If you haven’t yet acquired the Broken Bells album, stop what you’re doing right now and get it. In my opinion, it’s the must-have album to hit the shelves so far this year. I’m wholly convinced that the reason this has happened is because everything Brian Burton (as known as Danger Mouse) touches turns to gold. I’ll skip his lengthy resume’, since you probably already know it anyhow, and concentrate on the Broken Bells album.
Now, I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not a huge fan of the Shins. They’re good, but, to me, nothing worth writing home about. However, James Mercer completely made this album for me. His vocal style is a perfect fit to the laid back, almost Chemical Brothers-esque tracks that Burton composed.
I’ll keep this short, but I’m going to leave you with two tracks that are favorites of mine. Enjoy!
The High Road:
Citizen:
omg oso good
My girlfriend introduced me to the Shins a while back before I first listened to Broken Bells and I couldn’t find myself to really enjoy the music because it was so strange to what I am used to. After listening to “The High Road” on the radio, I had to buy their album…and somehow, I gained a new perspective on the Shins sound and I really appreciate where Broken Bells comes from. Great music, great artists, and amazing atmosphere everytime I put on my headphones….I love these guys!
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love this band…. it is a must listen
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They sound great, I felt like I should get their album as from the first time I heard one of their song titled “The High Road” on a preview of a movie name as rabbit hole.. shit movie but great soundtrack. Keep rolling .. Broken Bells Rockz! Frm a mauritian dude