Is anybody anticpating their May 9th release, St. Elsewhere?It's a collaboration between two artists Danger Mouse & Cee-LO.Haven't read this much hype for an album since Outkasts' Speakerboxxx.I do like their song Crazy & their cover version of Violent Femmes Gone Daddy Gone.



LA Weekly review:

Gnarls Barkley, St. Elsewhere (Downtown/Atlantic) Two images have been released to promote this collaboration between Atlanta natives Cee-lo Green and DJ Danger Mouse. One, an illustration of a handgun firing off a big black heart; two, a picture of the duo dressed in diapers and bowler hats — like A Clockwork Orange meets Charlie Chaplin meets “adult baby” fetishism. (Go ahead. Google “adult baby.”) Based on the six leaks I’ve heard, I can confidently state this is 2006’s first sure-thing contender for year-end critics’ lists. Where Danger Mouse’s previous works (The Grey Album, Gorillaz’ Demon Days) have relied on high-concept tricks, here the brain plays second fiddle to the heart. The songs are designed both for hip-hop heads and fans of contemplative, emotionally resonant singer-songwriters like Elliott Smith and Antony. Cee-lo’s voice — high, warm, almost womanly — makes lyrics about suicide and madness sound like slow jams. The backing tracks are an amalgam of hip-hop, soul, and everything-and-the-kitchen-sink production choices. My favorite leak, an unnamed tune featuring overdriven breaks underneath a gently plucked Spanish guitar, finds Cee-lo questioning hip-hop’s violent, blingy orthodoxy. “I prefer peace,” he says. “Wouldn’t have to have one worldly possession/But essentially I’m an animal, so just what do I do with the aggression?” It’s a strikingly philosophical tack for urban music, and while it’s not without precedent — I’m reminded of Geto Boys’ 1992 hit, “My Mind Playin’ Tricks on Me” — I’m hopeful it will help push hip-hop into a much-needed existential phase.

music samples:

http://www.giantstep.net/releases/976

http://www.myspace.com/gnarlsbarkley

Crazy video(un-official version):

http://www.youtube.com/wa...%20barkley
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i'm very much looking forward to this! the two tracks i've heard are great!

sallysassalot said:

They really really are

i'll check it out. they're playing lollapalooza this year, and so maybe i'll be into them enough to justify buying a ticket.

Check out this thread from MAY 2005...

http://www.prince.org/msg/8/145218

CinisterCee said:

i know i'mjust a prince geek but...notice the backwards writing on the helmet?