KEXP Seattle — How long has it been since you’ve heard a new album by The Shins? Too long? Long enough for you to think they broke up? Five years have elapsed since Wincing the Night Away came out on Sub Pop, and though frontman James Mercer had kept busy with ba... more info

DrownedInSound — Whilst Broken Bells take a break, The Shins' James Mercer and his new band of merry men have a new album and are coming over to London in March to play it, like, live. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Stereogum — Reader Michael chimed in last night when he spotted the eerie similarity between Broken Bells’ “The Ghost Inside” and a song used in a new Dell commercial. Michael writes: Note that the melody is slightly different (and in D rather than E), but... more info

Guardian Music — From Baltimore to Bath, U2 guitarist The Edge updates us on the band's movements ahead of their Friday headline set at Glastonbury 201111.43pm: I had a great kip, now I'm over at a friends house listening to Dela soul drinking some local pear cider. ... more info

Guardian Music — Brian Burton (aka Danger Mouse) and Daniele Luppi talk to Ben Beaumont-Thomas in this week's podcast. Best know for his work with Cee Lo Green as Gnarls Barkley, Burton has also worked with Gorillaz, Beck and U2. You may have heard Luppi's work on tr... more info

DrownedInSound — Very good, occasionally great; it doesn’t need to be anything else. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Broken Bells are releasing their new EP, Meyrin Fields, on March 29th via Columbia. Right now two songs from the EP are streaming online. You can check out the title track at their myspace. Another track called “Windows” is now available to strea... more info

NME — 'Meyrin Fields' features two previously unreleased tracks more info

Stereogum — Danger Mouse is the connection between Broken Bells and Gnarls Barkley, so it seems like Cee Lo’s parody of “The Ghost Inside” was done out of affection for his sometime band mate, and out of affection for sausages, which are the subject of “... more info

Stereogum — Last night’s Report featured Stephen’s analysis of the Grammys (he’s a voting member of NARAS since he won a gramophone last year). It centered mostly on the Best Alternative Album category, which served as a good setup — and netted a couple ... more info