The Escape Team
The Escape Team is the 22nd studio album by American alternative rock band They [Might Be Giants], released on December 10, 2018 for digital download and pre-order. The digital download and pre-order was released simultaneously with My Murdered Remains. The physical album was released in May 2019.
The Escape Team is a concept album, made in collaboration with long-time TMBG music video collaborator David Cowles, based on fictional characters from his original comic book of the same name.
In the year prior to the album's release, songs from The Escape Team were released as part of They Might Be Giants' They Might Be Giants#Dial-A-Song revival, [Phone Power, I Like Fun, and Book (2015–present)|2018 Dial-A-Song series]. Each song was released with a music video animated and directed by Cowles, with the exception of "The Poisonousness," which was directed by Ajax Digital Design.
Personnel
They Might Be Giants- John Flansburgh – vocals, guitars, programming, etc.
- John Linnell – vocals, keyboards, woodwinds, etc.
- Marty Beller – drums
- Dan Miller – guitars
- Danny Weinkauf – bass guitar
- Chris Anderson – bass and mellotron on "Corrupted Lyle"
- Robin Goldwasser – vocals on "The Poisonousness"
- Daniel Avila – engineering
- Pat Dillett – production, mixing (recorded music)|mixing]
- James York – engineering
- Ue Nastasi – Audio mastering