Broken Bells is, The Shins' James Mercer & Danger Mouse. Featuring "The High Road" and "The Ghost Inside" Broken Bells features Mercer on vocals, guitars and bass while Brian Burton aka Danger Mouse plays organ, drums, piano, synths and bass. The pair play all the instruments on the album with the exception of a full string section arranged by Daniele Luppi. Broken Bells was recorded at Mondo Studio in Los Angeles and produced by Danger Mouse.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
IF YOU LOVE THE SHINS...:
This album is a great find! Every song on the album is awesome. I can let the whole album play through and enjoy every minute of it. If you love The Shins...I think you will love this. The collaboration with Danger Mouse makes this one of the best albums I have bought in a LONG time. RECOMMEND!!
1 word: Summery:
Just a good "put it on and forget about life" album. Very upbeat showing by Broken Bells. This has quickly become the background noise while I'm at work and/or out with friends. Not too in your face, but never out of your head.
My album of the year (or is it...?):
A bit early to be saying album of 2010 when I'm reviewing in July of that year. I hope I'm wrong, because that would mean there is another album out there EVEN BETTER than this one. Great! But, in lieu of this phantom album landing in my lap before 31 December, here are reasons to buy this album right now - in fact, stop reading my review and go buy it, why are you still reading? - OK - if you insist - four reasons only:- 1. Awesome voice. Rendered more awesome than when James Mercer plays in... more info
Move aside Shins:
To be honest, I hesitated with buying this record for about a month. 30 second clips sometimes are not enough to decide what's good and what's not. So since the $5 special with this album was only good for this month, I borrowed the record from a friend and gave it a whirl. With a few listens and a bunch of good reviews from other people I took the plunge (cause $5 is a lot to lose?). Let me say: Broken Bells has a bright future ahead of them. I'm finding something new in these tracks every time through.... more info
