Broken Bells is an American indie rock duo which formed in 2009 in Los Angeles. The band consists of James Mercer (vocals, guitar) and Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton (multiple instrum...read more on Last.fm →
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Lauren Sloss
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Nov 11, 2010
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Ahh, the mixtape. An entity for which I have so much nostalgia! Though really, mixtapes precede me: I was a creator and recipient of mix cds (what do the kids do today? I have a crush on you so I've made you a playlist, let me email it to you?). But ...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Oct 2, 2010
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In honor of the 10th anniversary of San Francisco's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, we figured we'd feature an artist who won't actually be playing at said festival. Why? Because 1) they have awesome bluegrass covers of indie artists and 2) we're...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Mar 22, 2010
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Here's one of the best tracks I have heard in a while, wrapped up by a very strange set of circumstances. It seems that Danger Mouse, Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse, and director David Lynch (of all people) got together at SXSW last year, and conceived...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Mar 17, 2010
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The Shins are a band people just seem to either hate to love, or love to hate. They're criticized almost notoriously for being "indie: epitomized" while ironically those doing the criticizing are perhaps embodying the extreme hipster ideals they so f...
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