ARTIST · NEO SOUL / ALTERNATIVE
Gnarls Barkley
Sample archaeology meets gospel falsetto—genre tags dissolve when hooks this weird go number one.
- Neo soul
- Alternative R&B
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Biography
Danger Mouse's psychedelic production and CeeLo's preacherly tone made St. Elsewhere feel like a mixtape from another dimension.
Crazy dominated charts globally without sacrificing left-field textures borrowed from soul and psych rock.
The Odd Couple deepened the partnership with darker grooves still suited to eclectic formats.
High-bitrate audio keeps vinyl crackle, kick transient snap, and stacked vocals separated in dense mixes.
Gnarls Barkley is the duo of producer Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) and singer CeeLo Green, formerly of Goodie Mob. Crazy, from St. Elsewhere (2006), became the first song to reach number one in the UK on download sales alone. The album won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.
The Odd Couple (2008) followed. Danger Mouse went on to produce Gorillaz, The Black Keys, and Broken Bells, while CeeLo Green had a hit as a solo artist with Forget You and became a judge on The Voice.
Interesting facts about Gnarls Barkley
- 01 American duo formed by producer Brian Burton (Danger Mouse) and vocalist Thomas Callaway (CeeLo Green).
- 02 St. Elsewhere (2006) included Crazy, which topped the UK Singles Chart and broke through in the United States.
- 03 Won a Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance for Crazy (2007).
- 04 Crazy was the first UK number one on downloads alone.
- 05 Danger Mouse also produced Gorillaz and The Black Keys.
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