Movits! w/ Plight of a Parasite and Gypsy Kitchen

Like the pundits he lampoons, Stephen Colbert often boasts of his own clout, priding himself on a phenomenon he calls "The Colbert Bump," the increased interest in a person or product after it has been mentioned on his program. One of the oddest recipients of that bump has been Movits!, a Swedish hip-hop band featured on "The Colbert Report." The response was great enough that Comedy Central Records released the group's debut album, Äppelknyckarjazz. The group's affiliation with Comedy Central is a mixed blessing. It's given them excellent exposure, but it also suggests that their mix of old-fashioned swing music and modern hip-hop (recited entirely in Swedish) is more of a shtick than it actually is.