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A young girl in a pink tie-dye shirt and jean shorts sits in the grass, staring forward and holding a hammer. This is the cover of John Henry by They Might Be Giants.
The girl, the hammer, the album that knocked me sideways.

A New Kind of Giants Album

John Henry is the sixth studio album from They Might Be Giants but the first to be recorded with a full band, live in the studio. The sound was different. The vibe was different. On first listen, I finally understood what it meant for an album to be a “departure.” But I …

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