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They Might Be Giants: If You Can't Take A Yoke (You Shouldn't Have Joined)

James Medd, The Word, August 2011

Johns Flansburgh and Linnell formed They Might Be Giants during punk's "amnesty for oddballs". In the 30 years since, they've represented for Marmite-flavoured ebullience in pop while doing what they damned well pleased, James Medd talks to a couple who remain happily odd.

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