James Mercer

Modest Mouse already put out two songs from their new album, Strangers to Ourselves, and now they’ve got a third out, “The Best Room.” Listen, and check out the just-revealed album tracklist, below…

Though Fruit Bats are no more, main member Eric D. Johnson is now pursuing a solo career, which should hopefully fill that Fruit Bats void in our li…

Broken Bells at Webster Hall in March (more by PSquared) Broken Bells, the duo of Shins singer James Mercer and producer/instrumentalist Danger Mouse (also of Gnarls Barkley and many others), have been supporting this year’s After the Disco on tour this year (maybe you caught them in NYC at Webster Hall or Baby’s All Right)…

Baio at LPR in 2013 (more by Jonathan Bernstein) Vampire Weekend’s Chris Baio, who is a solo artist as just Baio, has been on a short DJ tour this month which wraps up this weekend…

Broken Bells (aka Shins singer James Mercer and production wizard Danger Mouse of Gnarls Barkley and others) will release their funky new album After the Disco this week (2/4), and ahead of its release they stopped in NYC for a very short show at new-ish Brooklyn venue Baby’s All Right on Friday (1/31)…

Broken Bells at Irving Plaza in 2010 (more by Alexander Stein) Broken Bells, the collaborative project of James Mercer (The Shins) and Danger Mouse (Gnarls Barkley, The Grey Album, etc), are returning with a new album, After the Disco, in January via Columbia, and they’ve now announced a February/March tour in support of it…

Broken Bells @ Irving Plaza in 2010 (more by Alexander Stein) Broken Bells (aka the project of James Mercer (The Shins) and Danger Mouse) are slated to return with their second full-length album, titled After the Disco, on January 14 via Columbia…

Broken Bells at Irving Plaza in 2010 (more by Alexander Stein) James Mercer (The Shins) and Danger Mouse (Gnarls Barkley, The Grey Album, etc) are reviving their Broken Bells side project to release the followup to their 2010 self-titled debut, After the Disco, in January 2014 via Columbia…

The Shins played a sold-out ACL Late Show at Stubb’s last night with Bombay Bicycle Club. Both bands play today at the festival – live and in person and also streaming online (as of this post, Bombay Bicycle is done, Shins @ 6pm CST)…

DOWNLOAD: Aimee Mann – “Charmer” (MP3) Aimee Mann at MHOW in January (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) Aimee Mann is set to release her new album, Charmer, on September 18 via Superego Reco…