James Mercer and Bryan Burton (aka Danger Mouse) of Broken Bells. Courtesy Photo James Mercer, The Shins’ lead man and one half of Broken Bells, has established himself as a defining music-maker for ...

Even before this month’s release of the self-titled album by collaborative project Broken Bells, the world knew that James Mercer and Brian Burton are anything but normal. Mercer, the sweet tenor at ...

Broken Bells are back. The duo of Brian Burton, also known as Danger Mouse, and James Mercer, the frontman of the Shins, have returned with their second album, After The Disco. It's a contemplative ...

Dim lights, high ceilings and a crowd eager to be pleased set the ambience for Saturday’s Broken Bells performance at the Orpheum Theatre. The night began quietly with audience mingling, and few seats ...

A rebound relationship is always a tricky proposition. And it’s one that nascent duo Broken Bells — which teams newly single artists James Mercer and Brian (Danger Mouse) Burton — are forced to deal ...

With After The Disco, the sprawling and ambitious sophomore effort they'll release next week, Shins frontman James Mercer and superproducer Danger Mouse cement their band Broken Bells as more than ...

Broken Bells, the collaboration between The Shins’ James Mercer and producer Brian Burton, aka Danger Mouse, are releasing a film of concert footage from their 2014 world tour. Broken Bells: Live at ...

Broken Bells, the collaborative project of Danger Mouse and The Shins’ James Mercer, haven’t released a proper LP since 2014’s After the Disco, but they’ve been dropping some singles in the years ...

“Everything We Know about … ” is Paste’s series of deep dives into the forthcoming projects we’re most excited about. Explore them all here. Last week, James Mercer and Danger Mouse released “Shelter, ...

It’s been … wow, almost four years since our last Broken Bells update. The collaboration between Brian Burton (aka Danger Mouse) and James Mercer (of The Shins) has lain dormant for years, but it ...

Broken Bells stars The Shins' James Mercer and Gnarls Barkley's Brian Burton. Burton, AKA Danger Mouse, has produced albums for The Black Keys, Beck, Norah Jones and U2. Brian Burton was named Paste's ...

When two colossal icons from different musical worlds come together, the ensuing result can fall on a spectrum somewhere between two extremes. It can result in, at one end, an album that lacks any ...