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Advice From The Happy Hippopotamus,Cloud Cult

- Advice From The Happy Hippopotamus
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Cloud Cult
Released 2005

Transistor Radio
04:09
9,933 plays

Washed Your Car
01:59
9,647 plays

Living On The Outside Of Your Skin
03:06
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- 1
- Intro
- 03:04
- 4,898 plays

- 2
- Living On The Outside Of Your Skin
- 03:06
- 8,824 plays

- 3
- Happy Hippo
- 02:41
- 10,403 plays

- 4
- What Comes At The End
- 03:57
- 6,282 plays

- 5
- You Got Your Bones To Make A Beat
- 03:02
- 5,829 plays

- 6
- Interlude 1
- 00:26
- 2,591 plays

- 7
- Washed Your Car
- 01:59
- 9,647 plays

- 8
- Transistor Radio
- 04:09
- 9,933 plays

- 9
- What It Feels Like To Be Alive
- 00:52
- 4,044 plays

- 10
- Moving To Canada
- 03:06
- 5,024 plays

- 11
- Start New
- 01:43
- 5,945 plays

- 12
- Car Wash
- 02:55
- 6,710 plays

- 13
- Light At The End Of The Tunnel
- 02:45
- 4,317 plays

- 14
- Million Things
- 02:36
- 6,107 plays

- 15
- Can't Stop The Journey Now
- 03:24
- 3,951 plays

- 16
- Clip-Clop
- 02:31
- 4,636 plays

- 17
- Training Wheels
- 04:05
- 3,920 plays

- 18
- We Made Up Your Mind For You
- 02:24
- 4,208 plays

- 19
- That Man Jumped Out The Window
- 03:47
- 7,439 plays

- 20
- Interlude 2
- 00:31
- 1,163 plays

- 21
- Lucky Today
- 02:10
- 32,417 plays

- 22
- Interlude 3
- 01:05
- 1,708 plays

- 23
- Rockwell
- 04:20
- 3,496 plays

- 24
- Interlude 4
- 00:31
- 1,232 plays

- 25
- Bobby's Spacesuit
- 03:03
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album review

Minnesota's Cloud Cult may use Odelay as a touchstone on Advice from the Happy Hippopotamus but the outfit's experimental beats and hip-hop junk are far more out there than that influence could ever be. Lyrically and vocally removed from the Beck Hansen school of thought, the group evokes strains of the Polyphonic Spree and the Flaming Lips, while brainchild Craig Minowa comes down heavy in terms of topics. The engaging, experimental "Living on the Outside of Your Skin" makes effective use of toy pianos and handclaps to keep listeners on their toes, and Cloud Cult's environmentally astute stance is evident in tracks like "Moving to Canada" -- which pays homage to minimalist groups like the Black Keys with inexplicable skill. From the acoustic-techno shuffle of "Start New" to the pulsating, warped pop of "Happy Hippo," this cult can't help but leave a strong impression. When the latter nicks a hook from Neil Young's "My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)," it puts Minowa's wide musical scope, which varies from folk to funk to punk to electronica (sometimes in the same song), on display for all comers. ~ John D. Luerssen, All Music Guide