Joker's Daughter - The Last Laugh (Produced by Danger Mouse)

The debut by UK-based Joker's Daughter features vocalist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Helena Costas. This fresh folk-pop excursion reveals new facets of the renowned artist and producer Danger Mouse, who collaborates with Costas throughout. The result is an intoxicating, disorienting blend; folk music from some strange, timeless, uncharted dream world. 1. Worm's Head 2. Jessie The Goat 3. Go Walking 4. Lucid 5. JD Folk Blues 6. Last Laugh, The 7. Under The Influence Of Jaffa Cakes 8. Jelly Belly 9. Cake And July 10. Chasing Ticking Crocodile 11. Nothing Is Ever What It Seems 12. Running Goblin, The 13. Bull Bites Back, The 14. Yellow Teapot "Utterly entrancing...like a creepy circus colliding with a polka band gone electronic, complete with quickly bouncing rhythms and plenty of theatrical presence" --Npr The atmospheric folk-pop outfit Joker's Daughter is a collaboration between English-by-way-of Greece singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Helena Costas and genre-bending hip-hop artist/producer Danger Mouse (Gnarls Barkley, Danger Doom, DM & Jemini). Costas, who began her musical career on violin, crafts elegant pop songs that draw on everything from mythology to food to late-'60s/early-'70s British folk -rock. Her correspondence with Danger Mouse began in 2003 with home-recorded demos, which he would then paint with his signature eclectic color and instrumentation. The group's debut album, Last Laugh, arrived in 2009, featuring brass from Neutral Milk Hotel's Scott Spillane and the string arrangements of Daniele Luppi. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide

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paperjunk (2009-06-16)

Review of The Last Laugh (7/10)

"...Although likely to annoy from the listing itself ("The Running Goblin"? Seriously? Is this Men Without Hats?), songs themselves are much more complex with Burton behind the helm. Lyrics, the work of Costas, are playful but often creep into that "precious" area that 14-year old girls seem to swim in: "I'm still waiting for my yellow teapot/and my flying carpet," making you wonder if the protagonist has a mortgage or adult responsibilities..."