Comedy and music are wonderful bedfellows – witness the zany, seminal humour of Monty Python’s songs or the off-the-wall ditties sung on The Mighty Boosh – and Flight of the Conchords are just the latest in a long line of comedic groups to dabble in music. After working together for more than a decade, Kiwis…
It's difficult to evaluate a comedy album from a group based on a cable television show. That's the challenge we face with Flight of the Conchords' sophomore album I Told You I Was Freaky.The New Zealand duo's second album tends towards the hip hop/dance end of the musical spectrum. At times, like the low self-esteem rapper on "Hurt Feelings", the pair create an extra level of humour by
Flight of the Conchords' new album, like their second season, is frustratingly uneven.Understand one thing right now: comedy is terribly important. Good art is supposed to reflect and amplify aspects of our lives, and while critics tend to emphasize the brilliance of melancholy artists, silliness and hilarity is part of life, too, and art ought to reflect that as well. In his Journals, Kurt Cob...
After an absolutely flawless first series, the 'fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo-a capella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo' known to most as Flight Of The Conchords (or simply FOTC) officially announced that they had run out of ideas. The duo toured relentlessly before the first series of their HBO-released, highly-acclaimed self-titled TV programme began to air and so of course, it was eas...
In honor of the Flight of the Conchords’ new album, I Told You I Was Freaky dropping yesterday, I decided to post my favorite track from the record called “Carol Brown.” Watch as Jermaine and a choir of girlfriends from the past explain while his relationships never stick, in a great little pop number.
Comedy and music are wonderful bedfellows – witness the zany, seminal humour of Monty Python’s songs or the off-the-wall ditties sung on The Mighty Boosh – and Flight of the Conchords are just the latest in a long line of comedic groups to dabble in music. After working together for more than a decade, Kiwis…
It's difficult to evaluate a comedy album from a group based on a cable television show. That's the challenge we face with Flight of the Conchords' sophomore album I Told You I Was Freaky.The New Zealand duo's second album tends towards the hip hop/dance end of the musical spectrum. At times, like the low self-esteem rapper on "Hurt Feelings", the pair create an extra level of humour by
Flight of the Conchords' new album, like their second season, is frustratingly uneven.Understand one thing right now: comedy is terribly important. Good art is supposed to reflect and amplify aspects of our lives, and while critics tend to emphasize the brilliance of melancholy artists, silliness and hilarity is part of life, too, and art ought to reflect that as well. In his Journals, Kurt Cob...
After an absolutely flawless first series, the 'fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo-a capella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo' known to most as Flight Of The Conchords (or simply FOTC) officially announced that they had run out of ideas. The duo toured relentlessly before the first series of their HBO-released, highly-acclaimed self-titled TV programme began to air and so of course, it was eas...
New album releases for this week (November 1st) include:Julian Casablancas – ‘Phrazes for the Young’Flight of the Conchords – ‘ I Told You I Was Freaky’Weezer...For all the latest indie music news and views head over to Indiescreet.com
Artist: Flight of the Conchords Album: I Told You I Was Freaky Release date: 20.10.2009 Tracklist: 1. Hurt Feelings2. Sugalumps3. We’re Both In Love With A Sexy Lady4. I Told You I Was Freaky5. Demon Woman6. Rambling Through The Avenues Of Time7. Fashion Is Danger8. Petrov, Yelyena And Me9. Too Many Dicks (On The Dance Floo.