The man behind the music of Gnarls Barkley is also responsible for the excellent new album from the Black Keys and forthcoming albums from Beck and Martina Topley Bird. Find out how the Sixties-obsessed mastermind called Danger Mouse went from making beats for underground rappers while wearing a rodent costume to defining the sound of pop music in America. Click here for more on Danger Mouse, including a career-spanning playlist of his finest work.

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