I know we have a few They Might Be Giants fans around here, but I would argue that their album Mink Car is definitely underrated by most folks. It was originally released on 9/11, which understandably led to it being overlooked and maybe even forgotten by a lot of people. Not every song on it is great, but I would argue that the best songs from Mink Car would stand up against any other TMBG album.
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It opens with the strong 1-2-3 of "Bangs", "Cyclops Rock", and "Man, It's So Loud In Here". The latter two have maintained their place in TMBG's concert setlists since the album's release, and while "Bangs" doesn't get much stage time, it's a classic off-kilter Linnell love song.
"Man, It's So Loud In Here" is probably the best song on the album, and also happens to be an absolute banger. It's impossible to deny how good and catchy this song is. TMBG superfans may remember the song originally was arranged for the full rock band, but the throwback 80's club production on the eventual album version does an incredible job of supporting the song.
"I've Got a Fang" and "Wicked Little Critta" are two more weird Linnell tracks that are always fun, and have found their way back into TMBG's live shows in recent years as well. Another highlight that nobody ever seems to remember is "My Man", an jaunty track about someone's body taking stock of its situation after becoming paralyzed.
Flansburgh turns in some really good work on the record too, starting with the afore-mentioned "Cyclops Rock". "She Thinks She's Edith Head" works itself into a big rave-up ending, with even the band shouting "One more! One more, go!" near the end because they didn't want to stop playing. Another notable song is "Drink!", which to me seems to be the starting point for Flansburgh approaching explicitly sad material in a way that's more straightforward than he'd previously done; this is something he'll continue with songs like "Old Pine Box" on 2011's Join Us, "Sometimes a Lonely Way" on 2013's Nanobots, or "This Microphone" from 2018's My Murdered Remains.
Even in the places where the album falls flat, it feels like those songs are more dated than actually bad. "Mr. Xcitement" definitely feels like a song from 2001, but that doesn't stop it from being fun. The slow version of "Another First Kiss" pales in comparison to the new wave version from Severe Tire Damage, but that doesn't mean the song is bad. It just happens to suffer from an unfortunate production decision here.
In conclusion, this is a good album, please listen to it.