Flight Of The Conchords

It's a hard knock life for Kiwis in NYC. Thankfully Jemaine and Bret have returned to document the struggles of being New Zealand's "fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo." Prior to the show's second season, the two grappled with writer's block, but it seems their growing frustrations with the ladies became their ultimate muse. Epileptic dogs, Aussies, women obsessed with Art Garfunkel, and dicks (as in too many of them on the dancefloor) provide inspiration as they juggle sounds influenced by R. Kelly, Bowie, Billy Joel, Paul Simon and Russian sailors.

On the second full-length album from this comedy duo, electro beats and white-soul
croons bump against jokes about cannibalism and girl troubles — in other words, nothing
terribly new for these smart Kiwi guys. The yuks-per-track ratio has fallen a bit compared
to last year's Flight of the Conchords, but the combo of silliness and self-deprecation often
works, and no visuals are needed for "You Don't Have to Be a Prostitute," a "Rox... More >