The James Mercer/Danger Mouse collaboration Broken Bells is fixing to finish its first year of existence on a high note, releasing a new b-side, highlighting some TV performances and playing a couple more live shows. Read more…
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The self-titled debut album from Broken Bells has a quiet kind of charm. It’s subtle, winding through a diverse repertoire of layered vocal harmonies and constantly shifting sheets of instrumentation. Born from collaboration between The Shins frontman James Mercer and producer/multi-instrumentalist Brian Burton (also known as Danger Mouse), Broken Bells is a musical medley sure to please your palate. Read more…
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Los Angeles-based rock outfit Broken Bells premiered an interactive 3-D video for their new single “October” yesterday via Wired. The video allows viewers to navigate through an alternate universe where geometrical patterns, haunting images and mathematical equations abound. Check it out after the jump. Read more…
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Danger Mouse and Broken Bells‘ member James Mercer has filmed an acoustic performance of “Insane Lullaby.” Read more…
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American indie rockers Broken Bells premiered a video today for their new single “The Ghost Inside,” which comes off of their recently released self-titled album on Columbia Records. Click “read more” for the video. Read more…
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Looks like indie rockers and Grizzly Bear friends The Morning Benders (Rough Trade) will continue riding the positive press behind their sophomore album Big Echo for most of the spring and summer, as the band sets off on an epic U.S. tour with some pretty notable names. Read more…
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Following a handful of shows at SXSW and on the west coast, super-duo Broken Bells (Columbia) have announced their first U.S. tour behind their debut eponymous LP. Read more…
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On Saturday, The Mog Party is clearly the place to be. What looked like a two-hour line formed at the front door as hundreds hoped for a chance to view the party’s stellar lineup. Early on, the newly launched Broken Bells (Danger Mouse and James Mercer from The Shins) backed by a full band, played what could arguably be considered their sixth show. Danger Mouse led the band on drums while Mercer played guitar and sweetly sang. The band’s lush instrumentation was intact, and Mercer helped each song reach chilled-out levels of smooth. The band shows promise on every level, but for those curious, their performance felt a bit stagnant, as if they haven’t quite been able to perfect their chemistry onstage chemistry yet. The full set list is below:
Vaporize
October
The High Road
The Ghost Inside
The Doors
Citizen
4 Leaf Rover
Mongrel Heart
The Mall and Misery
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Broken Bells has confirmed the details of their first live show tonight, February 19 at the Fold In Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles. The duo is comprised of Shins’ front-man James Mercer and Brian Burton (a.k.a. Danger Mouse) of the Grammy-Award winning duo Gnarls Barkley. Read more…
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The Los Angeles band, Broken Bells, have premiered a new video for “The High Road,” the first track off of their full-length, self-titled album. Read more…
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