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| Released | December 10, 2018 | |||
| Studio | Reservoir Studios NYC | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 23:42 | |||
| Label | Idlewild | |||
| Producer | They Might Be Giants, Pat Dillett | |||
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The Escape Team is the 22nd album by New York City-based alternative rock band They Might Be Giants, released on December 10, 2018[1] for digital download and pre-order. The digital download and pre-order was released simultaneously with My Murdered Remains. The physical album was released in May 2019.[2]
The Escape Team is a concept album, made in collaboration with long-time TMBG music video collaborator David Cowles, based on fictional characters from his original comic book of the same name.[3]
In the year prior to the album's release, songs from The Escape Team were released as part of They Might Be Giants' 2018 Dial-A-Song series. Each song was released with a music video animated and directed by Cowles, with the exception of "The Poisonousness," which was directed by Ajax Digital Design.
- ^ "They Might Be Giants on Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "My Murdered Remains LP + Download". Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "They Might Be Giants visits KMSU Radio (3-15-2018". Retrieved 31 December 2018.