When many of us heard the unreal lineup consisting of Danger Mouse, Danielle Luppi, Jack White, and Norah Jones, we began shaking with excitement for May 17th. With only one song released early, the hype was high for yesterday's release. Last night, with high expectations and too much free time, i sat down to listen to the album "Rome".DJ Danger Mouse has produced with countless artists from the Gorillaz and Jay Z, to James Mercer and Beck. As each song flowed by softly, i began hearing traces of each artists' influence. Perhaps the most appropriate song title, "A Rose With a Broken Heart", ambiently captures the heavy bass and trip hop beats of the new Gorillaz album, "Plastic Beach", that Danger Mouse helped produce. Then abruptly, the upbeat drums and synth guitar accompaniment fill in and seem to pay homage to James Mercer and their recent work together in the group, Broken Bells. And although these few tracks are eloquent songs, with the unmistakable strings being provided by Italian composer Danielle Luppi, the sound was predictable and expected after any listen to Broken Bells or the Dark Night of the Soul album. The two tracks that took me by surprise, however, were, "Two Against One", and "Black". This new sound perfectly captures a space age café vibe, serving as great coffeehouse/dinner party music, but much, much cooler than that faint praise would lead you to believe, since unlike so much likeminded ambient music, there’s soul and grit here. All this in addition to the featured guest vocals of Jack White and Norah Jones, both of who sound incredibly cool in this context, culminate in a long awaited album which undoubtedly surpasses the high expectations.
Give your ears a treat with the hit song off the album, "Two Against One".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UibsjY5K-c
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