I’ve heard this thing twice now, both before reading the review. The first time was during a party and then I played it in the background during work today. It stood out both times. I had no idea Danger Mouse was on this, though. Cool points for sure, but it was already solid without me knowing that. I definitely dig Shins dude (that’s his real name) being so front and center in the mix, serves his voice well. I thoroughly approve of this review. Harumph!

Just teasing, kid. Stay groovy.

Hi Joe,

On behalf of Columbia Records, Monotone and Broken Bells, many thanks for plugging “Broken Bells” / the artists’ eponymous album on your site (street date 9th March and ‘Host Listed’ by Billboard for 2010) … thanks, also, on behalf of the label, management and artists for not posting any pirate links to unreleased (studio) material and, if you / your readers want good quality, non-pirated, preview tracks, then full length versions of “The High Road” and “Vaporize” are available for fans and bloggers to link to / post / host etc at http://www.brokenbells.com … .. for further details of the new album, special pre-orders, on-line promotions, videos and 2010 shows, check-out the official site, as well as the artists’ MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/brokenbells and YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/brokenbells … .. and keep an eye on these official sources for details of further news, preview material and on-line promotions.

Also and as a goodwill gesture to fans and bloggers, an exclusive preview stream of the full album is now available at http://www.myspace.com/brokenbells and via NPR as part of their ‘First Listen’ series at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124018401 … .. this is for hyper-linking ONLY and for streaming by fans directly off the artist’s MySpace / NPR, so please reciprocate this goodwill gesture by NOT ripping or embedding these files.

Thanks again for your plug.

Regards,

WEB SHERIFF