Karen O and Danger Mouse - Lux Prima

Pitchfork 73

Karen O and Danger Mouse have concocted a lush vivid world on their dreamy and poignant collaboration.

The Guardian 60

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The last time Karen Orzolek made a record without the rest of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, it was a set of very lo-fi bedroom recordings about love, written about a decade earlier: 2014’s Crush Songs. This time, the frontwoman has teamed up with Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton, an artist/producer operating across rock and hip-hop. He was in Gnarls Barkley with CeeLo Green, and produces everyone from the Black Keys to Adele.

Orzolek, a former punk bawler whose airy falsetto is uppermost here, and Burton – a jack-of-all-trades with a retro mien – meet most naturally in the 60s.