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"Contrecoup" was originally written and recorded in 2005 as part of a challenge issued on the Next Big Thing in which lexicographer Erin McKean implored John Linnell to use the words "contrecoup", "craniosophic", and "limerent" in a song so that the words could be added to or remain in the dictionary. "Careful What You Pack" was originally written for the soundtrack of 2009 film Coraline, though it never appeared in the film. ==Track listing==

Cast Your Pod to the Wind (bonus disc) ==Personnel==

;They Might Be Giants • John Flansburgh – songwriting, vocals, guitars, programming • John Linnell – songwriting, vocals, keyboards, programming ;Backing band • Marty Beller – drums • Dan Miller – guitar; piano on "Careful What You Pack" • Danny Weinkauf – bass guitar ;Additional musicians • Mauro Refosco – percussion (track 9) • Justin Meldal-Johnsen – acoustic bass guitar (9) • Dan Levine – trombone (9, 10) • Stan Harrison – saxophone (9, 10) • Jim O'Connor – trumpet (9, 10) • Lyle Workman – guitar (6, 9) • Sharon Jones – vocals (10) ;Production • They Might Be Giants – producers (except 3, 6, 9, 10, 12) • Patrick Dillett – producer (except 3, 6, 9, 10, 12), engineer • The Dust Brothers – producers (2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12) • UE Nastasi – mastering • Yuki Takahashi – engineer • Greg Thompson – engineer • Jon Altschuler – engineer • Marcel Dzama – artwork, costumes, photography == Reception ==

The album reached #9 on the Billboard Top Digital Albums chart. ==References==