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The Shins to release new album in 2012

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By Mike Searle (CHARTattack) December 14, 2011 12:39 pm
It’s been four long years since The Shins released their last album, Wincing The Night Away (with Broken Bells sprinkled in-between) but it has been announced today that the indie-pop darlings will release a brand new LP in March 2012. The ten-track album, Port of Morrow, will be released through James Mercer’s label Aural...
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I Read The News Today... For March 2, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) March 2, 2011 4:50 pm
Some total douchebag(s?) decided to steal gear from a Hamilton, Ont. practice space Saint Alvia and two other bands, June & July and Eat Me Suck City, use. A total of $30,000 worth of gear is missing, and you can find out what the asshat(s?) stole over at Saint Alvia's website. The bands would greatly appreciate any information about who did...
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Broken Bells Become Musical Friends

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By Melody Lau (CHARTattack) May 27, 2010 8:59 am
The partnership between The Shins' James Mercer and Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) — now known as Broken Bells — is probably as much of a surprise to us as it was to the duo. They barely knew each other prior to this project — which strangely, or not, sounds exactly like a hybrid of The Shins and Danger Mouse — and say neither would've ever...
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I Read The News Today... For May 20, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff May 20, 2010 12:57 pm
Students in Macclesfield, England, are writing a Joy Division-inspired symphony as a tribute to late singer Ian Curtis, who committed suicide 30 years ago this past Tuesday (May 18). —BBC News A public memorial for the late Ronnie James Dio will be held on May 30 in Los Angeles. —MTV News Mick Jagger would like drugs to be legalized on Britain'...
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Broken Bells — Broken Bells

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) March 10, 2010 6:18 pm
Broken Bells is Shins frontman James Mercer's new project with Danger Mouse. And yes, a weird idea has resulted in a weird album. First single "The High Road" is what The Shins would sound like if they had more lounge music influences, while "Vaporize" starts as a Shins-ish indie jam and soon turns into a synthesizer-laden, trumpet-inflected...
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Broken Bells — "The High Road" (Live On Letterman)

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By CHARTattack Staff March 10, 2010 5:07 pm
Broken Bells appeared on the Late Show With David Letterman on Tuesday (March 9) night to perform "The High Road," the first single from their recently released self-titled debut. Check out Danger Mouse rocking out on drums!
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Broken Bells, Like Their Album, Formed Naturally

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By Melody Lau (CHARTattack) March 4, 2010 5:10 pm
You're not alone if you think Broken Bells — better known as Shins frontman James Mercer and producer Danger Mouse — seems like a kind of "out there" collaboration. The DJ whose real name is Brian Burton says he and Mercer had also never thought of working together before their managers suggested the two call each other to "catch...
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Broken Bells Scavenger Hunt Starts Here, Now!

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) March 1, 2010 12:57 pm
Are you really bummed that The Shins haven't released a new disc since 2007's Wincing The Night Away, but really excited about the upcoming self-titled album from frontman James Mercer's Broken Bells project with Danger Mouse? If so, you'll want to get in on this Broken Bells scavenger hunt that we're part of right away. Four pieces of an...
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Broken Bells — "The High Road"

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By CHARTattack Staff January 28, 2010 11:57 am
Broken Bells is Shins singer James Mercer and producer/DJ Danger Mouse's new project. In the video for "High Road," Mercer and Burton harass a small child, stealing his remote control car before discovering Mercer's "twin" has been the victim of some kind of crime and is being helped by police. There's also a random white...
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Broken Bells, The Shins-Danger Mouse Band, Have Album Release Date

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By Siobhan Ozege (CHARTattack) December 16, 2009 1:59 pm
The concept of the "supergroup" has been done to death in the last few years. In 2009, groups like The Dead Weather and Them Crooked Vultures blew up, and 2010 doesn't show any signs of this trend stopping. You couldn't ask for a cooler duo when it comes to Broken Bells. The duo are comprised of James Mercer (The Shins) and Danger...
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Danger Mouse, Shins Frontman Are Broken Bells

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) September 30, 2009 11:09 am
The Shins' James Mercer and Danger Mouse have combined their musical powers to create a new duo called Broken Bells. Their first album will be out sometime next year on Columbia, and Danger Mouse and Mercer will reportedly release more than just one album. The two first collaborated on the ill-fated Danger Mouse/Sparklehorse/David Lynch Dark...
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