Broken Bells

Broken Bells is an American indie rock band formed by artist-producer Brian Burton (better known as Danger Mouse) and James Mercer, lead vocalist and guitarist for The Shins. Broken Bells compose and create as a duo, but when performing live, they are joined by Dan Elkan and Jon Sortland. Prior to the formation of Broken Bells, Mercer and Burton collaborated on the track "Insane Lullaby" on Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse's album Dark Night of the Soul. Broken Bells have since performed the song several times, often as a tribute to the late Mark Linkous, the Sparklehorse frontman who died in early 2010.

Broken Bells' self-titled debut album was released on March 9, 2010, by Columbia Records in the United States and Canada, and has sold over 400,000 copies domestically, peaking at number 7 on the Billboard 200 chart. Positive feedback has been received for the album. Rolling Stone magazine rated it four stars and called it "the year's coolest left-field pop disc". Aside from having one of the year's highest-charting debut albums, the band had sold-out shows on their first tour. On March 18, 2011, Broken Bells released Meyrin Fields, an EP. On November 4, 2013, Broken Bells released their first single from the album, "Holding on for Life". On December 7, 2018, they released "Shelter", their first single in 3 years. A follow-up single, "Good Luck", was issued on September 27, 2019. Broken Bells were nominated at the 2011 Grammy Awards for Best Alternative Music Album.

Origin: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres: Indie rock, alternative rock, space rock
Year of the start of operation: 2009