| 词条 | Join Us | ||||||||||||
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| name = Join Us | type = Studio | artist = They Might Be Giants | cover = They Might Be Giants - Join Us.jpg | border = yes | alt = | released = July 19, 2011 | recorded = March 2009-2011 | venue = | studio = | genre = Indie pop[1] | length = 47:07 | label = Idlewild | producer = They Might Be Giants, Pat Dillett | prev_title = Here Comes Science | prev_year = 2009 | next_title = Album Raises New And Troubling Questions | next_year = 2011 }}Join Us is the fifteenth studio album from the rock band They Might Be Giants, released on July 19, 2011. It is the band's first adult album in four years since The Else in 2007. Following the success of their 2009 children's album, Here Comes Science, the band returned to their adult audience with Join Us, an eclectic collection of 18 songs.[2][3] In an interview with The A.V. Club, Flansburgh commented, "We probably recorded 30 songs for this album, and the songs that are on album are basically the last 15 or so. There were so many strange misfires at the beginning, just the most mutant songs."[2] Some of the songs that were left off Join Us were later completed and released on the rarities compilation Album Raises New And Troubling Questions. BackgroundRecording began in March 2009, according to a July 2009 interview with Billboard, wherein John Flansburgh also mentioned that eight songs had already been recorded. An incomplete track listing composed of fourteen songs was revealed on Pitchfork.com on April 5. The track list was updated to include four more songs ("Canajoharie," "Celebration," "Dog Walker," and "Spoiler Alert") on the band's Facebook page on April 26. Reception{{Album ratings|MC = (70/100)[3] |rev1 = Allmusic |rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}[4] |rev2 = The A.V. Club |rev2Score = B[5] |rev3 = Consequence of Sound |rev3Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}[6] |rev4 = Los Angeles Times |rev4Score = {{rating|3|4}}[7] |rev5 = No Ripcord |rev5Score = {{rating|7|10}}[8] |rev6 = Paste |rev6Score = (8/10)[9] |rev7 = The Phoenix |rev7Score = {{rating|3|4}}[10] |rev8 = PopMatters |rev8Score = {{rating|6|10}}[11] |rev9 = Rolling Stone |rev9Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}[12] |rev10 = Spin |rev10Score = (8/10)[13] }} Join Us has garnered fairly positive reviews from critics. It debuted at No. 32 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart and No. 8 on both the Billboard Rock Albums and Billboard Alternative Albums charts.[14] Join Us also debuted at No. 8 on both the Billboard Rock and Billboard Alternative charts. It disappeared from the charts the following week. Join Us appeared at No. 20 on the CMJ Radio 200 on July 25, 2011. It climbed to No. 11 on August 2 and continued its ascension, reaching No. 5 on August 23. It spent 20 weeks on that chart. Two de facto singles emerged: "Can't Keep Johnny Down", which was released as a free MP3 on Pitchfork's website on April 5, as well as a promotional CD, and "You Probably Get That A Lot", which was promotionally issued in the UK. Music videos were produced for both songs, the former starring Rip Torn, although both tracks failed to chart. Music videos featuring the band were also produced for "Spoiler Alert" and "Cloisonné". The music video for "When Will You Die", which featured the construction of a life-size monster hearse by the Office of Paul Sahre, went viral and achieved over 100,000 views total—more than 25,000 in just one month. The artwork for Join Us was also very well-received, and Sahre was nominated for a 2012 Design of the Year Award from the Design Museum. Track listing{{Tracklist| all_writing = They Might Be Giants | title1 = Can't Keep Johnny Down | length1 = 2:23 | title2 = You Probably Get That a Lot | length2 = 2:57 | title3 = Old Pine Box | length3 = 1:53 | title4 = Canajoharie | length4 = 3:39 | title5 = Cloisonné | length5 = 2:40 | title6 = Let Your Hair Hang Down | length6 = 2:31 | title7 = Celebration | length7 = 3:48 | title8 = In Fact | length8 = 2:20 | title9 = When Will You Die | length9 = 2:32 | title10 = Protagonist | length10 = 2:49 | title11 = Judy Is Your Viet Nam | length11 = 1:26 | title12 = Never Knew Love | length12 = 2:54 | title13 = The Lady and the Tiger | length13 = 2:53 | title14 = Spoiler Alert | length14 = 2:39 | title15 = Dog Walker | length15 = 2:32 | title16 = 2082 | length16 = 1:55 | title17 = Three Might Be Duende | length17 = 2:25 | title18 = You Don't Like Me | length18 = 2:57 }} Personnel
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References1. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.contactmusic.com/album-review/they-might-be-giants-join-us | title=They Might Be Giants - Join Us Album Review | publisher=Contactmusic.com | date=August 9, 2011 | accessdate=November 24, 2014 | author=Gale, Nick}} 2. ^http://www.avclub.com/article/they-might-be-giants-john-flansburgh-59461 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/join-us/they-might-be-giants/critic-reviews|title=Critic Reviews for Join Us|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=2013-03-30}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/join-us-mw0002136565|title=Join Us - They Might Be Giants|last=Heaney|first=Gregory|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=2013-03-30}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/they-might-be-giants-join-us,59060/|title=They Might Be Giants: Join Us|last=Wild|first=Matt|date=19 July 2011|publisher=The A.V. Club|accessdate=2013-03-30}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/07/album-review-they-might-be-giants-join-us/|title=Album Review: They Might Be Giants – Join Us|last=Trunick|first=Austin|date=15 July 2011|publisher=Consequence of Sound}} 7. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/07/album-review-they-might-be-giants-join-us.html|title=Album Review: They Might Be Giants' 'Join Us'|last=Diehl|first=Matt|date=18 July 2011|publisher=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=2013-03-30}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.noripcord.com/reviews/music/they-might-be-giants/join-us|title=They Might Be Giants: Join Us - Music Review|last=Davison|first=Mark|date=21 July 2011|publisher=No Ripcord|accessdate=2013-03-30}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/07/they-might-be-giants-join-us.html|title=They Might Be Giants: Join Us :: Music :: Reviews|last=Gonick|first=Jeff|date=18 July 2011|publisher=Paste|accessdate=2013-03-30}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/124698-they-might-be-giants-join-us/|title=They Might Be Giants: Join Us|last=Lundy|first=Zeth|date=3 August 2011|publisher=The Phoenix|accessdate=2013-03-30}} 11. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/144895-they-might-be-giants-join-us/|title=They Might Be Giants: Join Us|last=Houle|first=Zachary|date=18 July 2011|publisher=PopMatters|accessdate=2013-03-30}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/join-us-20110719|last=Nagy|first=Evie|title=Join Us|date=19 July 2011|publisher=Rolling Stone|accessdate=2012-11-26}} 13. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/they-might-be-giants-join-us-idlewildrounder|title=They Might Be Giants, 'Join Us' (Idlewild/Rounder)|last=Walters|first=Barry|date=19 July 2011|publisher=Spin}} 14. ^{{cite web| title=Join Us - They Might Be Giants| url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=they might be giants|chart=all}}| accessdate=2011-07-31}} 15. ^1 2 Join Us liner notes. External links
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