Broken Bells
 

New project by Danger Mouse & James Mercer of the Shins.

Single:

I just posted in the Shins thread (in response to Broken Bells posts there) before seeing this thread.

According to x Cheez iT, you can download the track free on their site: BROKEN BELLS.

I'm excited to hear this album, out March 9, 2010.

I am not so sure if you can get the free download from there anymore, but what I did was put my email in and got the download of The High Road in my email. But if you guys can't get it, like I said, I got the album if you want to give the whole thing a listen. Just PM me if you're interested.

Ya the album has been leaked for quite awhile already. Sorta unfortunate. I was toying with the idea of maybe doing a review on it in my journal, but I think I'd feel like an ass doing that two full months before it's release. ><

I'm far from an expert on indie stuff like this. I gotta say though, High Road is incredibly solid and an amazing choice for a single, but all the songs are really cool. It's only like ten bucks on amazon I think if you pre-order it, which isn't bad at all. :)

Yeah, one thing I hate about leaks (which I never participate in) is that so much discussion happens prior to an album's release that when it finally does come out, most of the discussion has already happened. Even if I choose to download an album before buying, I always wait for the official release date (or after) to do so. I grew up anticipating album release dates, I cherish these moments. :D

Even though I've already admitted to checking this leak out, I agree with most of what you say. I know not much about this brand of music at all, but I was pretty intrigued when I heard it so I looked it up.
I am waiting patiently for a few releases myself though, from artists I'm already more familiar with.

I'm definitely digging the new stuff from danger mouse and james mercer, but wished i heard of this sooner. "high road" doesn't seem to overload for my ears, but more importantly like the simple riffs and ear candy i hear. :)

I see where you are coming from. For albums that I am really excited for, for example the new Vampire Weekend album or the new Magnetic Fields album, I will wait until it officially comes out to listen to it. You are older than me so I see what you mean when you say you grew up anticipating album releases. Today it is so easy to get any new album a couple weeks prior to its actual release date.

My favorite tracks are The High Road, The Ghost Inside, and Mongrel Heart. But the whole album is listenable. Great car music :)

Yeah seriously, The Ghost Inside might be my favorite behind The High Road - which I don't think I will ever tire of.