Idlewild Recordings
Idlewild Recordings is the name of TMBG's own record label, which began operation in 2002. It is named after Idlewild Airport, the original name of John F. Kennedy International Airport, commonly used until 1963.
Idlewild has used other labels to aid in distribution at times. Many albums up to Join Us were both put out in conjunction with Rounder Records and/or their sublabel Zoë, which handled distribution. In 2013, the band announced that Idlewild Recordings would be manufactured and distributed by Megaforce Records, who had "a great approach to this challenging 21st century music business," according to John Flansburgh.
Recordings for the They Might Be Giants Instant Fan Club are also distributed by Idlewild.
Releases[edit]
Note that these releases are in chronological order, which does not necessarily follow the Idlewild catalog order.
| Release | Year | Other labels | Catalog |
| No! | 2002 | Rounder | 11661-8113-2 |
| They Got Lost | 2002 | IDLE 102 | |
| The Spine | 2004 | Zoë | 01143-1041-2 |
| The Spine Surfs Alone (EP) | 2004 | IDLE 103 | |
| The Spine Hits The Road | 2004 | none | |
| Almanac | 2004 | none | |
| Venue Songs | 2005 | IR-107 | |
| Here Come The ABCs | 2005 | Disney Sound | multiple |
| Severe Tire Damage (CD reissue) | 2006 | Zoë | 01143-1096-2 |
| The Else | 2007 | Zoë | 01143-1117 |
| Here Come The 123s | 2008 | Disney Sound | multiple |
| Here Comes Science | 2009 | Disney Sound | multiple |
| Join Us | 2011 | Rounder | 11661-9127 |
| 2011 Instant Fan Club EP | 2011 | IDLE 121 | |
| TMBG's Other Thing Brass Band (EP) | 2011 | IDLE 122 | |
| Album Raises New And Troubling Questions | 2011 | none | |
| Them Ain't Big Eye Ants | 2012 | none | |
| Four Covers From TMBG | 2012 | IDLE 125 | |
| 2012 Instant Fan Club EP | 2012 | IDLE 126 | |
| At Large | 2012 | IDLE 127 | |
| Nanobots | 2013 | Megaforce | 20286-21313 |
| Instant Fan Club For Kids! EP | 2013 | IDLE 128 | |
| The Avatars Of They (EP) | 2013 | IDLE 129 | |
| No School Today (Danny Weinkauf album) | 2014 | Megaforce | IDLE 133 |
| Idlewild | 2014 | IDLE 132 | |
| Live In Berlin | 2015 | IDLE 134 | |
| Glean | 2015 | Megaforce | IDLE 140 |
| Why? | 2015 | Megaforce | IDLE 141 |
| Phone Power | 2016 | Megaforce | IDLE 142 |
| I Like Fun | 2018 | Megaforce | IDLE 144 |
| Lincoln (red vinyl reissue) | 2018 | Megaforce | IDLE 146 |
| The Communists Have The Music (Single) | 2018 | IDLE 148 | |
| The Escape Team | 2018 | IDLE 145 | |
| John Henry Demos | 2018 | IDLE 147 | |
| My Murdered Remains | 2018 | IDLE 149 | |
| Live 2018 | 2018 | IDLE 150 | |
| Phone Power (white vinyl reissue) | 2019 | IDLE 142 | |
| They Might Be Giants (pink vinyl reissue) | 2019 | IDLE 151 | |
| Don't Let's Start (EP) (clear vinyl reissue) | 2019 | IDLE 152 | |
| Flood (picture disc vinyl reissue) | 2020 | Elektra | IDLE 154 |
| Cease & Desist | 2020 | IDLE 155 | |
| Secret Music Vol. 1 | 2020 | IDLE 159 | |
| BOOK | 2021 | IDLE 157 | |
| Secret Music Vol. 2 | 2021 | IDLE 160 | |
| Roman Songs (10" vinyl) | 2021 | IDLE 162 | |
| The Pamphlet EP | 2021 | none | |
| Mink Car (vinyl debut) | 2022 | IDLE 165 | |
| Join Us (clear vinyl reissue) | 2022 | IDLE 177 | |
| Nanobots (cobalt blue vinyl reissue) | 2022 | IDLE 131 | |
| Apollo 18 (picture disc vinyl reissue) | 2022 | Elektra | IDLE 180 |
| Apollo 18 (interstellar b&w vinyl reissue) | 2022 | Elektra | IDLE 182 |
| Flood (multiverse green vinyl reissue) | 2023 | Elektra | IDLE 185 |
| Flood (cassette reissue) | 2023 | Elektra | IDLE 185CS |
| Lincoln (black vinyl reissue) | 2023 | IDLE 146BLK | |
| The Spine (vinyl debut) | 2023 | IDLE 187 | |
| Long Tall Weekend (vinyl debut) | 2023 | IDLE 186 | |
| Flood (black vinyl reissue) | 2023 | Elektra | IDLE 185 |
| The Else (pumpkin smoke vinyl reissue) | 2023 | IDLE 181 | |
| Forest/Trees | 2023 | IDLE 189 | |
| They Might Be Giants (black vinyl reissue) | 2023 | IDLE 151BLK | |
| Why? (rainbow splatter vinyl reissue) | 2023 | IDLE 141 | |
| Lincoln (blue sky burst reissue) | 2023 | Bandbox | IDLE 146 |
| John Henry (vinyl reissue) | (upcoming) | IDLE 184 | |
| Factory Showroom (vinyl reissue) | (upcoming) | IDLE 183 | |
| No! (vinyl debut) | (upcoming) | ||
| The Spine Surfs Alone (vinyl compilation) | (upcoming) |
