Title: The Odd Couple Artist: Gnarls Barkley Label: 30th Century Records Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 617308071917 Genre: Rock Release Date: 2025-06-20 Number of Discs: 1 Additional Details: Explicit Lyrics
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.
Tracks: 1.1 Charity Case 1.2 Who's Gonna Save My Soul 1.3 Going on 1.4 Run (I'm a Natural Disaster) 1.5 Would Be Killer 1.6 Open Book 1.7 Whatever 1.8 Surprise 1.9 No Time Soon 1.10 She Knows 1.11 Blind Mary 1.12 Neighbors 1.13 A Little Better
