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Recent News April 15, 2026 New interviews with They Might Be Giants have been published: Classic Pop w/ John Linnell (print issue 104), The Mixtape Podcast w/ John Linnell (video), The Live Wire w/ John Linnell (video) and 15 Questions w/ John Flansburgh. April 14, 2026 The World Is To Dig, the brand-new album by They Might Be Giants, has been released on streaming services, as well as a digital download on the TMBG Shop. It is also available in physical formats such as vinyl, CD, and cassette. Additionally, a music video for "Get Down", directed by Paul Sahre, has been uploaded to YouTube. April 11, 2026 John Flansburgh was interviewed and guest DJ'd on SiriusXM. April 10, 2026 John Flansburgh was interviewed on Episode 716 of the Beginnings podcast on the topic of developing a creative identity. John Linnell was previously a guest on Episode 519. April 9, 2026 John Linnell was interviewed by Sense Music Media about The World Is To Dig. April 8, 2026 John Linnell spoke to No Barriers about the upcoming album, and John Flansburgh spoke to Song Track Radio about songwriting and WTTS about the band's upcoming shows. April 7, 2026 John Linnell spoke to Bloomington, IN radio station WFHB about The World Is To Dig. April 6, 2026 John Flansburgh has been interviewed by Australian radio station The Pulse 94.7 FM. April 5, 2026 John Flansburgh has been interviewed by two YouTube video podcasts, Toddcast and Crannk. April 3, 2026 John and John were interviewed on the EarWax podcast here to speak about The World Is To Dig. April 2, 2026 A new interview with John Flansburgh by Chronogram Magazine was released here. March 31, 2026 The fourth digital preview track from The World Is To Dig, a cover of "Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)" by Raspberries, is now available for free download at the TMBG Shop. Additionally, an animated music video has been released on YouTube. March 18, 2026 John Flansburgh spoke to upstate New York radio station WEXT about the band's upcoming tour and album. Listen here. March 17, 2026 John and John appeared live in-studio from Glendale, CA today for their second episode of Office Hours Live with Tim Heidecker, in which "Weird Al" Yankovic showed up as a surprise guest. Watch it on YouTube. March 16, 2026 The third digital preview track from The World Is To Dig, "Outside Brain", is now available on streaming services, and for free download on the TMBG Shop. Additionally, John Flansburgh has made his second appearance on The Vinyl Guide podcast to discuss the band's upcoming album and his relationship with music collecting here. March 10, 2026 John Flansburgh spoke to The Harvard Crimson about the band's upcoming album and tour, which can be read here. March 3, 2026 The second digital preview track from the upcoming album The World Is To Dig, "Sleep's Older Sister", is now available for free download on the TMBG Shop. February 18, 2026 The album cover and tracklist for upcoming album The World Is To Dig have been posted to tmbgshop.com. The cover features a period reproduction of the painting A View of Yosemite Valley, originally by Mary Park Seavey Benton, circa 1855, as well as a small illustration by collaborator Tony Millionaire. February 10, 2026 News about the upcoming album The World Is To Dig has been posted in Stereogum, Parade and Consequence of Sound, which includes a quote about John Linnell's inspiration in writing "Wu-Tang," and briefly featured the album's full tracklist. February 9, 2026 The World Is To Dig, the upcoming album by They Might Be Giants, has been announced to release on April 14. Pre-orders for the album are available at the TMBG Shop in multiple formats, with a new shirt. Additionally, the first preview track off the album, "Wu-Tang," is available as a free download at the TMBG Shop. February 9, 2026 John Flansburgh was interviewed by host Nicola Meighan on BBC Radio Scotland about the Eyeball EP (region-free backup here). January 23, 2026 A new audio interview with John Linnell on The Outsiders w/ Rich Tupica has just been released on NTS Radio. Additionally, shows for TMBG's spring 2026 tour are now on sale! January 15, 2026 The first new EP by They Might Be Giants in over four years, Eyeball, is now available on streaming and the TMBG Shop! It features four tracks that will not be on the band's next album. January 5, 2026 They Might Be Giants have announced that an upcoming four-song EP, Eyeball, will be released digitally on January 15, 2026, ahead of their next album which is due in early spring. The band has also announced that tour dates will be posted soon for multi-night stands in seven cities in late spring: Woodstock, Indianapolis, Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Boston. We'll meet at the end of the tour. (News archives...)

This Day in TMBG Events of April 16: 2015 – They Might Be Giants performs "Bills, Bills, Bills" live at the AV Club, like they did for Tubthumping. "Bills, Bills, Bills" is later released as a song for Dial-A-Song (2015). View all days • Edit this month Shows of April 16: Apr 16, 1988 - Second Story, Bloomington, IN Apr 16, 1994 - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Apr 16, 1994 - Tower Records, Ann Arbor, MI Apr 16, 1997 - 328 Performance Hall, Nashville, TN Apr 16, 1998 - Toad's Place, New Haven, CT Apr 16, 1999 - Thomas Field House, Lock Haven, PA Apr 16, 2004 - House of Blues, Anaheim, CA Apr 16, 2013 - Academy Records Annex, Brooklyn, NY Apr 16, 2015 - Mr. Smalls Theatre, Millvale, PA Apr 16, 2016 - Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC (early) Apr 16, 2016 - Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC (late) Apr 16, 2023 - Fox Theater, Oakland, CA TMBW's Daily Game: Play Wiki Detective 🔎 to guess the daily TMBG song based on its TMBW song themes. Getting Started This wiki is for They Might Be Giants fans. Feel free to add/edit any page as you see fit. There are a zillion TMBG web sites on the internet, but we're pretty sure this is the only one that you (yes, you) can edit. Go crazy. If this is your first time here, check out these pages: What Is A Wiki - Info on wikis for beginners. Mission Statement - Why are we here? Help - Tips on wiki editing, formatting, and style for both advanced users and beginners.

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