Flight of the Conchords, Flight of the Conchords (Sub Pop)
Proclaiming themselves "formerly New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo," Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement were a splash hit for HBO last summer when their "Flight of the Conchords" TV show arrived.
Though that surely stoked the fires for this full-length, fans of the show may be disappointed to see that there's only 22 seconds of new material in the 40-plus-minute album. Additionally, "Business Time," "Robots" and "The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room)" were included on last fall's Grammy-winning The Distant Future EP.
Diehards of the band — take note, Mel — will likely rejoice at hearing finalized studio cuts of the songs. The genius of the Conchords is that when you scrape away the funny, the pair still has great songwriting chops. With a second season due early next year, consider this a memento of all the good times we've already had.
Hear the whole record at the band's MySpace page.
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