They Might Be Giants boast one of the most diverse and full catalogs of any band of the last 30 years. In March they released Nanobots, the 16th studio album in their three-decade career.
Though the band formed in 1982, it wasn't until the early 1990s that they broke out. Their third album, Flood, went platinum following its 1990 release and the band has been consistently pushing out further iterations of its quirky style of indie pop ever since.
Though casual listeners might know They Might Be Giants (primarily composed of members John Flansburgh and John Linnell) best for that album's songs "Birdhouse in Your Soul" and their rendition of "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)," in recent years the band has turned to making children's albums and indulging other musical pursuits outside the traditional album and tour routine. The band's second children's album, Here Come the 123s, got the band its second Grammy Award in 2009. The first was for their song "Boss of Me," the theme song for the TV show Malcolm in the Middle.
On Nanobots, the band's concise songwriting is on display, with none of the songs clocking in at more than 3:30 (there are also several musical ideas that stand as individual tracks).
Today, Mashable brings you an exclusive premiere of the new music video for the title track, "Nanobots." In the video, directed by Liam Lynch, we see the song's titular little yellow bots rise up out of the laboratory they've come from, overthrowing first the scientists that developed them and then taking over the world.
It's a grim plot for such a catchy song, but it works because it's delivered in a cheeky way. Check out the video above.