Side projects of musicians that are part of iconic acts tend to be fairly unremarkable (Broken Bells a notable exception). We all want Radiohead not Thom Yorke alone on Eraser [Ed. Note: Speak for yourself!]. Imperial Teen is one of indie rock's most long-lived side acts to the point that frontman Roddy Bottum is now more associated with this than his original group, 90s alternative metal pioneers Faith No More. Imperial Teen's newest album Feel the Sound is more a combination of power pop and

Big Sir -- the longtime collaboration between singer/composer Lisa Papineau and bassist/composer Juan Alderete (The Mars Volta) -- release their latest album, Before Gardens After Gardens worldwide today. AOL Spinner is streaming the 11-song set in its entirety all week. Listen HERE . Though created mostly in a back and forth between each other's laptops, Before Gardens After Gardens features special guest appearances by The Mars Volta's Cedric Bixler-Zavala on drums, Broken Bells' bassist Jonathan Hischke, multi-instrumentalist Matthieu Lesenechal, violist Heather Lockie (Mike Watt, Listing Ship), Matthew Embree (who also collaborates with Papineau in the duo ME & LP), Mars ...

Die US-amerikanischen Indie-Folker The Shins veröffentlichen ein Video des Songs "September". Zu finden ist der Track auf der B-Seite ihrer Single "Simple Song", welche nächste Woche als 7-Inch-Vinyl erscheinen wird und bereits letzten Monat im Stream veröffentlicht wurde ( motor.de berichtete ). Nach mehrjähriger Pause ließ die Band um James Mercer wieder von sich hören und zeigten sofort, dass sie trotz langer Auszeit noch immer musikalische Akzente setzen können. "Simple Song" und "September" sind dabei die ersten Vorboten ihres am 16. März erscheinenden Albums "Port Of Morrow", das über Mercers eigenes Label Aural Apothecary. Der Clip zeigt verschiedene Abspielgeräte, auf welchen ...

Returning this year are familiar faces armed with a new collection of songs. Looking ahead, here are a selection of those to be most excited about. MAJOR LAZER “Now that people know what Major Lazer is we can skip a lot of the ground work,” beams the globe-trotting chameleonic don of dance Diplo, who makes up one-half of neo-dancehall outfit Major Lazer alongside fidget-house producer Switch. The dynamic duo dropped debut ‘Guns Don’t Kill People - Lazers Do’ in mid-2009, a storming collaborative frenzy that fused authentic Jamaican riddims with modern bass-heavy hip-hop. Its successor, the Philadelphian explains, is set ...

I know nothing about Electric Guest. Word on the street is their debut album, titled Mondo, is produced by Danger Mouse. This is note-worthy for a handful of reasons, but generally because everything Danger Mouse touches turns to gold. He formed Gnarls Barkley. He formed Broken Bells. Remember that mashup album of Jay-Z’s The Black Album and The Beatles’ White Album? That was him too. He just knows how to put together hit records, whether or not they appeal to the mainstream masses. Anyways, check out his work with Electric Guest — sounds promising to me. [via Pigeons & Planes] … Continue ...

after it all it’s still repairable, i know that i forgot my history ♫ Electric Guest – American Daydream Who:  Asa Taccone & Matthew Compton What : Ghost-pop, like Motopony, Dead Man’s Bones, Broken Bells Where : Los Angeles + Facebook / Soundcloud / Bandcamp / Amazon When : Debut LP Mondo is out 3/24. Why : Having Loney Island’s Jorma Taccone as your …

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

The Shins released their last album all the way back in 2007. While it's true that singer James Mercer reemerged with Danger Mouse as Broken Bells in 2009, it has still been a long time in the desert for Shins fans. Thankfully, a new album drops in March. Here's a taste.

Now that those New Year's hangovers (and subsequent existential chills and sniffles) are starting to heal, it’s time to turn 2012 from a potential Mayan catastrophe into a jubilant musical carnival. To that end, SPIN’s editors have chosen 25 highly anticipated albums that should keep your heart full and the specter of the Long Count calendar at bay. Enjoy! Snow Patrol , Fallen Empires  (Island) Release date: Jan. 10 Ideally suited, it would seem, to release records during the wintry months, Snow Patrol return touting their sixth studio album as a break from form — or at least a ...

My, how I’ve missed the Shins. Broken Bells may have been fantastic, but even James Mercer AND Danger Mouse couldn’t fill the void. Sure, some of you (like me) may have given up hope of the Shins ever releasing new material. Five years (!) is a long time between albums, plus there were murmurings of [...]

It’s been five long, long years since The Shins’ excellent last release, Wincing The Night Away, time which has been spent by front man James Mercer dallying with his Broken Bells project with Danger Mouse. And whilst that project threw up some great moments, it was always too hit and miss to keep the patient Shins fans happy for too long. Luckily the recent announcement of the band’s fourth album Port Of Morrow came alongside the release of this first glimpse. Simple song writing (pun intended) has always been one of The Shins’ greatest strengths, but this new ...

Click here for download Song: The Shins - Simple Song [download here ] What's so good? I can’t remember the last time I heard something new from The Shins. Well, actually, I can. If you exclude Broken Bells, it was approximately 5 years ago, when their third album Wincing the Night Away was released. Well, prepare yourselves folks! The Shins have just released the first song off their upcoming Port of Morrow . “Simple Song” captures everything we’d expect from The Shins — there’s nothing new or experimental here, just a very pretty bridge. Simple song, indeed! You can catch ...

The Shins, önümüzdeki aylarda yayınlanacak 4. albümleri “Port Of Morrow”dan ilk şarkıları ‘Simple Song’ ile hayatımıza geri döndü.. Grammy adayı The Shins grubunun vokalisti James Mercer son olarak Broken Bells grubuyla hayranlarının karşına çıkmış ve grupla aynı adı taşıyan albümle büyük beğeni toplamıştı. ’Simple Song’u şuradan dinleyin.. Port Of Morrow’un parça listesi: 1. The Rifle’s Spiral 2. Simple Song 3. It’s Only Life 4. No Way Down 5. September 6. Bait and Switch 7. Fall of ‘82 8. For A Fool 9. 40 Mark Strasse 10. Port of Morrow

Wanna hear the new Shins song that folks have been raving about? The new track ‘Simple Song’ sees the band back on form for their forthcoming album Port of Morrow after frontman James Mercer’s time out to work on his other project Broken Bells. The Shins’ fourth LP, Port of Morrow, will be released on [...] ( Read more... ) Categories: News Tags: Shins

Rund acht Monate nach dem Release von " Rome " präsentieren Brian Burton alias Danger Mouse und der italienische Komponist Danielle Luppi ein neues Video zum Albumtrack "Two Against One". Der Track featured nicht nur den Gastauftritt von Jack White , gar ist der von Anthony Francis Sheppard gezeichnete und Chris Milk arrangierte Clip ein Vorbote auf ein größeres Projekt. So ließ Milk verlautbaren, dass ein kleines Team um Brian Burton derzeit an einem Film arbeite, der "Rome" in Bildern umzusetzen versuche. Bei entsprechender Ausstattung mit Chrome kann man auf der Seite des Projekts bereits einen ersten Eindruck gewinnen. Seht im Folgenden das ...