alternative rock

As the music industry dies, so do the countless bands that tour the country back and forth in small vans. Then, the musicians in the bands with ambition and drive start their own projects. Some make the same monotonous noises with different band names, while others cut out all the bullshit and just write good music …students. Mike Frey’s latest project comes after 4 years of touring and writing with prolific indie rockers, The Transit War. After what was an onslaught of life changing events, the band’s hiatus created a void of musical sound that needed to be filled.

Broken Bells is an American indie rock band featuring artist–producer Danger Mouse (billed by his real name, Brian Burton) and James Mercer the lead vocalist and guitarist for the indie rock band The Shins. The project was first announced on Tuesday, September 29, 2009. The pair decided to work together after meeting at a Danish music festival in 2004 and finding they were fans of each others work. Mercer and Burton began recording together in secret at Burton's Los Angeles based studio in March 2008 and describe their material as "melodic, but experimental, too".