April 12, 2004 | Posted by mark at 03:15 PM

My clothes are wet

They Might Be Giants - "Am I Awake".


Taken from the Giants' latest EP Indestructible Object on Barsuk. If I'm not mistaken, this is the first time they've been on an indie label since their Bar None days (current home of the Trachtenberg Family Slideshow Players and Evan Dando). Well, I guess Restless counts as an indie, but Barsuk is just way cooler, what with Death Cab for Cutie on the roster. Anyway, this song is a continuation of their work on Mink Car-- more beats, more guitar noise, and the same catchy melodies. Some might argue that they've been chasing the same notes since Apollo 18, but whatever. It's still really good, and I think you'll all agree that, even though you won't be playing this in the club, you will be listening to it on your commute at full volume.

Comments

this song is awesome. i haven't liked a TMBG song like this in a long time.

Posted by: jc at April 14, 2004 05:58 PM

Anyone got an MP3 of their cover of "Caroline No"?

Posted by: stereogum at April 16, 2004 12:51 PM

I'll post one soon. I just don't have the cd with me at work.

Posted by: another mark at April 16, 2004 12:58 PM
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