On March 5, 2013, “Idlewild” label released “Nanobots”, the sixteenth They Might Be Giants studio album. It was recorded March – December 2012, at “Patrick Dillett’s studio in Manhattan, “Collyer Brothers Studio” in Brooklyn, “The Governor’s Bluff” in Sullivan County, and was produced by Patrick Dillett.

Personnel:

• John Linnell – vocals, accordion, keyboards, bass clarinet, contra-alto clarinet, saxophones, programming
• John Flansburgh – vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming
• Dan Miller – guitar, piano
• Danny Weinkauf – bass guitar
• Marty Beller – drums
• Stan Harrison – saxophones, clarinets, flute
• Jon Graboff – mandolin
• Chris Thompson – vibraphone
• Jedediah Parish – vocals
• Robin Goldwasser – vocals
• Jon Altschuler – engineer
• Paul Sahre – design
• Sam Weber – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by John Linnell and John Flansburgh.

1. You’re on Fire
2. Nanobots
3. Black Ops
4. Lost My Mind
5. Circular Karate Chop
6. Call Your Mom
7. Tesla
8. Sleep
9. Stone Cold Coup d’Etat
10. Sometimes a Lonely Eay
11. Destroy the Past
12. 9 Secret Steps
13. Hive Mind
14. Decision Makers
15. Nouns
16. There
17. Insect Hospital
18. Tick
19. Replicant
20. The Darlings of Lumberland
21. Great
22. Stuff Is Way
23. Icky
24. Too Tall Girl
25. Didn’t Kill Me