I LIKE FUN
| They May Be Giants
I LIKE FUN
I Like Fun is the twentieth studio album from New York City-based alternative rock band They Might Be Giants, released on January 19, 2018. - WIKIPEDIA
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I Like Fun might be the band’s most purely rock album ever.
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NPR
I Like Fun is a series of lugubrious songs about death, dismemberment and other unfortunate events dressed up for a Friday night joy ride.
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exclaim!
I Like Fun remains a strong, if not exactly noteworthy album, simply because TMBG are a strong band that can pull off anything at this point.
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Record Collector
The paradox at the heart of I Like Fun is that the Brooklyn duo of John Flansburgh and John Linnell stay true to their quirky upbeat pop while addressing more sombre subject matter than usual.
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The Skinny
They Might Be Giants' 20th album delivers exactly what you'd expect from the alt rock outfit. Fans will lap it up, everyone else might be mildly irritated.
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PennState COMMMEDIA
I Like Fun delivers a fun and political 41 minutes that will likely rank as one of the best alternative projects come the end of the year.
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The Irish Times
You get strange looks singing along to They Might Be Giant’s terrific 20th album, swept by expertly crafted power pop into delivering sentiments worthy of a Beckett play.
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THE YOUNG FOLKS
blending darkness with brightness to give a final product that carries all the hallmarks of the band’s upbeat yet slightly morbid style.
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Soundblab
It's not quirky. It's not funny. It's not fun. It's the truth and that is so goddamned sad.
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METRO WEEKLY
After thirty-five years and twenty albums, They Might Be Giants are still finding the joy in everything.
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CRYPTIC ROCK
Flansburgh and Linnell with their musical co-conspirators succeed in flying colors in melding once again these extremely opposite thematic polarities.
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SPECTRUM CULTURE
I Like Fun is a serious disappointment.
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LOUDER THAN WAR
Brooklyn’s most brainy and bizarre duo return with another lengthy, but highly lovable, collection of off-kilter pop gems.
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Backseat Mafia
I Like Fun might just be their masterpiece.
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popMATTERS
There are no outright clunkers here.
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sputnik music
Same old story. Same old fun, fun story.
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God Is In The TV
I Like Fun isn’t going to win They Might Be Giants any new fans but at this point it’s hard to imagine them caring.
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NME
Drawing on “themes of dread, death, and disappointment” but set to their inimitable upbeat and racing music, the result is 15 tracks of their most diverse and sonically adventurous work to date.
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mxdwn.com
Despite the wide variety of style and genre in their music, their signature sound is stamped on everything they create.
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Daily Herald
"I Like Fun" demonstrates the band's inimitable talent for earworm melodies and zany subject matter.
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The Irish News
A pleasure to blast out and sing along to.
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The Bearded Gentlemen
While listening to this album, never once did I feel like I was listening to a band trying to recreate the past. And that is a beautiful thing!
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Liverpool Sound and Vision
I Like Fun is the cry, an easy enough concept, we are not put on this Earth to be mean spirited, to find ways to upset people or generally be obnoxious, what we want is feel more than anything aside from being loved, is the emotional stability that comes with laughing, smiling and sharing the pleasure gained with someone.
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east of 8th
I Like Fun is the perfect title, as this album features many upbeat tunes and joyfully played instruments.
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