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Ever since 2006, and his release with Cee-Lo entitled St. Elsewhere, Danger Mouse has been blowing my mind. St. Elsewhere went platnum in 2006 and for good reason, that whole album was plastered with some dirty, heavy tracks. Even The Odd Couple of 2008 held ground to almost out do St. Elsewhere. In my opinion it was the writing, as Burton (Mouse), garnished some epic quotable lyrics like, “anyone that needs what they want and doesn’t want what they need, I want nothing to do with. And to do what I want and to do what I please, is first off my to do list.” Damn, that’s solid. Gnarls Barkley’s sound is definitely original and thanks to Cee-Lo’s incredible vocals and Danger’s chronic ability to lay out killer melody, baselines and sounds to meld together, you would be a fool not to be excited for anything that Danger comes out with next. Well, Danger Mouse is back, and quite well it seems. Broken Bells is his newest collaboration. James Mercer of the Shins has teamed up, and I’m impressed with the new album, eponymously named Broken Bells. Tracks like High Road and The Ghost Inside nail down how well Danger Mouse can meld his sounds with talent and great vocals coming from another fertile mind in Mercer. I highly recommend this album, its excellent for a SHINdig (no pun intended), complete with a patio, some beers and good people. Here is High Road, my favorite new track.