''Phone Power'' is the nineteenth studio album from New York City-based alternative rock band They Might Be Giants, released digitally on March 8, 2016. It is the third and final album containing songs from the band's 2015

Dial-A-Song They Might Be Giants (often abbreviated as TMBG) is an American alternative rock band formed in 1982 by John Flansburgh and John Linnell. During TMBG's early years, Flansburgh and Linnell frequently performed as a duo, often accompanied by a d ...

service. British label

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announced a physical release in Europe, on CD, for June 10.

Background

In late 2014 They Might Be Giants announced they would be reviving their

service, with a new track released every week of 2015. The songs would be released as three separate studio albums (the first two, ''

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'' and '' Why?'', were released in 2015) as part of a "Dial-A-Song compilation" which would be included as benefits in the 2015 They Might Be Giants Instant Fan Club.

Release

''Phone Power'' was released digitally on March 8, 2016 for the public (and one day earlier for Instant Fan Club members), and the first They Might Be Giants release to feature a

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model. This was discontinued in June 2016, switching to a traditional flat payment model.

Track listing

Personnel

;They Might Be Giants * John Flansburgh – vocals, guitars, etc. * John Linnell – vocals,

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, woodwinds, etc. ;are joined by * Marty Beller –

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, percussion * Danny Weinkauf –

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* Dan Miller – guitars ;Production *

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, mixing * Jon Altschuler – engineer * David Groener Jr. – engineer * Andre Kelman – engineer * James York - engineer * UE Nastasi - mastering *

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– design

Charts

References

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