They Might Be Giants

John Flansburgh and John Linnell, the two singer/songwriters behind Brooklyn avant-pop cult band They Might Be Giants, were childhood friends who have been working under the TMBG banner since the '80s. The words "nerdy," "geek-rock," and "quirky" have been applied to their melodic, humor-filled songs so often there should be a cross-reference in the dictionary. Over their numerous albums with and without backing musicians (in the early days they used a drum machine) they've offered songs about the most unlikely subjects imaginable, from Belgian painter James Ensor to famed cinematic costume designer Edith Head. Their masterful songcraft is such that they've long maintained a healthy audience for their idiosyncratic sound.

• Brian Dewan
• Camper Van Beethoven
• Drink Me
• Eugene Chadbourne/Evan Johns
• Jellyfish
• Negativland
• Oingo Boingo
• Poi Dog Pondering
• R. Stevie Moore
• Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians
• Swimming Pool Q's
• The Health & Happiness Show
• The Scene Is Now
• The Suburbs
• Tiny Lights

• Carl Stalling
• Cole Porter
• Devo
• Elvis Costello & The Attractions
• Frank Zappa
• George Gershwin
• Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
• Raymond Scott
• Spike Jones
• Talking Heads
• The Beatles
• The Ramones
• The Residents
• Tom Lehrer
• XTC

• Atom & His Package
• Barenaked Ladies
• Beck
• Ben Folds Five
• Cake
• Fastball
• Fountains Of Wayne
• Josh Joplin Group
• Lincoln
• Of Montreal
• Phantom Planet
• Possum Dixon
• The Muckrakers
• The Odds
• Weezer

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