Gnarls Barkley sets Odd date, preps single

Prepare yourself. Ten years from now, when VH1 inevitably rolls out an I Love 2006 show (scheduled between Flavor of Love 35 and Scott Baio is 56 ... and a Jaded Father of Four, natch) a geriatric Hal Sparks will wax poetic about how for a particular moment in time, music was taken hostage by the R&B-space-funk of Gnarls Barkley. Cut to a graying Michael Ian Black belting out "They think I'm crrraaaaazzzzzyyyy!!!!!" while Henry Rollins rhapsodizes on the beauty of Cee-Lo Green and Danger Mouse's collaboration. The future, friends, is truly a scary place.

But don't get too down on the days to come. The Odd Couple, Gnarls Barkley's aptly titled sophomore record, now has a concrete release date, as it will hit stores on April 15. In January, Rolling Stone was given a sneak peak of a couple tracks from the new record, and apparently the group has expanded beyond psychedelic soul and into "sinister ballads," whatever that means. Gnarls' first single, "Run," is now available as a stream, and also via iTunes. Oh, and that pixel-riffic photo above this article? That's the new album cover. No word on another globe-trotting, costume-changing, Bowie-covering tour, but no worries, you're intrepid, headline-hungry Paste news team will keep you updated.

In other Gnarly news, not to be upstaged by his Mouse companion, Cee-Lo has joined a list that includes Q-Tip, Lil Wayne and Boards of Canada to work on Solange Knowles' (sister of Beyoncé) debut album.

Got news tips for Paste? E-mail news@pastemagazine.com.