They Might Be Giants Are Back with a Beautifully Weird Treasure Hunt
Brooklyn’s beloved quirk-pop (post-postmodern if you ask me) heroes and my friend Tracey’s most favorite band, They Might Be Giants, are back with big news, bigger hooks, and, of course, a song called “Wu-Tang.”
The band has announced their brand-new LP, The World Is to Dig, an 18-song collection which launched on April 14 on streaming services and in all formats at TMBGshop.com. Vinyl lovers, collectors of record-things – heads’ up: an exclusive 180-gram color variant arrived at indie retail shops on April 17.
The World Is to Dig is They Might Be Giants’ first full-length album since 2021’s Grammy-nominated BOOK, and the band is back in full strength, pleasing parents with wool hats and the children that represent them!
The new single “Wu-Tang,” is out now. But in classic They Might Be Giants fashion, the song is not a hip-hop pastiche. Instead, it celebrates the transformative power of Wu-Tang Clan through a completely different musical lens, floating along on sweet ’60s-style pop hooks.
John Linnell explains it best:
“Many years ago, we discussed the idea of celebrating an artist or a style of music, but in the form of a completely unrelated genre of music. The original idea was a Tin Pan Alley-style song extolling the greatness of heavy metal. ‘Wu-Tang’ was written more or less along those lines, partly inspired by their TV biopic, but void of any musical reference to the great hip-hop collective. Are we fans? Sure! Would we ever attempt to emulate their sound? Not publicly.”
That, friends, is why we (and Tracey) love(s) They Might Be Giants.
They Might Be Giants will perform in an “An Evening With” format, which means no opener and a full night with the band. Backed by a crack eight-piece lineup, including a three-piece horn section, TMBG will spotlight a different album from their catalog during the first set each night, then dive into fan favorites, deep cuts, and whatever delightful surprises they decide to unleash in the second set.
In other words: expect songs you know, songs you forgot you loved, songs you never thought you’d hear live, dazzling arrangements, and the kind of brainy, joyful chaos that has kept this band one of the most original live acts around.
2026 US Tour Dates:
April 17 Woodstock, NY @ Bearsville Theatre (sold out)
April 18 Woodstock, NY @ Bearsville Theatre (sold out)
April 24 Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
April 25 Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
April 26 Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
April 28 Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
April 29 Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
May 1 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
May 2 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre (sold out)
May 3 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
May 15 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
May 16 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer (sold out)
May 17 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
May 28 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
May 29 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
May 30 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
June 5 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
June 6 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
They Might Be Giants have always made the strange feel catchy, the clever feel effortless, and the unexpected feel like exactly what you needed. With The World Is to Dig, they’re digging in again — and it sounds like fans are about to uncover something wonderfully weird.
