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Stomp Box: A distorted hymn for my grief and catharsis.
“Stomp Box” by They Might Be Giants is both a song and an exorcism. Screaming through distortion to find catharsis.
Oct 25
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Chase Roper
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Out Of Jail: A Breakup Story in 4/4 Time
How a They Might Be Giants breakup song taught me about loss, projection, and letting go.
Oct 16
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Chase Roper
6
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Window: My Longest Running Distraction
A one-minute song for a lifetime of staring out the glass.
Oct 4
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Chase Roper
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Thermostat: When Brains and Machines Misfire
A parable of mood swings, grief, and brokenness.
Sep 27
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Chase Roper
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Meet James Ensor: TMBG’s Lesson on Belgium’s Painter
A They Might Be Giants song that explores the eccentric Belgian painter’s life, art, and legacy in this playful school-report style essay.
Sep 19
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Chase Roper
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A Self Called Nowhere: Psychedelia, No-Self, and the Dotted Line of the Mind
When a They Might Be Giants deep cut meets Buddhist impermanence. Featuring guest author, Steve Goldberg from Earworms and Song Loops.
Sep 13
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Chase Roper
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Destination Moon: On sickness, solitude, and insisting “I’m fine.”
What They Might Be Giants taught me about denial.
Sep 8
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Chase Roper
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Dirt Bike: Trumpets, Cults, and Broken Vows
“All hail the dirt bike.” A They Might Be Giants song about cults and devotion reframed my own story of marriage and personal identity.
Sep 2
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Chase Roper
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No One Knows My Plan: Brass, Smugness, and Secret Smiles
The horns are shouting, Linnell is smirking, and my recent sad days are all behind me (ok, a little in front of me still but mostly behind me. Let's…
Aug 25
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Chase Roper
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O' Do Not Forsake Me: Fear of Death, Relief in Song
They Might Be Giants pause the horns for pure voices in “O, Do Not Forsake Me.” Where humor, and timelessness collide.
Aug 17
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Chase Roper
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Spy: A Final Transmission
A spy novel in declassified files: love, betrayal, and the chaotic horns of 'Spy' by They Might Be Giants.
Aug 10
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Chase Roper
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Why Must I Be Sad?
This They Might Be Giants song wasn't meant to make me cry, but it did. Twice. Here's how “Why Must I Be Sad?” became my grief anthem.
Aug 1
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Chase Roper
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