Think mellow. Add in some Tom Waits at times. Some Flaming Lips. A little Beatles. And a very little Black Keys-y soul-blues-rock, and you've got something close to Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse's Dark Night of The Soul. Danger Mouse (The Grey Album, The Black Keys' Attack & Release, Gorillaz' Demon Days, Beck's Modern Guilt) collaborated with Sparklehorse (Mark Linkous) to create a rather good album with an awesome flow that leaves you in a very interesting place. The simplicity and fantastic use of vocals creates a flow that pulls you up. Not quite forward - just up. It creates a weird sense of being at a strange yet comfortable height. And as the album finishes and drops you back off where you started, you can't help but feel a sense of deja vu. Featuring Jason Lytle (of Grandaddy), Wayne Coyne (of The Flaming Lips), James Mercer (of The Shins), and multiple additional awesome artists, Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse take you on a ride. Not a journey, but a cool ride that's definitely worth having.
Also, due to legal issues you can listen to the entire album on NPR's website here.
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