Clement and McKenzie have that in abundance. You can't do Proclaimers meets Kraftwerk without musical skill. Their songs range freely over unlikely subjects: man-flower love, Lord of the Rings, a robot takeover of Earth.īut it all boils down to the tunes. They know they're supposed to banter between songs, but about what? For parodists, the pair take themselves unflinchingly seriously. You want soul folk? Here's Jermaine's ballad I'm Not Crying (It's Just Been Raining on My Face). You want gangsta folk? You've got their rap odyssey The HipHopapotamus Versus the Rhymenoceros. Armed with two acoustic guitars and a choice line in muttering deadpan, Jermaine Clement and Bret McKenzie are reinventing folk music. You can see why: their show, High on Folk, is a late-night gem. L ast year's from-nowhere smash, this Kiwi duo has accrued a cult following that seems to include every other comedian on the fringe.
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