Gnarls Barkley: The Odd Couple (Vinyl LP)
30th Century Records
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With it's cinematic origins The Odd Couple is the natural title for thesecond album by a pair who seem to spend as much time in wardrobeas the studio and whose recordings are often compared to film scores.Their greatest hit, 2006's Crazy was even built around a chunk of aspaghetti western soundtrack. Yet after the success of 2006'sexcellent St Elsewhere, the collaboration of singer Thomas Cee-LoGreen Callaway and producer Brian Danger Mouse Burton hasbecome a permanent institution.Two years on, The Odd Couple stands up proudly alongside it'spredecessor. The basic recipe hasn't been drastically altered-DangerMouse's skittering beats and snap-crackle-pop production still providethe perfect platform for Cee-Lo's mighty, soulful wail. If anything, thepair have refined and sharpened their approach to a razor's edge. Thekey is the way the musical flavors intersect: the Arthur Lee-meetsN.E.R.D. stroll of Surprise, the jubilant jumble of gospel/soul/synthpopon Going On, the Otis Redding-shares-a-treadmill-with-Outkast feel ofthe single Run (I'm a Natural Disaster). The cumulative effect is oneof a group whose trick-bag has a never-ending supply of happysurprises. Charity Case, Who's Gonna Save My Soul, Going On, Run (I'm a Natural Disaster), Would Be Killer, Open Book, Whatever, Surprise, No Time Soon, She Knows, Blind Mary, Neighbors, A Little Better
With it's cinematic origins The Odd Couple is the natural title for thesecond album by a pair who seem to spend as much time in wardrobeas the studio and whose recordings are often compared to film scores.Their greatest hit, 2006's Crazy was even built around a chunk of aspaghetti western soundtrack. Yet after the success of 2006'sexcellent St Elsewhere, the collaboration of singer Thomas Cee-LoGreen Callaway and producer Brian Danger Mouse Burton hasbecome a permanent institution.Two years on, The Odd Couple stands up proudly alongside it'spredecessor. The basic recipe hasn't been drastically altered-DangerMouse's skittering beats and snap-crackle-pop production still providethe perfect platform for Cee-Lo's mighty, soulful wail. If anything, thepair have refined and sharpened their approach to a razor's edge. Thekey is the way the musical flavors intersect: the Arthur Lee-meetsN.E.R.D. stroll of Surprise, the jubilant jumble of gospel/soul/synthpopon Going On, the Otis Redding-shares-a-treadmill-with-Outkast feel ofthe single Run (I'm a Natural Disaster). The cumulative effect is oneof a group whose trick-bag has a never-ending supply of happysurprises. Charity Case, Who's Gonna Save My Soul, Going On, Run (I'm a Natural Disaster), Would Be Killer, Open Book, Whatever, Surprise, No Time Soon, She Knows, Blind Mary, Neighbors, A Little Better