Gnarls Barkley: The Odd Couple review

Label Warners Release date 31st March 2008 Genre R&B Buy this album Order CD Second album from R&B megastars cranks up soul, loses something As Gnarls Barkley's first single, Crazy, was such an unprecedented smash, the two men behind it and the ecstatically-received first album St Elsewhere - producer Dangermouse and vocalist Cee-Lo - had their profiles boosted from underground heroes to pop idols. While the listening public went wild for St Elsewhere's blend of retro soul and soundtrack music with hip-hop beats and production techniques, recognition of the two members' back catalogues - spanning straightforward new jack swing to uneasy, glitchy electronica - gave an insight as to where this startlingly original sound had its roots.

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