Portugal. The Man Evil Friends [Explicit Content] 10/10/1995

Portugal. The Man Evil Friends [Explicit Content] 10/10/1995Portugal. The Man found the opportunity to work with Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton so important that they scrapped two weeks of recording and eight of ten new songs in order to start fresh. Changing studio locations from El Paso to Danger Mouse's headquarters in L. A., the collaboration has resulted in the band's most accessible and "mainstream" recording to date. The punchy, rhythm driven elements in Danger Mouse's production style create an elastic

burbling organs

and Jazmine Sullivan

Released: 02/14/2012

Nellee Hooper

added up to a perfect-storm scenario for a creative overhaul

not wrenching confessions

" The tone swiftly changes to upbeat rockabilly with the Charlie Feathers ditty "That Certain Female

" which injects the listener with martial beats and a pre-game pep talk worth hearing

laughter and savagery on both sides

The album takes it's name from Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall

Released: 11/23/2012

as with the sad-eyed longing of "Shades of Cool" or the unexpected tempo changes that connect the slinky verses of single "West Coast" to their syrupy