The last time The Shins put out an album the following was still true: Heath Ledger was alive, the Emergency Stabilization Act was an absurdity resting in the comfortably distant future, and Aaron Rodgers had not played a single game as the Packer's starting QB. The year was 2007, the album was the successful but underrated Wincing the Night Away . We haven't heard much from the band in the five years since (with the exception of Broken Bells - James Mercer's collaboration with Danger Mouse) so the upcoming Port of Morrow is something of an occasion for us [...]
After 2007's Wincing the Night Away , the Grammy-nominated album that established The Shins as the latest indie darlings to crash the mainstream, the band seemed destined for even bigger things. But James Mercer had other plans, teaming up with Danger Mouse to release an album and an EP as Broken Bells, which seemed more than a side-project vamp at the time. And that's why it's such a delight to hear "Simple Song," the band's first single off the forthcoming LP Port of Morrow . It finds James Mercer embracing once more the bright, [...]
Who doesn't enjoy a woman with a beautiful voice? Rhetorical question, no one reading this should've raised their hand. Either way, that's what grabbed my attention in listening to Bang, You're Dead . Jes Hudak, the woman with the beautiful voice , singing over Quickie Mart 's beats creates one powerful, electronic soul (self-described) duo. As of now there isn't an album to be found anywhere but they have released a handful of free downloads recently including the featured track to this post, interestingly paired with the name of the band, called "Alive." I would say the [...]
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Tweet There are few bands which I have been anxious to hear new material from more than Little Jungles . There's something about the relaxed delivery combined with uncanny confidence that has stuck with me more than just about any other band which was new to me last year. There's something these British Columbia natives have to offer that feels absolutely necessary in shaping the modern zeitgeist of indie music. They combine so many elements in their songs, [...]
<!-- --> Click here for download Song: The Shins - Simple Song [download here ] What's so good? I can't remember the last time I heard something new from The Shins. Well, actually, I can. If you exclude Broken Bells, it was approximately 5 years ago, when their third album Wincing the Night Away was released. [...]
Portland-band, Lost Lander , has caught my ear in a bear trap called fusion. "What type of fusion?", you may ask. "What the hell does that mean?" you will more likely ask. Well... I suppose it means they've got my attention and aren't letting go. Lost Lander fuses the sounds of Fleet Foxes , Broken Bells and a whole lot of their own flavor. Matt Sheehy has done his share of solo work, as well as work the band Ramona Falls , formerly Menomena (previously featured on MTIB), but for whatever reason this [...]
Lana Mir is a singer and songwriter. She's been featured a few times on Vainzine. If you'd like to see those features and listen to her amazing cover of the Stone Roses 'I Wanna Be Adored' Click Here . Here's her views on her favourite 5 albums of 2011; It wasn't an easy choice to name top 5 albums. More like top 25. Here they are: Little Dragon - Ritual Union I like the vibe of the album and singer's voice. [...]
Florence + the Machine, Interpol, Tegan & Sara, Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand e muito mais na nossa mixtape especial de Halloween Apesar de no Brasil não comemorarmos o Halloween, entramos no clima da festividade e preparamos uma mixtape especial pra vocês, caros freaks (até porque temos leitores em todos os cantos do mundo). Pouca gente sabe mas grande [...]
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We're very excited and honored to be presenting this mixtape by one of our favorite musicians, the wonder that is Datahowler . He's crafted this one in honor of the heatwave/drought that Texas experienced this summer from which they are just now recovering. In his own original work he draws from a myriad of influences, so it's only fitting that this would be an eclectic bundle of joy. More than just a mix, it's an explorative journey of sound. Stream it through his bandcamp here, or grab the .zip of mp3s . He's also [...]
Reader Michael chimed in last night when he spotted the eerie similarity between Broken Bells' "The Ghost Inside" and a song used in a new Dell commercial. Michael writes: Note that the melody is slightly different (and in D rather than E), but the drumbeat is exactly. the fucking same. Also, note how the chorus merely escalates rather than changes musically, offering further proof of comparison. And they threw in some dumb lyrics in the end as an effort to make it sound original. ("I just like lookin' in the sun"?) It's not. [...]
These mixes were posted in January and February 2010, the winter of our discontent. Seriously, the blog was on life support during this time. We're through that storm now. 2010 was such a great year for music, and these early mixes show why. Many of the tracks were available in late 2009, but appeared on 2010 releases. Tracks are from late October through late November 2009 Gapless mix ripped at 256k VBR. Download all tracks in one zip file [...]
Download: S.P.E.C. Dolla Presents..."Every Second Counts" 01.) Every Second Counts (Produced By S.P.E.C. Dolla) 02.) Clock In/Clock Out (Produced By V.I. & S.P.E.C. Dolla) 03.) Get It Right (Produced By Bad News) 04.) Zooted (feat. V.I.) (Produced By V.I.) 05.) Open Your Eyes (Produced By Bad News) 06.) Mind On Green (feat. V.I.) (Produced By V.I. & S.P.E.C. Dolla) 07.) The Chase (Produced By V.I.) 08.) The Only Thing That's Real (feat. Bad News & Kev G.) (Produced By S.P.E.C. Dolla) 09.) The Fakeness (Produced By [...]
While in LA, I stayed with a sweet dude named Billy who played Broken Bells' self-titled debut album in the drive all the way from LA to Hacienda Heights, and I was surprised such a great band had escaped my notice. I haven't listened to a lot of Danger Mouse, but I did used to have a special place in my heart for the Shins (of whom frontman James Mercer makes up the other half of Broken Bells) back when I was just a 16-year-old emotional teenager watching The Garden State and sobbing my eyes out over some [...]
Broken Bells, "Meyrin Fields" (2011) find it on Meyrin Fields This is a song better suited to Halloween than a nice start-of-summer day, but the final line of the chorus gets to me so deeply that I almost posted a full Halloween mix rather than this song (not true). The whole song is pretty immediate, but I'm just such a sucker for the added little melodic twist at the end of a chorus. It's like you think you know the chorus, and sure you're friends [...]
Another brilliant set of acoustics from another fantastic Parisian acoustic film blog . Wild Beasts "Reach a bit further" acoustic Local Natives "Wide Eyes" acoustic Menomena "Dirty Cartoons" acoustic Broken Bells "The High Road" acoustic Mumford and Sons "Timshel" acoustic Check out www.le-hiboo.com for more.
It has been 5 years in the making for Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi's spaghetti-western inspired album Rome (May 17). Some of Grammy Award winning Danger Mouse's credentials include: forming Gnarls Barkley with Cee-Lo Green, produced Gorillaz Demon Days and Beck's Modern Guilt , collaborated with James Mercer (The Shins) to form Broken Bells and paired up with Sparklehorse to create the album Dark Night of the Soul . The album features guest appearances by Jack White and Norah Jones and was composed by the Italian Daniele Luppi and Danger Mouse in Ennio Moriccone's [...]
Bonobo - Days To Come feat. Bajka [ click play ] Curiosity may be the most powerful weapon if it lends to exploration, and exploration might be the most important activity, especially if the explored venues are our own minds and souls. We cannot reach a point of self actualization unless these are explored, so we'll travel down the proverbial rabbit hole, as they say, to whatever outcome it may lead us to. Our findings may seem like treasure, or they may seem like dirt, but weren't we all just single [...]
DANG! THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSICVOL. 11MOST DOWNLOADED TRACK: "Meyrin Fields (Sub Swara Remix)"by Broken BellsPLAYLIST:1. "Lighthouse (PUNCHES Remix)"/New Villager2. "That's Just Me"/XV3. "Climbing Walls"/Strange Talk4. "Meyrin Fields (Sub Swara Remix)"/Broken Bells5. "A Million Years"/Alexander Ebert6. "Verb Noun"/The Seedy Seeds7. "Model Son"/The Heavenly States8. "Glimpse Of The Future (Xaphoon
"Meyrin Fields" from Broken Bells' followup EP gets a weighty electronic remix from Sub Swara. Meyrin Fields(Sub Swara RMX).mp3 Broken Bells - Meyrin Fields (Sub Swara Remix) Download read more
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