You Have To Hear: Broken Bells

Broken Bells is the name of the collaboration between The Shins frontman James Mercer and Brian Burton, aka Danger Mouse. Even though the project was only announced late last year, the duo already have a debut album finished, which is due out next month.

They make melodic music that flirts with experimentation but never really takes the plunge. It’s still accessible Shins goodness.

I’ll be posting a full album review in a few days, but for the moment I’ll let the music speak for itself: check out the first band’s first single, The High Road.

“Cause they know, so do I, the high road is hard to find.”

Artist: Broken Bells

Song: The High Road