Slow
From This Might Be A Wiki
| song name | Slow |
| artist | They Might Be Giants |
| releases | The World Is To Dig |
| year | 2026 |
| run time | 2:21 |
| sung by | John Linnell |
Trivia/Info
- John Flansburgh briefly discussed this song in a 2024 TikTok live in response to a question related to microtones, although he did not mention it by name[1]:
I have nothing to contribute to microtonal work, but John [Linnell]'s interest are very deeply into some microtonal experiments. And on the new album, there is a microtonal composition that's actually very interesting − and kind of stealth in the way that it uses microtonality − but to be perfectly honest, my ear is not sophisticated enough to work in that mode.
- Flansburgh noted in a Tumblr answer shortly after the release of The World Is To Dig that the song's unique 31 equal temperament tuning was accomplished using the plugin Melodyne.[2]
- This song appears to briefly interpolate the main keyboard line from "Can't Keep Johnny Down," though Flansburgh expressed uncertainty on Tumblr shortly after the song's release about whether Linnell meant it as a deliberate reference.[3]
- This is the second They Might Be Giants song with the title "Slow", the first being an instrumental from They Might Be Giants Vs. McSweeney's.
Song Themes
Accidents, Altered States, Colors, Drinks, Drugs, Falling, Jumping, Medical, Microtones, Problems, Recycled Material, Rhymes, Super-Human Qualities, Time
Videos
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