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Broken Bells To Release EP On March 29

Posted 3-1-11 by

Tags: Broken Bells

It's been nearly a year since Broken Bells released their debut album and in a few weeks, the duo, Grammy winner Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) and James Mercer, will release a four-track EP called Meyrin Fields on March 29 featuring unreleased material. The EP is available to pre-order now via vinyl, CD softpack or digital formats on Broken Bells' own site.

TAS Favorite Albums And Singles Of 2010

Posted 12-9-10 by

Tags: Arcade Fire, Broken Bells, Corinne Bailey Rae, Field Music, Foals, Grinderman, Junip, Massive Attack, Paul Weller, School of Seven Bells, The Black Keys, The National, Twin Sister, Underworld, Wild Nothing, Yeasayer

Along with mistletoe, mulled wine and overused credit cards, one of the more dependable signs of December is the inevitable discourse on the best albums and singles of the year. The Alternate Side staff has compiled a list of favorites and earworms of 2010, our own personal soundtrack guiding us through the last twelve months.

Arcade Fire, The Black Keys, Gorillaz, Vampire Weekend Among Grammy Nominees

Posted 12-2-10 by

Tags: Arcade Fire, Broken Bells, Florence and the Machine, Gorillaz, The Black Keys, Vampire Weekend

The nominees for the 53rd annual Grammy Awards were announced last night in a splashy ceremony with Arcade Fire, Vampire Weekend, The Black Keys, Florence and the Machine, Broken Bells, Gorillaz - and even Laurie Anderson - receiving nods.

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending June 13

Foals trot onto the TAS Top Twenty album chart with Total Life Forever while Brooklyn bands, The National and LCD Soundsystem, still arm wrestle for that number one spot. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris has this week's stats.

Demos Dish: Broken Bells Are Mad Men for Christina Hendricks

Posted 6-3-10 by

Tags: Broken Bells

Broken Bells, the team of Brian Burton, aka Danger Mouse, and The Shins' James Mercer have managed to snag Esquire's "sexiest" woman for their new video "The Ghost Inside." Demos offers up his take on the duo's collaboration with Christina Hendricks of "Mad Men" fame.

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending May 23

The Dead Weather and The Apples in Stereo travel through space and time to debut on this week's TAS Top 20 album chart while Broken Social Scene break their way to the top. Our assistant music director Russ Borris rounds up this week's chart climbers and crashers.

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending May 16

Everything is nearly broken as Broken Bells and Broken Social Scene challenge the seemingly unbreakable Gorillaz for the top spot. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris has this week's album chart rundown.

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending May 9

While Saratoga Springs' buoyant duo Phantogram make their TAS debut, this week's eclectic album chart is a zoo of Gorillaz, Freelance Whales and LCD Soundsystem's battalion of "Drunk Girls." Our own Russ Borris has the stats.

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending May 2

Posted 4-27-10 by

Tags: Broken Bells, Gorillaz, LCD Soundsystem, The National

While Gorillaz break Broken Bells' reign, The National and LCD Soundsystem make their TAS debut thanks to upcoming new albums. Our fearless assistant music director Russ Borris rounds up this week's chartbusters.

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending April 25

Posted 4-20-10 by

Tags: Broken Bells, Gorillaz

Can Damon Albarn's cartoonish brigade of Gorillaz overtake Broken Bells for the top slot? The Alternate Side's intrepid assistant music director Russ Borris has the stats.

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending April 18

The Black Keys debut on the chart this week as Broken Bells crack the top slot. Assistant music director Russ Borris has your highest ranking albums getting spins on The Alternate Side.

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending April 11

As Gorillaz, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists and Broken Bells make their way to the top four, Yeasayer and Vampire Weekend arm wrestle for the top slot. Russ Borris has this week's Top 20 album chart. M

SXSW 2010 Report: Broken Bells, Codeine Velvet Club, Chew Lips, The Morning Benders And More

Posted 3-19-10 by , Alisa Ali

Tags: Broken Bells, Chew Lips, Codeine Velvet Club, Everything Everything, Morning Benders, Spoon, The Walkmen

The confluence of St. Patrick's Day and beginning of the SXSW music festival made things a little more wild than usual (forget about getting into any Irish pub to see any Irish band), but The Alternate Side managed to catch Spoon, Codeine Velvet Club, Broken Bells, Everything, Everything, The Morning Benders, Chew Lips, The Walkmen and more on Wednesday night.

TAS Interviews: Broken Bells

Posted 3-10-10 by

Tags: Broken Bells, Danger Mouse, James Mercer

The Shins' James Mercer and producer Brian Burton (Danger Mouse), the duo known as Broken Bells, tell The Alternate Side's Alisa Ali how their friendship slowly evolved during the recording of their debut album. Plus, surprisingly, Burton reveals that he's putting outside production on the back burner to completely focus on his new band. Audio clips after the jump.

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending February 28

Posted 2-23-10 by

Tags: Animal Collective, Basia Bulat, BlakRoc, Broken Bells, Built to Spill, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Cold Cave, Devendra Banhart, Hot Chip, Massive Attack, Midlake, Shout Out Louds, Spoon, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, Tegan and Sara, The Magnetic Fields, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists debut on this week's TRL Top 20 album chart, but the top slot is owned by a Spoon-ful of Austin pride. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris has your stats.

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending February 21

Posted 2-16-10 by

New albums and tracks from Broken Bells, Charlotte Gainsbourg and the Shout Out Louds jump onto this week's chart and it has been a three-way struggle for number one over the last few weeks. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris has all of the details.

Breaking Bands! TAS Predicts What New Faces Will Be Causing A Commotion In 2010

Posted 12-31-09 by

Tags: Broken Bells, Cloud Control, Delphic, Freelance Whales, Jónsi, Local Natives, The Drums, The Joy Formidable, Two Door Cinema Club

The last days of December are so 2009. We're looking ahead to a fresh year with new faces - bands like Delphic, Freelance Whales, Two Door Cinema Club and The Joy Formidable - who we think you'll be talking about in 2010.

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TAS Top 20

1. Jack White
Blunderbuss

2. Poliça
Give You the Ghost

3. Santigold
Master of My Make-Believe

4. White Rabbits
Milk Famous

5. Zeus
Busting Visions

6. Beach House
Bloom

7. The Shins
Port of Morrow

8. Best Coast
The Only Place

9. Sleigh Bells
Reign of Terror

10. Django Django
Django Django

11. Spiritualized
Sweet Heart, Sweet Light

12. Miike Snow
Happy to You

13. Lost in the Trees
A Church That Fits Our Needs

14. Silversun Pickups
Neck of the Woods

15. Islands
A Sleep & A Forgetting

16. Bear in Heaven
I Love You, It’s Cool

17. Shearwater
Animal Joy

18. Chromatics
Kill For Love

19. Chairlift
Something

20. Mark Lanegan Band
Blues Funeral

Both Silversun Pickups and Best Coast realize that the TAS Top 20 is the only place to be whle Jack White has no intention of vacating his spot at the peak of the album chart.

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