The Spine

Q - 3 stars out of 5 - "It's packed with sweet, oft-piste songs..." CMJ - "Hook-laden and rife with their patented clever lyrics, THE SPINE is classic They Might Be Giants: hard not to love, and will have everybody jumping." Magnet - "The two Johns delight in offering a shiny surface replete with singalong hooks and crafty riffs, but their secret weapon has always been their depiction of common human fears and frailties." Rolling Stone - 3 stars out of 5 - "TMBG maintain their characteristic mix of playful absurdism and deeper melancholy in matured, two-minute marvels..." Mojo - 3 stars out of 5 - "[T]he tunes are agreeable enough, as is their unhinged wit." Uncut - 3 stars out of 5 - "Lyrically, the territory they cover is still perversely eclectic..." Rolling Stone (p.116) - 3 stars out of 5 - "TMBG maintain their characteristic mix of playful absurdism and deeper melancholy in matured, two-minute marvels..." Q (p.119) - 3 stars out of 5 - "It's packed with sweet, oft-piste songs..." Mojo (p.99) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[T]he tunes are agreeable enough, as is their unhinged wit." Uncut (p.97) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Lyrically, the territory they cover is still perversely eclectic..." Magnet (p.108) - "The two Johns delight in offering a shiny surface replete with singalong hooks and crafty riffs, but their secret weapon has always been their depiction of common human fears and frailties." CMJ (p.4) - "Hook-laden and rife with their patented clever lyrics, THE SPINE is classic They Might Be Giants: hard not to love, and will have everybody jumping."

This is the tenth full length album from John Linnell and John Flansburgh's quirky guitar outfit They Might be Giants. Co-produced by Pat Dillet, who produced their platinum selling album 'Flood', the album sees the two John's continue with their mix of alternative pop rock and their bizarre sense of humour.|