The Distant Future Grade: B

Flight of the Conchords, everyone's favorite New Zealand-based band (other than OMC of course -- remember "How Bizarre"?) have thrown us a scrap to whet our appetites. \nWith the first season of the show coming to an end, I guess it's necessary for us to have a little something so we don't forget about our friends Bret and Jemaine. If you've never seen the show or found a clip on YouTube, Flight of the Conchords are two dudes who write and perform comedic songs, which they have recently adapted into a show on HBO following "Entourage." They're basically a New Zealand-ish Tenacious D. \nWhich finally brings us to The Distant Future, a five-song EP featuring some of the best songs from the show. This includes "Not Crying," Jemaine's ballad about not being upset, "Business Time", Jemaine's funkadelic sexy-time love song, and my personal favorite, "If You're Into It," Bret's song about how he (and possibly Jemaine) will do whatever his girlfriend wants them to do (and wherever she wants to do it). The CD also includes live performances of "Beautiful Girl", the song by Jemaine about trying to woo a girl at a party featured in the pilot episode, and "Robots," a hilarious song about, well, being robots. And like any good live CD, there's some funny banter between songs. \nApparently, a Flight of the Conchords full-length, live recording will be released in early 2008, so The Distant Future is basically a preview of things to come and a reminder of the best parts of the show -- the songs. It probably makes sense to just wait for the full CD, but if you need music to accompany your wall poster of Bret McKenzie, The Distant Future is five bucks. And we all know Murray needs the money.