The Spine Surfs Alone is a 2004 EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 by They Might Be Giants

They Might Be Giants

They Might Be Giants is an American alternative rock band formed in 1982 by John Flansburgh and John Linnell. During TMBG's early years Flansburgh and Linnell were frequently accompanied by a drum machine. In the early 1990s, TMBG became a full band. Currently, the members of TMBG are...

, released as a companion to their album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 The Spine

The Spine

The Spine is the tenth full-length studio album by They Might Be Giants. The album was released on July 5, 2004 in the UK, and July 13 in the U.S.....

on the same day of the latter's release. It can be purchased as MP3 downloads directly from the band. You can also order this EP in CD form from TMBG's official online store. If you put the CD in a computer, a flash video for "I'm All You Can Think About", produced by John Linnell

John Linnell

John Sidney Linnell is an American musician, is known primarily as one half of Brooklyn, New York alternative rock duo They Might Be Giants...

 himself, can be seen. "Canada Haunts Me" was originally released on the audiobook version of Sarah Vowell's

Sarah Vowell

Sarah Jane Vowell is an American author, journalist, essayist and social commentator. Often referred to as a "social observer," Vowell has written five nonfiction books on American history and culture, and was a contributing editor for the radio program This American Life on Public Radio...

 The Partly Cloudy Patriot

The Partly Cloudy Patriot

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.

Track listing

1. "The Spine Surfs Alone" - 1:18
2. "Now Is Strange" - 2:20
3. "I'm All You Can Think About" - 2:31
4. "Fun Assassin" - 2:03
5. "Skullivan" - 1:44
6. "The Other Side of the World" - 0:40
7. "Canada Haunts Me" - 1:03

External links

• The Spine Surfs Alone EP on This Might Be A Wiki
• "The Spine Surfs Alone" (song) on This Might Be A Wiki