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Broken Bells

Broken Bells is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Danger Mouse, Gnarls Barkley, The Shins and Sparklehorse. Those roots explain a lot about how Broken Bells arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Electric Guest, Joywave, Sir Sly, Foster the People and Coconut Records, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Broken Bells, reaching back through Danger Mouse. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Broken Bells is an American indie rock band composed of artist-producer Brian Burton and James Mercer, the lead vocalist and guitarist for the indie rock band The Shins. Broken Bells compose and create as a duo, but are joined by Dan Elkan and Jon Sortland when performing live. The previous live band included Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band sidemen Nate Walcott and Nik Freitas, and Jonathan Hischke and Dan Elkan, both ex-members of Hella. Following their 2010 self-titled debut album, the duo released an EP, Meyrin Fields, in 2011 and their second studio album, After the Disco, in 2014. In 2022 they released a third studio album, Into the Blue.

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Broken BellsDanger MouseGnarls BarkleyThe ShinsSparklehorseElectric GuestJoywaveSir SlyFoster the PeopleCoconut RecordsGrouploveYeasayeralt-J

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Broken Bells connections

Broken Bells grew out of Danger Mouse, Gnarls Barkley, The Shins and Sparklehorse, shares an orbit with Electric Guest, Joywave, Sir Sly and Foster the People. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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