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Broken Bells

Broken Bells

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Released: Mar 2010
Label: Columbia
This pairing makes total sense: Both Brian Burton (aka Danger Mouse) and the Shins' James Mercer have an uncanny ability for packaging perfect little pop songs, big diamonds in petite boxes that hit just the right pleasure points. On their debut, they give us two fat gems right from the get-go with "The High Road" and "Vaporize." From there, Burton finds drama in every nuance: woozy orchestral flourishes, rickety static, spaghetti-western horns, beats that melt on impact. These effects allow Mercer's lullaby croons to find more places to fly -- even to a funky falsetto on "The Ghost Inside."
- Stephanie Benson
Broken Bells - Broken Bells 2010-04-09
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    The High Road
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    Vaporize
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    Your Head Is On Fire
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    The Ghost Inside
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    Sailing to Nowhere
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    Trap Doors
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    The Mall and Misery
    The Mall and Misery
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