Glean is the seventeenth studio album by American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants, released on April 21, 2015. It is composed entirely of releases from the first four months of the band's 2015 Dial-A-Song project. Release Glean was released on April 20, 2015 in Europe on Lojinx and April 21 in America on the band's own Idlewild Recordings. CD and vinyl editions were included, along with digital releases of the album, and the original releases of the songs via the Dial-A-Song service.
Australian copies came with a bonus CD of the Flood Live in Australia album, containing the entire Flood album performed live in reverse running order.
Track listing
Personnel They Might Be Giants
John Flansburgh – vocals, guitar, etc. John Linnell – vocals, keyboard, woodwinds, etc. Marty Beller – drums, percussion Danny Weinkauf – bass Dan Miller – guitar
Additional musicians Dan Levine – trombone (3, 4, 14) Curt Ramm – trumpet (3, 4, 14) Stan Harrison – saxophone (4, 6, 14) Rob Moose – violin (4, 6, 9) Production
Pat Dillett – co-producer, mixing Jon Altschuler – engineer UE Nastasi – mastering Paul Sahre – design; space and fist illustrations Jason Fulford – photography Frank H. Netter – salivary glands illustration
Reception
Chart (2015)Peakposition U.S. Billboard 20067
References