Mailing List Archive/2025-11-06
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⭕ Hello! 25% off everything at TMBGshop! Nightlights back in stock! ⭕ and we got Cleveland Nashville Asheville shows! And CHATTANOOGA!⭕[edit]
WE’RE ON TOUR!
Just four cities left this year! Chattanooga Nashville Asheville Cleveland. Dates below or go to www.TMBG.com for links.
JF here. I think I buried the lede as they say. Yes, the nightlight is back in stock and on super-sale!
IT'S OUR ANNUAL EARLY BIRD SALE!
Our 25% off storewide sale is on through Saturday night.
All our subsequent holiday sales will be less off, so don’t miss out.
AUSTRALIAN AND ENGLISH SCOTTISH IRISH WELSH FOLK!
Our overseas stores are packed with rare vinyl without that bitter international shipping aftertaste.
English, Scottish, Irish, and Welsh shoppers! This sale is on at https://tmbg.tmstor.es/
Australian folk! Go to https://tmbgshop.com.au/
Y’all use the same code: THEYMAS
(It was a long time coming getting these stores up to par, but they are!)
Hello friends. It’s day three of our holiday sales drive for all this TMBG-related merchandise that fills our warehouse in Texas. And we have a plan to get it flying out the door.
We are coming at you with 25% off. Yes. 25% off everything. Traditionally, running a business at a profit is considered common sense; but we are dreamers and we can’t live our dream until everything in our world has the words They Might Be Giants printed somewhere on it.
WHAT HAVE WE GOT?
Everything for gift giving including socks, nightlights, tons of new shirt designs, the very last copies of BOOK, baseball hats to celebrate the World Series, and much more.
We have everything for vinyl people, like Beast of Horns, The Spine Surfs Alone, Long Tall Weekend, and even picture discs.
We even have our first album in a new vinyl color-way.
There is even this NPR-compliant tote bag, in tasteful oatmeal with the art-director approved warm red color way. And it’s big enough to hold your vinyl!
DEPT. of WHAT!? DEPT
The Spine, The Spine Surfs Alone rarities set, Long Tall Weekend, and Join Us
ARE ON SUPER-SALE WITH 35% OFF.
Add in the THEYMAS code to the 4 LPs already on sale for your insane 35% pricing.
SO MANY COOL SHIRT DESIGNS WE DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW TO SHOW THEM ALL!
DIRECT LINKS FOR REAL TICKETS to THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS ON TOUR
11.13 Chattanooga https://bit.ly/TMBG032125
11.15 Nashville https://bit.ly/TMBG032325
11.17 Asheville https://bit.ly/TMBG11172025
11.22 Cleveland https://bit.ly/TMBG112225
SOME SONGS TO MIX THINGS UP
Finally, here is a playlist from John F. with a focus on a bit of musical discovery. (I included a TMBG track from the Beast of Horns Sampler because I’ve been told by serious people that "that’s the point,” but I’m just doing this for fun!)
Notably, near the top is a track from the new Geese album everyone is listening to. I became semi-obsessed with the vibes of the Cameron Winter album, so I was super-psyched to hear this new album was coming, and it is quite the payoff.
Also, I became recently aware via TMBGareOK of this amazing quote, which warmed my ice-covered heart…
I could not resist including Pussy Palace from the new Lily Allen album everybody is talking about. Honestly, I’ve always enjoyed her shade of shade, and while truth serum lyrics don’t usually entertain me, the withering candor here is kind of a revelation. I hope she keeps going.
Also in the mix is Robert Palmer. I’ve been digging into his earliest Island albums which are pretty remarkable, spotlighting some New Orleans music royalty with the Meters, Art Neville, and Allen Toussaint all contributing, along with members of Little Feat. Hearing this Lee Dorsey track from the early sixties made over into this steamy, lascivious version is exactly what Palmer’s vibe was about.
There is a relatively recent Paul McCartney song that is quite joyful, followed by a track from back in the day from singer/actor Kenny Lynch, a long-time McCartney pal who actually is in the faux band on the cover of Band on the Run.
Also in the mix is Robert Palmer. I’ve been digging into his earliest Island albums which are pretty remarkable, spotlighting some New Orleans music royalty with the Meters, Art Neville, and Allen Toussaint all contributing, along with members of Little Feat. Hearing this Lee Dorsey track from the early sixties made over into this steamy, lascivious version is exactly what Palmer’s vibe was about.
There is a relatively recent Paul McCartney song that is quite joyful, followed by a track from back in the day from singer/actor Kenny Lynch, a long-time McCartney pal who actually is in the faux band on the cover of Band on the Run.
And it all raps up with a song from Louie Sings. Love everything about that man.
Hope you enjoy these tracks. I’m going to try to keep the ball rolling in this dept.
We also want to make everyone aware that the TWELFTH anniversary of the They Might Be Playing They Might Be Giants music marathon is happening on Friday, November 14.
https://www.tmbg.love/
https://www.tmbg.love/
This event is a day-long broadcast of the music of They Might Be Giants on the remarkable radio station KMSU 89.7 FM The Maverick in Mankato, MN. It’s also a worldwide streaming event at https://www.mnsu.edu/kmsu-radio/listen-live, bringing people together through the shared joys of They Might Be Giants' music. Both Johns will appear on the air over the course of the day. If you have some great questions, post them at https://www.tmbg.love.
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