They Might Be Giants is back with their 16th album “Nanobots.” The album’s 45 minutes long with 25 songs, but sometimes it feels like it should end sooner.  The first song, “You’re On Fire,” sets off the album with a somewhat danceable feel to it.  The rest of the songs either employ a simple rock melody or you can hear the band playing a variety of instruments with different beats.

Some of the earlier songs on “Nanobots” feel like they should end a bit sooner.  Songs like “Black Ops” and “Tesla” just felt like they were too slow for the rest of the album.  The second half of the album consisted of shorter and groovier songs.Some of the songs are under two minutes and these feel like the best songs on the album.  They’re quick, to the point and stay with the band’s unconventional style.

Fans of the band won’t be disappointed.  Plenty of the songs have the band’s groovy sound and fun lyrics with songs like, “Nouns.”  It’s a 17 second song about how there is no punctuation.

Overall the album wasn’t anything too special.  It’s still good though.