Thursday, December 30, 2010: Broken Bells - The High Road

It's been a good year for the Bells. First, a break out for one of my new favourite bands, the Sleigh Bells, who's sounds I just can't get enough of.

Then, this year saw the introduction of the Broken Bells, an American duo composed of artist-producer Brian Burton (better known as Danger Mouse) and James Mercer, the lead vocalist and guitarist for the Oregonian indie rock band The Shins.

I'm such a sucker for weird noises and electronic bleeps and burps.  Yes, the beginning of this song is what R2D2 on Jägermeister would sound like. And that's a good thing.

But, even if that's not your scene, just kick up your heals as this song runs though fields of musical soundscapes that pack more artistry and vision in 3:53 seconds than most bands put into an entire album. Trust me, there is something somewhere on this track that you will like.

And if not, if you somehow don't find this track cool, maybe CSOTD isn't a blog for you.

May I suggest a blog about crocheting.

The Crochet Dude.

He's a dude. And he crochets.

You two should get along swimmingly.