The Else

The Else
The Else
Studio album by They Might Be Giants
Released	May 15, 2007
Recorded	2006–2007
Studio	Kampo (New York City); Avatar (New York City); Loho (New York City); Collyer Brothers (New York City); Soy Bomb (Sullivan County, New York); The Boat (Los Angeles, California);
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	38:12
Label	Idlewild, Zoë Records
Producer	The Dust Brothers; Pat Dillett; They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants chronology

The Else is the twelfth studio album by American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants, released by Idlewild Recordings on May 15, 2007. The album was produced in part by the Dust Brothers, along with Pat Dillett and the band.

The Else was first available for download through the iTunes Store on May 15, 2007. The CD version was released in stores on July 10, 2007, with initial runs accompanied by a full-length bonus disc of rare material, Cast Your Pod to the Wind (the title being a parody of jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi's 1962 hit "Cast Your Fate to the Wind"). On September 11, 2007, the band released a gatefold LP of the album. Cast Your Pod was made available separately on iTunes in July 2009.

A video created by Hiné Mizushima for "With the Dark" was released on the band's YouTube page on June 7, 2007. Two additional videos, for "The Shadow Government" and "I'm Impressed", were also later released. A full-length video for "The Mesopotamians" was released on Stereogum.com on October 2.