**** out of *****

A few years ago, the comedy folk duo Flight of the Conchords hit HBO, and people went crazy. It was hard to not hear people singing “if you were into it” or rapping about the “rhymenocerous” the day after a new episode aired. Now, after two seasons and 10 Emmy nominations, Jermaine Clement and Bret McKenzie return with another album, I Told You I Was Freaky, providing even more outrageous material — from howling at the Moon to simply taking the month of August off, just to get you off.

The album’s strongest point comes from its comedy. Even just a glance at the track listing provokes laughter with such song titles as “Sugalumps,” “Too Many Dicks (On the Dance Floor),” or “You Don’t Have to be a Prostitute.” The humor carries over to the lyrics, especially when the pair sing about the “girl looking for the epileptic dog in the park” in “We’re Both in Love with a Sexy Lady.”

But beyond the laughter of outrageous song titles and lyrics, Flight of the Conchord’s glory comes with its mockery. Like the duo’s previous album, Flight of the Conchords, the boys attack all music genres. In the title track, the group shows off its electronic side, with beeps and bops to simulate the freaky side of sex life. But only a couple tunes later, the two attack the classic folk song in “Rambling Through the Avenues of Time.” McKenzie blatantly steals the melody from Billy Joel’s “Piano Man” and puts his own acoustic twist on it while singing about a woman named Cheri. And, in the traditional Conchord manner, with each poetic line McKenzie spits, such as “she looks like a Parisian river,” Clement isn’t afraid to call out “gay.”

Though Flight of the Conchords is pure comedy, its musicianship can’t be ignored. The boys are able to play each genre of music just as well (and sometimes better) than many well-respected musicians. “Angels” sounds almost like a John Mayer song played on the top-40 radio, but rather than having a “body as a wonderland,” Clement and McKenzie sing about “angels doing it.”

The only complaint some may have with the album is it’s very similar to the group’s previous work. However, that’s a difficult claim to make because what makes Flight of the Conchords so great is that it is a chameleon. The duo blends with each genre, and each are played with an innocent mindset that the two are doing the very best they can.

The end result of I Told You I Was Freaky is exactly what’s expected. Prepare to laugh, sometimes sing, and maybe even be offended. But what does all of this mockery and laughter really come down to? As the boys from New Zealand say it — you don’t have to be a prostitute, and can say no to being a man whore.

Eric’s Picks: “We’re Both in Love with a Sexy Lady,” “Too Many Dicks (On the Dance Floor),” “You Don’t Have to be a Prostitute”