Flight Of The Conchords: I Told You I Was Freaky (indie exclusive, metallic purple vinyl) [SUB POP]

Why you'll love it

Sub Pop's indie exclusive pressing is metallic purple. It collects thirteen songs from the second season of the HBO series, including "Hurt Feelings," "Sugalumps" and "Carol Brown."

This edition

• Indie exclusive metallic purple vinyl
• Sub Pop pressing (cat# SP800)
• Thirteen songs over two sides

About the album

Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement turned their HBO show into a second album in 2009, gathering the best songs from season two. Ten of the thirteen had already been sold as singles on iTunes in the US, which says a lot about how many people were walking around singing "Sugalumps." McKenzie handles most of the keyboards and drum programming, Clement takes the bass, and they share guitars and lead vocals, which keeps the jokes on a surprisingly solid musical footing.

The jokes are sharp, but the playing is the secret: McKenzie in particular can write a pastiche so exact it works as a real song. "Hurt Feelings" is a rap ballad about being emotionally overlooked, "Carol Brown" is a break-up song with a backing choir of exes, "Demon Woman" ended up in Rock Band, and "Angels" closes things on a note of misplaced romance. Comedian Arj Barker turns up, and Kristen Schaal joins on "Petrov, Yelyena and Me." It has the rare distinction of being funnier on the tenth listen than the first, which is more than can be said for most of us.

Tracklist

Listen

On Sub Pop (cat# SP800IEX), a reissue of the 2009 album.