Danger Mouse/Brian Burton: Producer Virtuoso? Two names. Is he twice as good? Does he have the midas touch? Bumping into this guy through my continuing education was boss, groovy, righteous, bitchin', right-on and the crème de le crème that will never, ever lose it's cool....COOL! That about covers it.
Danger Mouse/Brian Burton is half of the Broken Bells brain-trust. James Mercer from the Shins, is the other. Their LP “The High Road” is a personal favorite from 2010. What a beautiful piece of music. That LP puts me in a stress free groove. Feel good stuff. If they never record again, I'm OK with that.
It's feasible that Psychologists around the globe have begun incorporating Broken Bells songs as a useful tool in their daily therapy sessions. Shrink: “So, how can I help you today?” Patient: “Anger issues man! I went to rob a liquor store, but mistakenly grabbed my squirt gun as I made a hasty abode exit. The clerk laughed at me, so I decided to grace him with a rack of potato chips. He deftly moved right, the rack bounced off the wall, quickly flying back my way. I swear, that rude rack was mocking me before impact Doc. Gotta say, I didn't see that coming. Down and out for the count. Yea, I'm pissed!” Shrink: “Get this prescription filled and I'll see you next week.”
La de da de da. Patient walks into the pharmacy, hands over the folded script and low and behold another damn clerk laughs at him. She tossed the piece of paper back on the counter and splits. He scoops it up. It reads....Light a candle. Roll a fatty (vaping is much healthier). Run a bath. While sparking, download the title track “The High Road”. Snatch your player, jump in the tub, pop on headphones, stretch out, hit repeat, hit the song! Smell the green....new revenue stream!
Danger Mouse/Brian Burton is on intimate terms with creativity. Fruits of success. Results speak for themselves. Working as both Musician and or Producer, his record on the track so to speak includes Gorillaz, Gnarls Barkley, Cee-Lo Green, Beck, the Black Keys and Sparklehorse. There are more, believe you me! Lots of fingers in the pie this guy. A wide and varied musical career. Supposedly he is producing (or has) the next U2 LP. I am mucho excited to hear his influence melded with their sound. A wee sprinkle from the brilliant mind of Mus Musculus!
I hear tell some not so typical Broken Bells fans lurk near and far. The animal kingdom is so in tune with the LP, it caused the rumor mill to blow up. Every corner extolling great tales of the great Pachyderm family, able to hear Broken Bells songs from thousands of miles away. It's not enough that the big dudes turned the fashion world upside down by rockin' the runway with their highly acclaimed, broke the mold strut? Now Gigantor ears is the worlds best pair of headphones? I love e!
I reckon that particles of creativity frequently tap the shoulder of the Mouse. If you haven’t heard Broken Bells, then I suggest you give them a decent shot at winning you over. I strongly suggest headphones first, or quality speakers. Ciao!
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