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.

Track listing

Personnel

They Might Be Giants

• John Flansburgh – vocals, guitars, programming, etc.
• John Linnell – vocals, keyboards, woodwinds, etc.

Backing Band

• Marty Beller – drums
• Dan Miller – guitars
• Danny Weinkauf – bass guitar

Additional musicians

• Chris Anderson – bass and mellotron on "Corrupted Lyle"
• Robin Goldwasser – vocals on "The Poisonousness"

Production

• Daniel Avila – engineering
• Pat Dillett – production, mixing
• James York – engineering
• Ue Nastasi – Audio mastering

References