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Broken Bells
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Biography
American indie rock and alternative rock band Broken Bells composes of Brian Burton (multiple instruments, production) and James Mercer (lead vocals and guitar). They met each other at a Danish music festival in 2004. After realizing the fact they are the fans of each other’s music, they decided to create a collaborative project. Burton is a respected producer who worked with such bands like Gorillaz, Blur, The Black Keys and The Rapture, while Mercer is a lead vocalist and guitarist of the Portland indie rock band The Shins. The twosome began working in secret and announced their project in 2009. The debut self-titled album was released in 2010 through Columbia Records. The album reached number 7 on the Billboard 200, number 2 on the US Alternative Albums and number 3 on the US Rock albums. You can download this album by Broken Bells in mp3 from our site.