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They Might Be Giants

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Why?, They Might Be Giants’ first children’s album in six years, was also their second full-length of 2015, arriving shortly after the wonderfully dark and weird Glean. Like that album, Why? doesn’t shy away from danger and disaster (two of the possible consequences of discovering the answer to the title’s question). On “Oh You Did,” Robin Goldwasser sings a growing list of too-late warnings (“Don’t drop eggs from the 14th story window — oh, you did”) with the weary patience only a mother could muster, while “I Made a Mess” embodies the heart-stopping panic of trying to fix the unfixable in its staccato verses. Elsewhere, precious collectibles get knocked to the ground (“Long White Beard”) and a farmer suffers the consequences of building a farm in the middle of an elephant migration path (“Elephants,” which is sung by bassist Danny Weinkauf). Given that this is a kids’ album, Why?’s m