This came out in 1998 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Mono Puff daddy John Flansburgh is slightly better known as one half of quirk-rockers They Might Be Giants. So it’s probably no shock that his moonlighting gig is just as weird, witty and wonderfully wacky as his day job.
What’s new is that Mono Puff are more groovy and goofy. John and co. are locked in a serious ’70s state of mind here, liberally lifting a retro-slate of sounds and styles, right down to the wah-wah chicken-scratch guitar lines, funky breaks and disco strings. It’s Fun To Steal is just as much of a hoot to listen to.
