Broken Bells (album): Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added

Inline

Revision as of 06:08, 11 March 2010

Broken Bells is the self-titled debut album from James Mercer of indie rock band The Shins and producer and multi-instrumentalist Brian Burton, was released on March 9, 2010. The album was leaked to internet file-sharing sites on December 22, 2009. ^[1]

The first single from the album, "The High Road", was offered as a free download from the band's website on December 21, 2009 before being officially released on December 22, 2009.^[2] The entire album is currently available for streaming at TORO Magazine Online.^[3]

Track listing

All songs were written by James Mercer and Brian Burton

"The High Road" – 3:54
"Vaporize" – 3:32
"Your Head Is on Fire" – 3:06
"The Ghost Inside" – 3:19
"Sailing to Nowhere" – 3:46
"Trap Doors" – 3:19
"Citizen" – 4:29
"October" – 3:37
"Mongrel Heart" – 4:26
"The Mall and Misery" – 4:06

Bonus tracks

"An Easy Life" (instrumental) – 2:44
- Appeared as a B-side of "The High Road" single.

Personnel

Margot Aldcroft – strings
Jeff Antebi – artists and repertoire, artist development
Peggy Baldwin – strings
Alisha Bauer – strings
Ruth Bruegger – strings
Ronald Clark – strings
Brian Burton – organ, synthesizer, bass, piano, drums, programming, producer
Yvette Devereaux – strings
Jacob Escobedo – artwork, design, layout
Kirstin Fife – strings
Stefanie Fife – strings
Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – strings
Ilona Geller – strings
Neel Hammond – strings
Kennie Takahashi – programming, engineer, mixing
Peter Kent – strings
Johana Krejci – strings

Daniele Luppi – string conductor
Stephen Marcussen – mastering engineer
Miriam Mayer – strings
Calabria McChesney – strings
James Mercer – bass, guitars, vocals
Todd Monfalcone – engineer, mixing assistant
Michele Nardone – strings
Frank W. Ockenfels – photography
Carolyn Osborn – strings
Anton Riehl – score preparation
Christopher J. Tedesco – strings
Philip Vaiman – strings
Jessica van Velzen – strings
Jennifer Walton – strings
John Wittenberg – strings
Alwyn Wright – strings
Adriana Zoppo – strings

References

^ Moya, Jared (2009-12-25). "Broken Bells New Album Leaks to BitTorrent". Retrieved 2009-12-29. {{cite web}}: More than one of |author= and |last= specified (help)
^ NME (2009-12-21). "Danger Mouse/Shins new band Broken Bells give away new song". Retrieved 2009-12-29.
^ http://www.toromagazine.com/ringside/daily-toro/447ecd21-9736-f844-adbb-d48173c6196e/Listen-now-Broken-Bells-debut-album-/index.html

External links

Official website

[zeropaid-1] Moya, Jared (2009-12-25). "Broken Bells New Album Leaks to BitTorrent". Retrieved 2009-12-29. {{cite web}}: More than one of |author= and |last= specified (help)

[nme-2] NME (2009-12-21). "Danger Mouse/Shins new band Broken Bells give away new song". Retrieved 2009-12-29.

[3] ttp://www.toromagazine.com/ringside/daily-toro/447ecd21-9736-f844-adbb-d48173c6196e/Listen-now-Broken-Bells-debut-album-/index.html

[1]

[2]

[3]

@@ Line 7: / Line 7: @@
 | Genre       = [[Indie rock]], [[alternative rock]]
 | Length      = 35:50
-| Label       = [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony]]
+| Label       = [[Columbia Records]]
 | Producer    = [[Danger Mouse]]
 | Reviews     =
@@ Line 17: / Line 17: @@
 *[[The Financial Times]] {{rating|2|5}} [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/df884ae8-2676-11df-aff3-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1 link]
 *[[The Guardian]] {{rating|3|5}} [http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/mar/04/broken-bells-cd-review link]
+*[[Idobi Radio|idobi]] {{rating|4.5|5}} [http://idobi.com/news/2010/03/broken-bells-album-review/ link]
 *[[IGN]] (8.9/10) [http://music.ign.com/articles/107/1073533p1.html link]
 *[[The Independent]] {{rating|4|5}} [http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-broken-bells-broken-bells-columbia-1916261.html link]