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New Reviews: Broken Bells, Jimi Hendrix and BRMC

Last week RS talked up Gorillaz’s Plastic Beach in New Reviews, so today we’re spotlighting Breaking band Broken Bells, a collaboration between the Shins’ James Mercer and Demon Days producer Danger Mouse. The pairing might seem like a strange match, but as Will Hermes writes in his four-star review of Broken Bells, “It turns out the two pop-science geeks are a perfect match. Danger Mouse pushes Mercer’s gorgeous, existential tunecraft outward with Day-Glo dynamics.” Mercer’s lyrics are at their

Published: 2010-03-09 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Breaking: Broken Bells

Who: The Shins’ singer-guitarist James Mercer and producer extraordinaire Danger Mouse (a.k.a. Brian Burton), who’ve taken time off from their usual gigs to team for a new self-titled disc of left-field psych-pop. (Read the RS review here.) Sounds Like: Spooky psychedelia with a British Invasion flavor. Burton outfits Mercer’s beautiful melodies and with analog-synth swooshes, slo-mo kick drums and horn breaks. The mellow punch of “Vaporize” features zippy organ and rolling snare, and Mercer goe

Published: 2010-03-03 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Breaking

Danger Mouse, The Shins’ James Mercer Explain the Birth of New Band Broken Bells

When Danger Mouse and the Shins’ James Mercer met backstage at Denmark’s Roskilde festival five years ago, the unlikely duo quickly discovered a mutual fandom. “As soon as I heard the Shins, I wanted to do something with James, no matter what,” Danger Mouse explains. Their partnership took time to develop, but in March 2008, Mercer began a peripatetic recording odyssey, sequestering for weeks on end at Danger Mouse’s Los Angeles home studio. Both were coming off of a series of high-profile, high

Published: 2009-09-30 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Spoon and Broken Bells perform at SXSW

By Whitney Pastorek Whitney Pastorek on the highs and lows of this doubleheader Wednesday night in Austin

Published: 2010-03-18 Provider: Entertainment Weekly

Broken Bells

Reviewed by Leah Greenblatt | --

Published: 2010-03-03 Provider: Entertainment Weekly Keywords: EW Magazine Issues 2010, EW Magazine Issues, 1093, Albums, Media Products, Music Products, Broken Bells

Music Review: Broken Bells

Reviewed by Leah Greenblatt | --

Published: 2010-03-03 Provider: Entertainment Weekly Keywords: EW Magazine Issues 2010, EW Magazine Issues, 1093, Albums, Media Products, Music Products, Broken Bells

Christina Hendricks in Broken Bells video

By Simon Vozick-Levinson Simon Vozick-Levinson on ''Mad Men'' star as android in clip for ''The Ghost Inside.'' Plus: James Mercer talks next Shins album

Published: 2010-06-02 Provider: Entertainment Weekly Keywords: Partners, CNN Home RSS Feed

Broken Bells Cover Neutral Milk Hotel At Debut Gig

Published: 2010-02-22 Provider: StereoGum

New Broken Bells Video - "The High Road"

Published: 2010-01-27 Provider: StereoGum

New Broken Bells - "The High Road"

Published: 2009-12-21 Provider: StereoGum

Sample Broken Bells, James Mercer & Danger Mouse's New Project

Published: 2009-12-14 Provider: StereoGum

Playlist: New Music From Dr. Dog, Flying Lotus, Broken Bells, Harlem

Get an early earful of fresh tracks from upcoming albums in this podcast. Highlights include "High Road," a new tune from the Broken Bells collaboration between Danger Mouse and The Shins' James Mercer.

Published: 2010-03-03 Provider: Wired