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Broken Bells

Studio album by Broken Bells
Released	March 9, 2010 (2010-03-09)
Genre	Indie rock, alternative rock
Length	35:50
Label	Columbia Records
Producer	Danger Mouse
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Drowned In Sound (9/10) link Entertainment Weekly (B+) link The Guardian link IGN (8.9/10) link The Independent link NME (7/10) link Pitchfork Media (7.2/10) link Q Magazine link Rolling Stone link Spin link The Times link

Singles from Broken Bells
"The High Road" Released: December 21, 2009 "Vaporize" Released: 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]

1 Track listing
- 1.1 Bonus tracks
2 Personnel
3 Chart Performance
4 References
5 External links

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" – 2:44
- Instrumental version appeared as a B-side of "The High Road" single.
- Vocal version found through iTunes LP version.

Personnel

Group members

Brian Burton – organ, synthesizer, bass, piano,
drums, programming, producer
James Mercer – bass, guitars, vocals

Additional

Margot Aldcroft – strings
Jeff Antebi – artists and repertoire, artist development
Peggy Baldwin – strings
Alisha Bauer – strings
Ruth Bruegger – strings
Ronald Clark – strings
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
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

Chart Performance

Chart	Peak Position
Billboard 200	7
US Alternative Albums	2
US Rock Albums	3

References

^ Moya, Jared (2009-12-25). "Broken Bells New Album Leaks to BitTorrent". http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87452/broken-bells-new-album-leaks-to-bittorrent/. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
^ NME (2009-12-21). "Danger Mouse/Shins new band Broken Bells give away new song". http://www.nme.com/news/broken-bells/48981. 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
artwork http://jacobescobedo.com/

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