Mink Car

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Mink Car
Studio album by They Might Be Giants
Released	September 11, 2001
Recorded	2001 (?)
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	46:29
Label	Restless Records
Professional reviews
All Music Guide: link
They Might Be Giants chronology
Boss of Me (2000)	Mink Car (2001)	Man, It's So Loud in Here (2001)
TMBG studio album chronology
Long Tall Weekend (1999)	Mink Car (2001)	No! (2002)

Mink Car is the eighth studio album by They Might Be Giants, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music) on Restless Records.

One of the band's most eclectic efforts, its variety reflects its recording process: it was put together in a number of different studios, with a number of different producers, around the country as the band toured between 1999 and 2001.

It runs the gamut from pure power-pop ("Bangs", "Finished With Lies") to dance music ("Man, It's So Loud In Here"), and even soft romantic ballads ("Another First Kiss"). Its cover of the Georgie Fame oldie "Yeh Yeh" was featured in a Chrysler commercial.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Bangs" – 3:10
2. "Cyclops Rock" – 2:38
3. "Man, It's So Loud In Here" – 3:59
4. "Mr. Xcitement" – 3:36 (with Mike Doughty and The Elegant Too)
5. "Another First Kiss" – 3:06
6. "I've Got A Fang" – 2:32
7. "Hovering Sombrero" – 2:13
8. "Yeh Yeh" – 2:40 (a cover)
9. "Hopeless Bleak Despair" – 3:08
10. "Drink!" – 1:49
11. "My Man" – 2:57
12. "Older" – 1:58
13. "Mink Car" – 2:09
14. "Wicked Little Critta" – 2:11
15. "Finished With Lies" – 3:18
16. "She Thinks She's Edith Head" – 2:37
17. "Working Undercover For The Man" – 2:28

[edit] Alternate version

A radically different version of Mink Car was released in the UK, cutting a few songs like "Mr. Xcitement" and "Finished with Lies" while adding others, such as the hit single and Malcolm in the Middle theme song "Boss of Me."

[edit] External link

• Mink Car at This Might Be A Wiki

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Discography
Albums: They Might Be Giants (1986) | Lincoln (1988) | Flood (1990) | Apollo 18 (1992) | John Henry (1994) | Factory Showroom (1996) | Long Tall Weekend (1999) | Mink Car (2001) | No! (2002) | The Spine (2004) | Here Come the ABCs (2005) | The Else (2007) | Here Come the 123s (2007)
EPs: Wiggle Diskette | 1985 Demo Tape | Don't Let's Start | (She Was A) Hotel Detective | They'll Need a Crane | Purple Toupee | Birdhouse in Your Soul | Istanbul (Not Constantinople) | The Statue Got Me High | The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) | I Palindrome I | Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) | O Tannenbaum | Back to Skull | S-E-X-X-Y | Working Undercover for the Man | Boss of Me | Man, It's So Loud in Here | They Might Be Giants in Holidayland | Bed, Bed, Bed | Indestructible Object | The Spine Surfs Alone
Live albums: Live!! New York City 10/14/94 | Severe Tire Damage | Live | The Spine Hits the Road | Almanac | Venue Songs
Compilations: Don't Let's Start | Miscellaneous T | Then: The Earlier Years | Best of the Early Years | They Got Lost | Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants | A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants | Venue Songs DVD/CD
Songs
"Don't Let's Start" | "Ana Ng" | "Birdhouse in Your Soul" | "Particle Man" | "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" | "Doctor Worm" | "Experimental Film"
Video Releases
Direct from Brooklyn | Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) | Here Come the ABCs DVD/CD | Venue Songs DVD/CD
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