Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere

Primary Artist
Gnarls Barkley
Album Title
St. Elsewhere
Release Date
May 9, 2006 
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Review by John Bush
Who is Gnarls Barkley, and how did he ascend to the top of the British charts with a song that brings an eerie clarity to the cloud of mental illnessNULL (Hint: It wasn't just the fact that Britain began factoring download data into its chart equations.) If St. Elsewhere sounds like one of the best rap-based pop productions since the second Gorillaz album, then look no further than the common link, producer Danger Mouse. And if the vocal performances are twisted with the type of unbalanced wisdom not seen in pop music since Sly Stone (or at least Outkast), credit Cee-lo Green, the former Goodie Mob seer/sage/freak. Read More