Stereogum — It was the first single, then the first video, now “The High Road” gets its late night debut via The Late Show. Letterman introduced the band with a little misinformation — he promised that their self-titled album came with balloons and other p... more info

Pop Justice — The BBC's chief operating officer, Caroline Thomson, is in The Guardian today (http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/mar/10/6-music-commercial-demographic-bbc) talking to 'media executives' about 6 Music. Her point - sit down before you read this - i... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Broken Bells tonight in NYC * Soulive @ Brooklyn Bowl * Men, Light Asylum @ Mercury Lounge * Dam-Funk, DJ Spinna @ Bowery Ballroom * Emanuel And The Fear @ Gramercy Theater * John Brown's Body, Echo Movement @ Maxwell's... more info

Rolling Stone — Last week RS talked up Gorillaz’s Plastic Beach in New Reviews, so today we’re spotlighting Breaking band Broken Bells, a collaboration between the Shins’ James Mercer and Demon Days producer Danger Mouse. The pairing might seem like a strange ... more info

KEXP Seattle — When mega-artists team up for a collaborative project like the new two-piece band, Broken Bells, the outcome is sometimes so good, it’s scary. After two years, James Mercer, lead singer and guitarist of The Shins, and Brian “Danger Mouse” Burto... more info

Pitchfork — Here we have a simple, live-in-the-studio video from Danger Mouse and the Shins' James Mercer, aka Broken Bells. (A high-budget clip for "The High Road" already exists.) The duo's self-titled debut album is out today, March 9, via Columbia. Watch the... more info

Addict Music — he core of the songs remain, but everything around it is done oh so slightly that much better giving them the lasting resonance and depth that many artists fail to create by themselves more info

DrownedInSound — DiS goes to Paris to meet Broken Bells - James Mercer & Brian Burton's ongoing collaboration - and talks about what happens when you get two Alpha creatives in the studio, the inspiration behind the songs AND the tricky question of how you make an al... more info

NME Radio — I love getting people talking about music and last night on the show I decided I'd get the collective NME Radio mind to help me create an Indie Family Tree. I'd been inspired by tracks from Monsters of Folk and Broken Bells on our playlist at the mom... more info

Pitchfork - TV — — A bare-bones, in-studio clip from Danger Mouse and the Shins' James Mercer. Director: Matt Amato. more info