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They Might Be Giants? Join Us (Idlewild/Rounder; July 19, 2011)?

They Might Be Giants? Join Us (Idlewild/Rounder; July 19, 2011)?

Watch: “Tubthumping” (Chumbawumba Cover) /> LIVE at AV Club “Undercover” Session!

Brooklyn Originals’ NEW Rock Album Drops July 19

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“They make defiantly uncool look and sound unbelievably cool…”? /> – Village Voice?

TMBG “combine a Dadaist sensibility with smart hooks.”? /> – The New Yorker? ?

They Might Be Giants new album, Join Us, is the recording that their fans have been waiting 20 years for! Impossibly catchy, sometimes strange and always original the album is a stunning return to form. On Join Us we find the Brooklyn originals have returned to rock and to their singular sensibility that made them an instant phenomenon in the world of alternative rock. Join Us is an electrifying mix of clever, maddeningly catchy songwriting and studio mastery. The album was created in the brand new private studio of their long-time collaborator Patrick Dillett (David Byrne, Mary J. Blige, Tegan and Sara, Doveman). Join Us will be released in all digital and physical outlets July 19, 2011 through Idlewild/Rounder Records.? ?

They Might Be Giants stopped by the AV Club headquarters in Chicago to perform a cover of Chumbawumba’s “Tubthumping”. The full band & a crowd of AV Club staff members, invited by the band to join in on the chorus, packed into the small round room where the sessions are taped. Watch the party song comes to life with They Might Be Giant’s Chumbawumba “Tubthumping” cover at AV Club’s “Undercover” session above.

They Might Be Giants have kicked off a video contest judged by John Hodgeman for their single “Can’t Keep Johnny Down”. For more information about the contest and prizes go to TMBG.com or watch the intro video made by the band. Download the “ href="http://girlieaction.com/music/they_might_be_giants/downloads/Cant_Keep_Johnny_Down.mp3" >Can’t Keep Johnny Down” MP3 HERE.

Notorious for their energized live show, They Might Be Giants will launch an international tour this Fall, hitting 6 countries and over 50 US cities. Be sure to catch TMBG live in your city!

They Might Be Giants Tour Dates /> 7/15: London, UK @ Koko /> 7/16: Southwold, UK @ Latitude Festival /> 7/28: Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club /> 7/29: Brooklyn, NY @ Williamsburg Waterfront w/Eugene Mirman FREE CONCERT /> 7/30: Asbury Park, NJ @ The Stone Pony (CD release party) /> 9/8: New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place /> 9/9: Great Barrington, MA @ Mahaiwe Theatre /> 9/10: Concord, NH @ Capitol Center for the Arts /> 9/11: Norwich, VT @ Open Air Theatre /> 9/13: Ithaca, NY @ State Theatre /> 9/14: Pittsburgh, PA @ Byham Theatre /> 9/15: Rochester, NY @ Harro Ballroom /> 9/16: Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom /> 9/17: Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre /> 9/18: Grand Rapids, MI @ Intersection /> 9/20: Cincinnati, OH @ Southgate House /> 9/22: Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue /> 9/23: Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre /> 9/24: St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant /> 9/25: Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom /> 9/27: Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom /> 9/28: Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel /> 9/29: Richmond, VA @ The National /> 9/30: Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts /> 10/1: Boston, MA @ Berklee Performance Center, /> (2 shows, 6:30pm & 9pm) /> 10/28: Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre /> 10/29: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue /> 10/30: Iowa City, IA @ Englert Theatre /> 11/1: Omaha, NE @ Slowdown /> 11/2: Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club /> 11/3: Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theatre /> 11/4: Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot /> 11/5 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory /> 11/6: Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory /> 11/8: Vancouver, BC @ Venue /> 11/9: Seattle, WA@ Showbox SoDo /> 11/10: Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom /> 11/11: Arcata, CA @ Van Duzer Theatre /> 11/12: San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore – on sale 6/26 /> 11/13: San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore – on sale 6/26 /> 11/16: Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues /> 11/17: San Diego, CA @ Belly Up /> 11/25: Uncasville, CT @ Wolf Den @ Mohegan Sun Casino /> 11/26: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club