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Podcast: What the Riff Next Gen
Episode: 1990 - January: They Might Be Giants “Flood”
Description: They Might Be Giants is an alternative rock band that formed in 1982 by John Flansburgh and John Linnell. They are known as an absurdist, surreal alternative band popular on modern rock charts and college radio. They are also known in the DIY music genre and in children’s music. Flood is their third studio album and has been certified platinum. It is their best selling album, and considered their signature work.
During the 80’s Flansburgh and Linnell started recording their songs onto an answering machine and advertised the phone number in The Village Voice and other newspapers as “Dial...