Album of the Day: May 9th, 2011

Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi - Rome (2011)
Release Date: May 16th, 2011
Label: Parlophone



Download Link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=G2QS1BU0
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Rome-Danger-Mouse/dp/B004E0Z4XK/
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/preorder/rome/id431178659

Tracklisting:

1. "Theme of Rome"
2. "The Rose with the Broken Neck"
3. "Morning Fog (interlude)"
4. "Season's Trees"
5. "Her Hollow Ways (interlude)"
6. "Roman Blue"
7. "Two Against One"
8. "The Gambling Priest"
9. "The World (interlude)"
10. "Black"
11. "The Matador Has Fallen"
12. "Morning Fog"
13. "Problem Queen"
14. "Her Hollow Ways"
15. "The World" 

 'Rome', the latest creation between Danger Mouse and italian composer Daniele Laupi, pinpoints a unique force not currently mainstream among the music industry. When placing this album in my ears, my first impression was how sixties-esque this sounded too me. Perhaps it's the post-production placed on by Parlophone, which was the music label where the Beatles released their first six albums. 
But with the injection of sixties there is also a modern vibrance put in place by the vocal performances painted by both Jack White and Norah Jones. While their vocal styles both differ in great variances, their voices both find their own way to compliment the instrumental tracks to paint an even coat of musical bliss. 
And while the albums atmosphere gains it's inspiration from spaghetti western music, it seems to be only one color on the palette for this album. Like how one musician inspires another, the inspiration doesn't consume their originality; and it's relieving to see that in 'Rome'.

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