“As ringleader of the Shins, James Mercer has left a busload of bandmates on the hard shoulder over the past two decades. His longest lasting act must be Broken Bells, this occasional project with best mate Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton. The duo’s first two albums established a pattern of flirting convincingly with various genres (new wave, folk, prog, post-punk) before ghosting them entirely. Impres”
“For their first album as Broken Bells since 2014, James Mercer of The Shins and Brian ‘Danger Mouse’ Burton set out to pay tribute to the vast amount of influences they have in common. The record sees them casting a wide net, presenting a palette that embraces sounds from across the last six decades of popular music. The album’s range is considerable indeed. The opening title track recalls vintag”
“Brian Burton, the multi-instrumentalist better known as Danger Mouse, is one of modern music’s most collaborative souls, having released a myriad of celebrated projects with everyone from Karen O to the late MF DOOM. However, it’s when he’s in the studio with Shins vocalist James Mercer that the New York native seems to thrive and also be at his most comfortable. Known together as Broken Bells, th”
