One month after Brian Burton (Danger Mouse) and James Mercer (The Shins) announced they were reviving Broken Bells, the duo has announced the details of a brand new album.
Dubbed INTO THE BLUE, the pair’s third studio LP is due to reach our ears on Friday, 7th October.
WATCH: Broken Bells – ‘Saturdays’
To toast the big announcement, the duo have also lopped off another slice of the new record in the form of fresh single ‘Saturdays’, which continues the same retro-futuristic sonics of previous offering ‘We’re Not In Orbit Yet…’ The song also comes packing evocative visuals, directed by Johnny Chew, which were inspired by the concept of travelling through space and time.
Burton and Mercer first got together as Broken Bells in 2009 and released their debut self-titled album the following year. But it’s been a long time between drinks. INTO THE BLUE will mark their first album in eight years, following on from 2014’s After the Disco, which included the landmark single ‘Holding On For Life’.
Danger Mouse has also recently teamed up with The Roots’ MC Black Thought for a collaborative LP titled, Cheat Codes. Cheat Codes is out on Friday, 12th August and includes guest contributions from A$AP Rocky, Run the Jewels, Raekwon, Joey Bada$$, Conway The Machine, Michael Kiwanuka, Kid Sister, Russ, Dylan Cartlidge, and even the late MF DOOM.
Mercer has been rather quiet of late, with the Shins’ most recent album, Heartworms, now more than five years old. But the band are back touring, having launched a run of several dozen North American shows in May 2022.
Pre-orders are available now.
Further Reading
Danger Mouse & James Mercer Revive Broken Bells, Release New Single
James Mercer Talks Anxiety Struggles & The Future Of Broken Bells
