I’m gonna die / If you touch me one more time. Well, I guess that I’m gonna die / no matter what. Lincoln, track 11: I’ve Got A Match. (Listen on iTunes) An uncharacteristically heart-breaking song from the band best-known[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
They’re digging through all of your files / Stealing back your best ideas Lincoln, track 5: Cage & Aquarium. (Listen on iTunes) Cage & Aquarium is just dripping with paranoia, and the fear of losing your privacy. I always imagined the[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Purple Toupee and gold lamé will turn your brain around! Lincoln, track 4: Purple Toupee. (Listen on iTunes) Johnson’s Wax, the King of Cuba, Martin X, the Expo 67 Rally. This jumbled, never-quite-correct mash of political activism make this song[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Every jumbled pile of person has a thinking part that wonders what the part that isn’t thinking isn’t thinking of… Lincoln, track 6: Where Your Eyes Don’t Go. (Listen on iTunes) Here it is, probably one of my favorite TMBG[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I love the world, and if I have to sue for custody / I will sue for custody! Lincoln, track 16: Stand On Your Own Head. (Listen on iTunes) This song never made any sense to me, it just felt[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A woman’s voice on the radio can convince you you’re in love / A woman’s voice on the telephone can convince you you’re alone… Lincoln, track 7: Piece of Dirt (Listen on iTunes) I always thought of Piece of Dirt[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Once a boy named Mr. Me bemoaned a great regret: “I’ve floundered in the Misty Sea but can’t abide its mystery. I wound up sad, you bet.” Lincoln, track 8: Mr. Me (Listen on iTunes) Mr. Me is one of[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You’ll always miss my big old body / In it’s prime and never shoddy… Lincoln, track 13: You’ll Miss Me. (Listen on iTunes) The bragadoccio of this character, coupled with the megaphone quality of the main vocals, always put the image[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
They’re searching the Yonder Blue / They look out for ‘Number 2’… Lincoln, track 9: Pencil Rain. (Listen on iTunes) Pencil Rain is another example of the way that TMBG manages to take a really bleak and dismal concept –[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Black Coffee’s not enough for me / I need a better friend. Lincoln, track 3: Lie Still, Little Bottle. (Listen on iTunes) A bleak song about addiction and escape, but the bridge always leaves me with the impression of the[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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