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Broken Bells by Broken Bells

Broken Bells

Release Date: 3/9/2010

Recording Date: 3/2010

Tracks: 10

Length: 00:37:25 Hrs

Label: Columbia

Type: CD

Genre/Styles:
Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, United States of America, Indie Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Pop

Album Tracks (10)

Song Title
Length
1.
The High Road
03:52
2.
Vaporize
03:29
3.
Your Head Is on Fire
03:04
4.
The Ghost Inside
03:18
5.
Sailing to Nowhere
03:46
6.
Trap Doors
03:19
7.
Citizen
04:29
8.
October
03:39
9.
Mongrel Heart
04:23
10.
The Mall & Misery
04:06

What the Critics Say

James Mercer and Danger Mouse (aka Brian Burton) want Broken Bells to be seen, and heard, as an honest-to-goodness band, not a side-project dalliance. It's a little tricky to do that when first listening to their self-titled debut album, since they're such distinctive talents. Mercer's vocals and melodies will almost certainly evoke the Shins to some degree or another, but he and Burton steer clear of bright pop in favor of winding melodies and mellow atmospheres. “The High Road” melds slick electronic percussion and a searching, minor-key melody that echoes the duo’s previous work without rehashing it. Toward the end, Broken Bells break out of their reflective mood with “The Mall & the Misery,” which closes the album with crisp chamber pop. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi

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