Be Giants | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 14 | Bills, Bills, Bills | They Might Be Giants | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 15 | Black Ops Alt | They Might Be Giants | Play | 02:31 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 16 | I Wasn't Listening | They Might Be Giants | Play | 01:31 | 3 MB | 9 MB |
| 17 | ECNALUMBA | They Might Be Giants | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 18 | What Did I Do To You | They Might Be Giants | Play | 01:29 | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| 45 mins | 103 MB | |||||
| 45 mins | 306 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Altschuler | Engineer |
| 2 | Marty Beller | Drums, Group Member |
| 3 | Patrick Dillett | Mixing, Producer |
| 4 | John Flansburgh | Group Member, Guitar, Vocals |
| 5 | David Groener | Engineer |
| 6 | Andre Kelman | Engineer |
| 7 | John Linnell | Group Member, Keyboards, Vocals, Woodwind |
| 8 | Dan Miller | Group Member, Guitar |
| 9 | UE Nastasi | Mastering |
| 10 | Paul Sahre | Design |
| 11 | They Might Be Giants | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 12 | Danny Weinkauf | Bass, Group Member |
| 13 | James York | Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |