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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 InchCrazyInch was even built around a chunk of aspaghetti western soundtrack. Yet after the success of 2006'sexcellent St Elsewhere, the collaboration of singer Thomas InchCee-LoGreenInch Callaway and producer Brian InchDanger MouseInch 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 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 InchSurprise,Inch the jubilant jumble of gospel/soul/synthpopon InchGoing On,Inch the Otis Redding-shares-a-treadmill-with-Outkast feel ofthe single InchRun (I'm a Natural Disaster).Inch The cumulative effect is oneof a group whose trick-bag has a never-ending supply of happysurprises. Album Tracks 1. Charity Case 2. Who's Gonna Save My Soul 3. Going on 4. Run (I'm a Natural Disaster) 5. Would Be Killer 6. Open Book 7. Whatever 8. Surprise 9. No Time Soon 10. She Knows 11. Blind Mary 12. Neighbors 13. A Little Better
