Broken Bells
General
| Mar 2010
Reviews
Ranger Rick
Reviewed 2010-04-14
Reviewed 2010-04-14
Genre: Pop
Overall Grade: B- (2 Stars)
RiYL: Gnarls Barkley, Hot Chip
Expert producer Danger Mouse (of Gnarls Barkley/Grey Album fame) rocks the house with synth/drums/bass guitar. Shins vocalist smoothly/gently delivers Beatle'esque lyrics.
1. ** Poppy midtempo with synths, drums, 1st single. Solid + catchy.
2. ** Uptempo choruses with Gnarls Barkley sounds.
3. Downtempo Beatles sound.
4. ** Clap happy pop with falsetto vox + fx. Hot Chip?
5. More mellow. Strings.
6. Midtempo "Six Underground," Zero 7? effected vox.
7. Chill downtempo acoustic guitar, soft drumming + vocal harmonies
8. ** Midtempo pop, piano, smooth vox
9. ** Hippy "Monkees" organ, Poppy uptempo, light synths, sfx, epic synth buildup
10. *** Soft strings intro b4 the upbeat rock. Standout lyrics. Synth chord fade out
Overall Grade: B- (2 Stars)
RiYL: Gnarls Barkley, Hot Chip
Expert producer Danger Mouse (of Gnarls Barkley/Grey Album fame) rocks the house with synth/drums/bass guitar. Shins vocalist smoothly/gently delivers Beatle'esque lyrics.
1. ** Poppy midtempo with synths, drums, 1st single. Solid + catchy.
2. ** Uptempo choruses with Gnarls Barkley sounds.
3. Downtempo Beatles sound.
4. ** Clap happy pop with falsetto vox + fx. Hot Chip?
5. More mellow. Strings.
6. Midtempo "Six Underground," Zero 7? effected vox.
7. Chill downtempo acoustic guitar, soft drumming + vocal harmonies
8. ** Midtempo pop, piano, smooth vox
9. ** Hippy "Monkees" organ, Poppy uptempo, light synths, sfx, epic synth buildup
10. *** Soft strings intro b4 the upbeat rock. Standout lyrics. Synth chord fade out
Recent airplay
The High Road
Music Genealogy — May 10, 2024
Your Head Is On Fire
GORP — Apr 10, 2023
October
Radiant Airwaves — Jan 27, 2019
The High Road
Radiant Airwaves — Jan 13, 2019
The High Road
Music Genealogy — Sep 02, 2018
The High Road
FMF — Aug 26, 2018
Charting
2010-04-18 — 2010-06-20
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jun 20 | 1 |
| Jun 13 | 4 |
| Jun 6 | 2 |
| May 30 | 4 |
| May 23 | 5 |
| May 16 | 2 |
| May 9 | 7 |
| May 2 | 7 |
Track listing
| 1. | The High Road | ||
| 2. | Vaporize | ||
| 3. | Your Head Is On Fire | ||
| 4. | The Ghost Inside | ||
| 5. | Sailing To Nowhere | ||
| 6. | Trap Doors | ||
| 7. | Citizen | ||
| 8. | October | ||
| 9. | Mongrel Heart | ||
| 10. | The Mall & Misery |