With high appeal to children, "Nanobots" by They Might be Giants has a popish melodic style with short songs that make it easy to listen to.
The album contains an incredible 25 songs and a running time of about 45 minutes with the longest song at 3 minutes 21 seconds and shortest at 11 seconds.
Each song has its own contraception and they flow roughly as song after song has the same alternative rock style, but do not stick to a single concept.
The songs do seem to be kid oriented with titles like "Black Ops," "Circular Karate Chop" and "Call You Mom."
Seeming to target the short attention span of modern youth, the songs are kept short and sweet. The songs seem to not have repetitive verses or choruses like many songs contain.
Some short songs do feel cut off such as "Sleep" which only runs 42 seconds and seems to be cut off before the sound fades out.
The shortest song "Tick" at 11 seconds running time feels just thrown in with little to no editing. It sounds like a raw recording with no editing, no effects and a one group singing take.
"The Darlings of Lmberland" fells more complete with its jazzy sound, although it sounds like an upbeat "Wizard of Oz" munchkin song. It is 3 minutes 21 seconds, making it the longest song of the entire album.
Lead singer John Linnell keeps the same tone and pace that has been heard through out all They Might be Giants albums.
Through out their 16 albums, there has been many changes in personnel. John Flansburgh, who contributes songwriting, vocals, guitar, and John Linnell, who contributes songwriting, vocals, accordion, keyboards, bass clarinet, contra-alto clarinet, formed They Might be Giants in 1982 and for a period of time were accompanied only by a drum machine.
For this album, they are accompanied by Dan Miller, playing guitar, Danny Weinkauf, playing bass guitar, and Marty Beller, playing drums.
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