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Co-host of Giants Confirmed on Noise Space, as well as Hallelujah Monkeyz, One Hit Wonders of The World and State of Swift elsewhere.

005 – John Henry (1994)

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Giants Confirmed is back in its snail shell and ready to talk about TMBG’s fifth studio album, 1994’s John Henry! The Johns’ rhythm section want ad has finally been answered, and to celebrate, Trevor and Matt invite friend-of-the-show David (host of other fine NoiseSpace podcasts such as Tuning Fork and The Stick) on for the episode to discuss the duo’s transition to a full-band sound, as well as which TMBG songs are about doing drugs, which ones are about nazis, and even John Flansburgh’s undeniable artistic influence on the Atlanta hip hop scene.

004 – Apollo 18 (1992)

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Giants Confirmed is blasting off again! It’s the end of an era as Trevor and Matt return to seal the cap on They Might Be Giants’ initial run as a duo by discussing their early period’s grand finale, Apollo 18. Join them in taking what might be one giant leap for mankind as they rocket through the record’s 38 tracks — and don’t forget to bring your space suit! Because that’s what this album is about, space!

002 – The Boy With The Arab Strap by Belle & Sebastian (0.8, 8.5)

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On this episode, David and Matt have our special guest Trevor (of Giants Confirmed and several other music podcasts) to discuss The Boy With The Arab Strap by Belle & Sebastian. It turns out there’s a lot more lore behind this album than meets the eye. Thankfully Trevor knows all about it so that we didn’t have to try as hard. Let Belle sing louder, Sebastian.

003 – Flood (1990)

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Why is the world in love again? Because Matt and Trevor are back for an episode of Giants Confirmed that’s more illuminating than a canary-shaped nightlight! This time, the boys sit down to talk about estranged brothers, the capitalist myth of overpopulation, and of course, They Might Be Giants’ third album and major label debut, Flood. Strap on your prosthetic forehead and come on inside!

002 – Lincoln (1988)

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Returning for a particularly enlightening second episode of Giants Confirmed, Trevor and Matt book a trip to the Johns’ hometown of Lincoln, Massachussetts for an in-depth review of the band’s 1988 sophomore album — and as one might expect, it’s filled with even more oblique references and confounding trivia than their debut. To paraphrase one of the record’s biggest songs: I don’t want the world, I just want to know what the hell “Purple Toupee” is about!

State Of Swift

The podcast where a teenage Taylor Swift fanatic teaches two grown-ass music geeks what it means to be a Swiftie

Giants Confirmed

Trevor Ikrath is a relatively new They Might Be Giants fan. Matt Rebeiro is a long-time They Might Be Giants fan, having interviewed both primary Johns, seen them in concert, and subscribed to their fanclub offerings. Together, they’re going album by album to see what makes the Giants the enduring force they remain more than 30 years later.

Show art by Maddi Gonzalez.

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