L.A. Times - Entertainment — Cinematic, unexpectedly romantic and carefully curated, "Broken Bells" has the same appeal as Postal Service's 2003 "Give Up" record. Cinematic, unexpectedly r... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — If Zach Braff ever makes "Garden State 2," "Vaporize," the second track from this accomplished collaboration between the Shins' James Mercer and Brian Burton, a.k.a. Danger Mouse, will be the soundtrack to Natalie Portman widening her doe eyes at our... more info

Scotsman.com — BROKEN BELLS: BROKEN BELLS **** COLUMBIA, £10.99 more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Broken Bells debut album is finally being released next Tuesday and I can assure you it’s a good record. Here is The Mall & Misery, the excellent album closer. The song has a completely different vibe from anything else on the album. It’s almost ... more info

NME Radio — Below you can listen to all the tracks Jon Hillcock played on his weekly New Noise show on NME Radio, February 28. The tracks are all listed after the jump. If you like what you hear, there's more at Newnoise.tumblr.com. Enjoy! New Noise Part One ... more info

The Telegraph — Brian Burton and James Mercer lock together to hypnotic effect in Broken Bells. Rating: * * * more info

Guardian Music — They'll be performing on our podcast in a few weeks, but in the meantime take the High Road with Brian Burton (aka producer Danger Mouse) and James Mercer of the Shins more info

The Red Radio — We don't know about you, but everywhere we turn folks are freaking out about the Broken Bells release next week. Broken Bells (in case you've been hiding) brings together the dynamic creativity of Danger Mouse and James Mercer from The... more info

Guardian Music — (Columbia)This collaboration between Shins' mainman James Murphy and producer du jour Danger Mouse promises much. The High Road and Vaporize are exactly what you would expect: exquisite collisions of Murphy's masterful, slightly winsome melodies and ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — There have been a few "big" SXSW-related announcements over the past few weeks. Stone Temple Pilots will be there. Big Star will too. Broken Bells are making a high profile appearance at the NPR show at Stubb's on March... more info