Idlewild (They Might Be Giants album)

Idlewild
Compilation album by They Might Be Giants
Released May 27, 2014 (US), 26th May (UK)[1]
Genre Alternative rock
Length 43:27
Label Idlewild Recordings, Lojinx[2]
Producer Various
They Might Be Giants chronology

Nanobots
(2013)
Idlewild
(2014)
First Album Live!
(2014)

Idlewild is a 2014 compilation album by the American alternative rock group They Might Be Giants. It is the third compilation released by the band through their own Idlewild Recordings. It includes songs previously released between 1999 and 2013. The press release for the album notes it is "neither a 'best of' nor a 'rarities' set, it is an ultra - vivid illustration of the bands prodigious output and singular musical vision."

Track listing

No. TitleOriginal release Length
1. "Am I Awake?"  Indestructible Object (2004) 3:03
2. "The Mesopotamians"  The Else (2007) 2:56
3. "We Live In A Dump"  Cast Your Pod to the Wind (2007) 1:39
4. "Experimental Film"  The Spine (2004) 2:56
5. "Cloisonné"  Join Us (2011) 2:38
6. "The Lady and the Tiger"  Join Us (2011) 2:55
7. "Brain Problem Situation"  Cast Your Pod to the Wind (2007) 2:56
8. "Tesla"  Nanobots (2013) 2:05
9. "Certain People I Could Name"  Long Tall Weekend (1999) 3:24
10. "You're on Fire"  Nanobots (2013) 2:41
11. "Damn Good Times"  The Spine (2004) 2:39
12. "Words Are Like"  TMBG Unlimited (2001) 1:36
13. "Can't Keep Johnny Down"  Join Us (2011) 2:20
14. "I'm Impressed"  The Else (2007) 2:39
15. "Careful What You Pack"  The Else (2007) 2:40
16. "Clap Your Hands"  No! (2002) 1:22
17. "Electronic Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"  Album Raises New and Troubling Questions (2011) 2:51

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