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Factory Showroom is the sixth studio album by the American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants, released in 1996 by Elektra Records. It was the band's first album to be produced by Pat Dillett, who would go on to work with the band on all subsequent albums, as well as their first album to feature a second guitarist, Eric Schermerhorn.[6]
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Factory Showroom | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 8, 1996[1] | |||
Recorded | December 1995 – August 1996 April 27, 1996 ("I Can Hear You") | |||
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Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 42:41 | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Producer | Pat Dillett, They Might Be Giants | |||
They Might Be Giants chronology | ||||
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Singles from Factory Showroom | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Alternative Press | [2] |
Chicago Tribune | [3] |
Christgau's Consumer Guide | [4] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Two years after Factory Showroom's release, John Flansburgh cited the album as his favorite by the duo. Feeling that Elektra did not do enough to promote the album, among other disputes, They Might Be Giants left the label after its release.[7]
Factory Showroom was released on vinyl for the first time in March 2012 by Asbestos Records.
No. | Title | Length |
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0. | "Token Back to Brooklyn" | 1:01 |
1. | "S-E-X-X-Y" (They Might Be Giants, Hal Cragin) | 3:52 |
2. | "Till My Head Falls Off" | 2:53 |
3. | "How Can I Sing Like a Girl?" | 4:32 |
4. | "Exquisite Dead Guy" | 2:02 |
5. | "Metal Detector" | 3:50 |
6. | "New York City" (Lisa Marr, Robynn Iwata, Lisa Nielsen) | 3:02 |
7. | "Your Own Worst Enemy" | 1:45 |
8. | "XTC vs. Adam Ant" | 3:36 |
9. | "Spiraling Shape" | 4:24 |
10. | "James K. Polk" (They Might Be Giants, Matthew Hill) | 3:05 |
11. | "Pet Name" | 4:04 |
12. | "I Can Hear You" | 1:57 |
13. | "The Bells Are Ringing" | 3:31 |
Total length: | 43:42 |
All tracks are written by They Might Be Giants, except where noted.
Credits adapted from CD liner notes,[8] except where noted.
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