Muey Spiffy

Gnarls Barkley is pretty spiffy stuff.
Comprised of one part DJ Danger Mouse (of Grey Album fame, in which he took the vocals off Jay-Z's Black Album and put them to mixed excerpts of the Beatles' White Album), and one part Cee-Lo Green (a solo artist and former member of Atlanta's Goodie Mob), the group met in Atlanta in the late '90s, and began recording together around the time of a 2003 DM record titled Ghetto Pop Life. A few recordings were passed around and played by many associated with the pair, and eventually one of the leaked tracks, "Crazy," became a hot property for the download market. It became the first single vaulted to the top of the British charts by digital distribution, and the resulting album, St. Elsewhere, peaked at number one on the album charts.

Their style is hard to pin down, and the leadoff single, "Crazy", isn't entirely indicative of the album as a whole in terms of style, but it does give a clue as to the high quality of the music.

Also demonstrably good about this group is their videos. Exhibit A: "Crazy", follows. Neat concept, wonderfully executed, it evokes shades of "Seven Nation Army", without feeling like a ripoff. You'll see why. Enjoy.