It was the first single, then the first video, now “The High Road” gets its late night debut via The Late Show. Letterman introduced the band with a little misinformation — he promised that their self-titled album came with balloons and other prizes. No prizes or balloons, but it is really smart packaging. Brian Burton played drums, James Mercer does what he does, and it was hard to believe the band only played their first live show less than a month ago, though, between the two of them they’ve got enough late night talk show experience.
Broken Bells’ self-titled album is out now via Sony. They’re gonna be all over the place next week during SXSW, playing at least five sets including NPR’s showcase on 3/17.
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Were they short on time or something? They cut themselves off right before the best part of the song.
are people just waiting to see what p4k thinks about this band?? How are people not more excited about how great they are?
I like Broken Bells plenty but their album leaves me wanting a little more. I wrote a way too long review on my site (linked through my username). To break down what I said there: 1. The album is great. 2. The album could have been better due to the talents involved, namely Mercer and Danger Mouse. 3. It’s being released in Spring when it feels more like a winter album. I go into greater depth in my review but there’s the tl;dr version.
“3. It’s being released in Spring when it feels more like a winter album. I go into greater depth in my review but there’s the tl;dr version.”
that’s somewhat silly. beside the fact that “good winter music” or “great summer record!” is generally synonymous with “slow and depressing” or “upbeat and makes you want to dance,” an artist like james mercer (broken bells are signed to columbia) most likely didn’t have control over when his album would be released.
I wonder what Sam (Natalie Portman) from Garden State would think of this new collaboration?