They Might Be Giants - Why? [CD]

Cat. no: IDLE141
Format: CD
Barcode: 020286220848
Release Date: 01 May 2026
Genre: Rock

At last! TMBG has returned to the world of kids stuff! It's a fantastic set of 18 new songs called Why? What kind of album is Why? Well, it's not bad for you but it's not good for you either

It's just about fun, like TMBG's frst kids album No! Why? is memorable songs in family-friendly package with none of that pandering aftertaste. Like previous TMBG kid productions it's a family affair with John Flansburgh's wife  Robin "Goldie" Goldwasser singing a couple of tracks, while bassist Danny Weinkauf, joined by his daughter, steps up to the mic for the song Elephants. Alison Cowles, the daughter longtime video animation collaborator David Cowles (The Mesopotamians, We Live in a Dump, Science is Real) has contributed all the illustrations for the album. Right out of the gate TMBG hits the listener with the odd brilliance of "Oh You Did" through the folkie charm of "Out of A Tree," the full rocking of "Or So I Have Read" the perky "I Just Want to Dance," and wrapping things up with the optimism of "Then The Kids Took Over." Why? has everything to delight both kids and parents.

Tracks: Oh You Did / Omnicorn / I Am Invisible / Defnition Of Good / And Mom And Kid / I Made A Mess / Moles, Hounds, Bears, Bees And Hares / Walking My Cat Named Dog / Or So I Have Read / Elephants / Long White Beard / I Just Want To Dance / Thinking Machine / So Crazy For Books / I Haven't Seen You In Forever / Out Of A Tree / Hello Mrs. Wheelyke / Then The Kids Took Over