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Wildcard (week 16):
Wildcard (week 16):
They Might Be Giants – Get Down
Extremely prolific and always original, They Might Be Giants have been Carte Blanche Music favourites for over 40 years now! Get Down, the focus track off the Brooklyn legends’ 18-track 24th studio album The World Is To Dig, is an unstoppable, groovy dancefloor filler.
This week, Carte Blanche Music gets down to the new They Might Be Giants single. It’s our Wildcard and will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for seven whole days.
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You’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far in the Wildcards 2026 playlist.
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They Might Be Giants – I Can’t Remember The Dream
They Might Be Giants – I Can’t Remember The Dream
*SONG SNACK*
Recommended as well:
They Might Be Giants – The Communists Have The Music
They Might Be Giants – I Left My Body
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For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
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Wildcard (week 40):
Wildcard (week 40):
They Might Be Giants – The Communists Have The Music
They Might Be Giants are currently on tour through Europe and will continue in the USA, Canada and Australia afterwards. Last week, I saw them in legendary Amsterdam venue Paradiso, where they apparently never played before. It was a great 2,5 hour long gig in two parts, including lots of improvising, humour, songs that deserved to have been hits and of course the ‘ill-advised live fade-out’.
Front men John Flansburgh and John Linnell had four great multi-instrumentalists around them, playing their way through four decades of songs and song snippets. Yes, you read that right: They Might Be Giants already exist over 35 years, and I’ve been a fan since their 1990 break-through album Flood. Thankfully, many of the album’s songs still make their live set.
In the years between then and now, the Brooklyn band released many hundreds of songs. Via singles, almost 30 albums and their infamous Dial-A-Song service (via telephone and online), which features a new song (or idea) every week(!).
The latest track to be released via Dial-A-Song, and subsequently through the streaming platforms, is the brilliant The Communists Have The Music. Doing what they do best, it’s a witty, somewhat political, über catchy piece of nerd pop. An instant TMBG classic with the melodic hooks the band is renowned for.
I couldn’t stand this opportunity to (re)introduce you to this great band, and made The Communists Have The Music the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. My pleasure to put it in your face (and ears, especially) a whole week long. Enjoy!
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They Might Be Giants – I Left My Body
They Might Be Giants – I Left My Body
John Flansburgh and John Linnell are masters in producing nerdy, humourous power pop music, and must be two of the most prolific pop artists ever. Their band They Might Be Giants, named after the same-titled 1971 movie, exists exactly 35 years now. Between 1985 and 2000, the band issued hundreds of (often short) songs, demo’s and works in progress through the Dial-A-Song telephone service, which was followed by the dialasong.com website.
Also, so far, the band released 19 studio albums, 9 live albums, 10 compilations and numerous singles. In 2015 alone, They Might Be Giants put out one single every week(!), followed by another 31 singles in 2016.
After taking a break following their 2016 US tour, the band are now back with I Left My Body. A 100% They Might Be Giants track, so don’t bother if you didn’t like them anyway. Me however, I’m a huge fan and I’d love to introduce them to you. If you didn’t already know them, this may be the moment to connect. Their new album I Like Fun is scheduled for release on 19 January 2018.
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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 16)
Not all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Luke Armstrong – 2000
indie | pop - The Bad Actors – Six Figure Sammy funk | indie | pop | rock
- Hard-Fi – Looking For Fun indie | pop | rock
- Lime Garden – Cross My Heart indie | pop | rock
- Lucia & The Best Boys – You Look Like Somebody In Love indie | pop
- Leona Rue – Start Again indie | pop
- Scratching – Malvern Star
indie | pop | rock - They Might Be Giants – Get Down
indie | pop - Who Parked The Car – Prête?/Sugar Rush
funk | indie | jazz
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Add it to your library (click ‘+’) to hear the best new music first.
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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 7)
Not all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Eloise – For You indie | pop
- favourite daughter – You But Different indie | pop | rock
- In Good Hands – Another Day indie | rock
- Lézard – Happy
indie | pop | rock - Lucia & The Best Boys feat. Lauren Mayberry – Lonely Girl indie | pop | rock
- naarjesse – City Girl disco | indie | pop
- Sahara Hotnights – The Opposite
pop - They Might Be Giants – Wu-Tang indie | pop | rock
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Add it to your library (click ‘+’) to hear the best new music first.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators
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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 3)
Not all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Dylan Cartlidge – Crazy World indie | pop
- Chvrches – Addicted To Love (Robert Palmer cover) electronic | pop
- Dead Anyway – A Shift Of Perspective indie | pop | spoken word
- Lauren Minear – Perfect Girl indie | pop
- They Might Be Giants – Eyeballs indie | pop | rock
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Add it to your library (click ‘+’) to hear the best new music first.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators
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Werner’s Weekly (week 44)
This is Werner’s Weekly, your guide to the best new music, containing the two most recent Carte Blanche Music Wildcards, and the best of the other new releases in alphabetical order:
- Dead Anyway – Does Anybody Know Who I Can Hand These Things Into? (Wildcard this week)
- Sohni Singh – Jealous Of Canada (Wildcard last week)
- Goodnight Sunrise – Jealous (Of My Friends)
- Hoshi – Mauvais Rêve [28 Ans]
- Declan McKenna – Champagne
- They Might Be Giants – Doctor Worm [Live]
- Underworld – Techno Shinkansen
Listen to each of the tracks via the Werner’s Weekly player below.
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators
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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 43)
Not all, but only the *best* new music from a massive release week. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- The Allergies – Knock Me Off My Feet indie | pop | r&b | soul
- The Awkward – Killer Whale
indie | pop | rock - The Cat Empire & Sydney Symphony Orchestra – Blood On The Stage [Live] indie | live | orchestral | pop
- Customs – New Galaxy / Rise Again indie | pop
- Flat Moon – A Moon’s Bouche funk | indie | jazz | rock
- Goodnight Sunrise – Jealous (Of My Friends) indie | rock
- Hoshi – Mauvais Rêve [28 Ans] hip hop | indie | pop | rock
- HotWax – She’s Got A Problem indie | rock
- Madame Psychosis – Lucky indie | rock
- Manic Street Preachers – Hiding In Plain Sight pop | rock
- Declan McKenna – Champagne pop
- Mobley – Y’r Ghost indie | pop
- Lenny Monsou – Idolizer pop | rock
- Maren Morris – People Still Show Up pop
- Rykarda Parasol – Like Maria Callas indie | pop | rock
- Slow Pilot – Falling Off The Earth indie | melancholic | pop
- They Might Be Giants – Doctor Worm [Live] indie | live | pop
- Underworld – Techno Shinkansen dance | pop
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Add it to your library (click ‘+’) to hear the best new music first.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators
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Werner’s Weekly (week 42)
This is Werner’s Weekly, your compass to the music that matters, containing the two most recent Carte Blanche Music Wildcards, and the best of the other new releases in alphabetical order:
- Jaguar Jonze – Who Died And Made You King? (Wildcard this week)
- Youth Sector – Self Exile (Wildcard last week)
- Aloe Blacc – Made From The Stars
- Ida Laurberg – Personal Letters
- Wyn Starks – Black Is Golden
Click the links for more info and listen to each of the tracks via the Werner’s Weekly player below.
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist. Also added last week: David Bowie, Foo Fighters, The Wombats, They Might Be Giants, and more.
