The Odd Couple Vinyl

With its cinematic origins The Odd Couple is the natural title for the second album by a pair who seem to spend as much time in wardrobe as the studio and whose recordings are often compared to film scores. Their greatest hit, 2006039s 34Crazy34 was even built around a chunk of a spaghetti western soundtrack. Yet after the success of 2006039s excellent St Elsewhere, the collaboration of singer Thomas 34CeeLo Green34 Callaway and producer Brian 34Danger Mouse34 Burton has become a permanent institution.Two years on, The Odd Couple stands up proudly alongside its predecessor. The basic recipe hasn039t been drastically alteredDanger Mouse039s skittering beats and snapcracklepop production still provide the perfect platform for CeeLo039s mighty, soulful wail. If anything, the pair have refined and sharpened their approach to a razor039s edge. The key is the way the musical flavors intersect the Arthur LeemeetsN.E.R.D. stroll of 34Surprise,34 the jubilant jumble of gospelsoulsynthpop on 34Going On,34 the Otis ReddingsharesatreadmillwithOutkast feel of the single 34Run I039m a Natural Disaster.34 The cumulative effect is one of a group whose trickbag has a neverending supply of happy surprises.