There was a time that I would have called They Might Be Giants my #1 favorite band. It wasn’t exactly a “cool†part of my personality but I was unapologetically in love with the crazy range of musical styles, off the wall executions and, often, incredibly clever and fun lyrics.
So, upon encountering Charles Butler’s EP of re-imagined TMBG songs done with banjo and other unexpected instrumentation, I was already In. The lyrical play that I enjoy so much is missing but hearing a steel drum in “Particle Man†and “Hey Mr DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal†more than completely makes up for it.Â