Thursday, March 6, 2008
Gnarls Barkley...Still Look Good To Me
The hip duet Gnarls Barkley's 2006 debut album, St. Elsewhere has become one my favorites. The originality of the music was extremely impressive, especially among some of the popular artists of today's music scene. I have been hearing some buzz about their sophomore album, set to release on April 8th, and am a bit anxious considering some of the disappointing sophomore albums released in the past few years. The Arctic Monkeys, for example, had a magnificent debut album with 'Whatever People Say I am, That's What I'm Not' but I was disappointed when their sophomore album was released last year, not nearly as great in comparison to the previous record. Other bands including Bloc Party and The Strokes also let me down, although The Strokes made an impressive comeback in my mind with the underrated 'First Impressions of Earth'. So when I heard that Gnarls Barkley's sophomore album, titled 'The Odd Couple', is coming out in April, I tried not to get too excited. Recently listening to their two new singles 'Run' and 'Who's Gonna Save My Soul' , a feeling of relief swept over me, hearing some pleasant tunes coming from my speakers. Gnarls Barkley seem to not be a second year let down and I hope the album is just as impressive.
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Gnarls is crazy. Do you remember when that was their gimmick? They still are. I feel you on the curse of the "sophomore slump". When ever a good second album comes out it makes me say oh baby. But the slump is for just reason. Think about it for a second. Lets delve into the mind of a young hungry artist dying to be discovered and not yet tainted by prestige or fame. They bare an honesty in their soul that allows them to relate to their peers, you know, people like you and I. Once they cross over, their sophomore album, is almost their debut album as a star: expectations of consistency, deadlines, forced collaborations, contracts, and tours. Now our boys Gnarls aren't new to the industry. Cee-lo has been making albums for years and Danger Mouse has been underground since he did the Grey album (blend of Jay-Z lyrics over the beattle's instrumentals)
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