American Pendulum Reprise

American Pendulum Reprise

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We've Got a Surprise For You

This fall, More Perfect is doing something brand new: We’re making an album!

 

It’s called 27: The Most Perfect Album. We’ve partnered with some of the best musicians in the world— artists like Dolly Parton, Kevin Morby, Devendra Banhart, Aisha Burns, a ...

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The First Amendments with They Might Be Giants

Let's get started. If we're talking about the Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, it only feels right to start at the beginning. The First and Second Amendments are arguably the most ferociously contentious amendments of them all, and the Third Amendment is the underdog that ...

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