BROKEN BELLS - The Mall & Misery

[andrewdrury1]

What movie is this on? shit! I know this song from a movie.

[Micjkirby]

amazing.. whoever dislikes can go suck one

[Tribesister]

the intro is just ...mindblowing.....

[redsoxrule145]

@Tribesister I was just going to say. First heard about this collaboration on NPR's "All Songs Considered" podcast in March '10. Bob Boilen had invited James Mercer and DangerMouse on as guests to talk about this album, and when they played this song to close out the show, Boilen just went "Oh wow.."

Words don't do that intro justice. Ethereal.

[hafaball]

@Tribesister I wish they made the first 50 seconds into a ten minute instrumental ;D

[lithoman]

Jett and Jahn used this song.

[rhettpeter83]

I love the bit "just touch your SHINbone" I always read that as a big up to mercer's other music project, the band "the shins." (which I equally love)

[nerdlove134]

@rhettpeter83 I looooove the shins. I was just listening to them before I came here.

[TMAN3154]

OMG how are they not more popular this is fucking gold. Jesus christ

[naomiTHErocker]

@BRIAN123164 i bet you already gave birth

[robhartjr1993]

Fuck SOPA.

[JurisicSantiago]

This is a fucking orgasm

[keepingitsteezy]

@CodeBronco ahhaaa i understand what your going through... lmao

[rawrinadino]

the intro makes me happy inside.

[thechristopher1111]

LoL enter text here! :P

[JMPICTUREPRODUCTIONS]

that intro, jesus



[bainzeyboy]

I don't find myself trying to play air guitar to many songs, but this....

[NiKoLcHo1997]

i love this song <33

[elizabethjune15]

Definitely my top 5 favorite songs of all time.

[Intheflesh44]

"The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation"-Henry David Thoureau. Why is life so miserable?

[xOEHLALA]

@Intheflesh44 Most random yet deep comment I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot. Where does this come from all of a sudden? Everything OK?

And my respond to it is that most people are simply afraid to follow their dreams, truly say do and live life like they want to because they are afraid of rejection and/or failure.

[Intheflesh44]

@xOEHLALA Yea, you know, just pointing out how life sucks for everyone a lot of the time. War, disease, death, destruction, hunger, filth, poverty, torture, crime, corruption and the ice capades...to quote George Carlin

[gadawg6441]

this song is fucking amazing

[AmorrosColt]

@kpotassium Oh I know, I like rap too- I'm just making a point.

[robynjbrailey]

got to be one of my favourite songs ever

[AmorrosColt]

those 4 are probably the very same that would be the first to quote: "stop, hating is bad" if you say rap sucks... In reality, they are actually saying: "Don't have good taste!"

[kpotassium]

@AmorrosColt All genres have awesome songs, you just have to look harder in some cases.

[gracehatespink]

The views are so low... i don't even..

[MartinJurisic]

@gracehatespink Shhh, don't get it mainstream, just enjoy it, cya m8

[geopolovin]

@MartinJurisic Yeah! If this song got mainstreamed, I would hate it so much!

[Blueghost1000]

@geopolovin Lol. WOW. So you just like a song because it's not mainstream? That's so ridiculous! This song getting mainstreamed doesn't take away any of its quality! o.O

[JurisicSantiago]

@Blueghost1000 I totally agree with you mate, maybe he/she confused and turned hipster mode on.

[LosersIncorporated]

4 people don't use their intuition?

[frojomeansfred]

4 dislikes??? how are there any?

[dillydean]

@frojomeansfred because 4 people didnt like the song....

[tomshoot]

Perfect ?

[poopinmeundies]

damn this song is good

[iancon1]

Thank you Originalskateboards for bringing me here

[tigerpunch2008]

@bdwesleyan LOL!!

[nolettuce1]

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[lonelycoast123]

Broken Bells are legit.

[InkCollie]

@lonelycoast123 Too legit to quit. B)

[ZeDomo]

Broken Bells is the only music that i can actually say that i can listen to without any problems. The Music of today is so terrible and this is refreshing and sheds hope and inspiration to future artists who still see a value in making great music and not using autotune to make money.

Thank you Broken Bells.

[dread7154]

@ZeDomo you haven't heard vast then

[jmcalhello]

yeah.. Like yeah i dig.

[jennayoursocool]

i reeeeally enjoy this song

[DLaBrun]

from my previous experience of 'Dangermouse' - Jemini the gifted 1 (Ghetto pop life) and the Doom collab (DangerDoom) you can see where Im coming from but this is amazing! Already done a bill on new music this week and now i HAVE to cop this.......beautiful stuff. Have they toured with this? or is it a studio project??

[traceg5]

A friend of mine turned me on to these guys yesterday, and I've been listening nonstop since. I see no sign of stopping either. Thanks for some great music!

[btclements]

@traceg5 its been over a year for me and from my experience you probably won't stop

[p4tvien0]

a couple a bands these days still manage to give you that tinglee feeling inside your body. You know when you get to this part of the song and it just fuckin puts a brand new man in you! Love it

[mboyd21]

2 people dont longboard

[JurisicSantiago]

@mboyd21 OriginalSkateboards videos have great music!

[MattSnacks]

Looks like i picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue

[KewSama]

My Spanish teacher got cool when I heard him playing this album. xD

[subforsubbbb]

im greatful to vampire diaries for bringing me here <3

[Vimerola7]

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[MrShoppy23]

I LOVE THIS!!!

[Irishparawhore93]

i like this... :)

[78newdegate]

put two extremely talented artists together and this is what you get. perfection

[The45thStageMagician]

I think my mind just gave birth...

[TheSaaale]

i just keep listening...

[Canada10USA0]

@65Thebean not exactly hidden... The Shins and Dangermouse were/are both major players in modern music, and this group is well exposed. But they are in fact freakin awesome.

[feezya]

TVDS2E12-Masa kat Grill, Stefan cuba talipon Isobel

[Newnham15]

this band is the shit to kick back to and blaze

[Famous485]

reminds me of modest mouse! :D

[0Adamska]

that album artwork is sorta ugly

[josaus95]

GENIUS!!! Broken Bells are a life saver in this dark age of horrible music. Best thing since Nirvana

[SuperHtwe]

ive found a tsunami of good new music at KCRW 89.9. look at the music tracklist for last night. freaking epic

[3seedybhavior]

this song is so wonderful.... repeat is officially worn the fuck out

[sovietkazakh]

the beginning bass sounding thing i don't know what instrument, reminds me of the beginning of Welcome to the Machine by Floyd.

[hisoandso]

it reminds me of a song in guitar hero for some reason.

[patriciacarcass]

I love this song, and this is a great album!

[creampuffandcupcake]

hahah i'm glad most people love this song i am a huge fan of broken bells!!!!!! whats even funnier is i have met james mercer!!!!! <3 <3 <3 (:

[TySatterlee]

awesome, can't get enough bb

[carefulwiththat]

I love evrything under the sun from blues, jazz and classic rock. I bought this album and it's instantly among my favourites.

The drums, organ synth, guitar throughout the whole album impressed me so much. I'm excited and glad there will be a follow up album.

[DOOMMILL]

Two dislikes is two too much for this song.

[Donnnnnnny]

This is like a perfect song for a CoD Montage... I call it

[YourNotsoFunnyNow]

all i want to do is listen to 0:00-0:56 over and over and over again

[divinagoettel22]

made my day!!! thanks downloadmusic .im

[TheLongBoardcrazy]

they should make the beginning of this a full song

[KancerKowboy]

I absolutely love this song! It is only once every couple of years a song grabs me like this one. As a child of the 70's and 80's this really strikes a note.

[nolanGGA]

2 people are deff and wanted lyrics

[xach1090]

Dont get me wrong, I love this song and the band. However the begining of this song is just flowing audible bliss, and then it jumps to this bouncy Broken Bells style song. The opening has not been done justice, it needs to be used but flow better with the rest of the song and be sewn into lyrical genius.

[AridarPolindor]

@xach1090 yeah indeed, i agree with you. :)

[sweetlilagirl]

i love the beginning

[princemichiet]

Did my ears just get laid?

[Mattalicous]

Heard about this on Adult Swim, stuff is good

[garstoth]

This is probably one of the most perfect songs i've ever heard. Makes me also think of FLCL, which boasted an amazing soundtrack.

[kbottani]

Mmmm James Mercer <3

[littlealigator]

does any1 know where i can find the remix of this song? the one which was in Gossip Girl?

[live4pink96]

@littlealigator Yea someone let me know too, because i really loved it on Gossip Girl!

[littlealigator]

@live4pink96 umm i found out that the song on GG is actually meyrin fields

[hamtamnam]

imo, best song on the album. And what a way to finish one of the best albums i've ever heard.

[LieutenantSarcasm26]

I used to be one of those kids who just began to be a prick every time a song I liked ended up on a TV show or movie I didn't like but I kind of got over it. I am just happy that people have nice music to listen to now besides Top 40 and crap like that.

[toddc123]

-love it, absolutely love it

[gomojoeb]

<3



[brancik91]

dupa!

[LiLDCherry]

This song was on vamipe diaries and and i'm glad i youtubed it because it's fucking AWESOME!!!

[kittychan528]

This is pretty awesome, but it's not revolutionary or original or anything. There are dozens of bands out there like them. Still really good though!! Just sayin', no need to jump down any throats. Just listen and enjoy!

[WayAddictedtofanvids]

GOOD SONG!!!!

IT WAS IN THE MOST RECENT TVD EPISODE!!!

[lbori1]

I don't even like this type of music but when I heard it on the eurojerks page I can't stop listening to it... Effing sweet

[nmg18ismuzik]

Congrats on the Grammy nom guys!!! Hope you win for alternative album of the year. Their album is only $5 on amazon right now too!!

[justplayfm]

This video was just added to a music playlist at JustPlay.fm

[oromisszane]

just stay out of mainstream and there is a lot of great music

[heyyjules]

zero dislikes!

[mikeizright]

@heyyjules LOL you realize you totally jinxed it right? You KNOW someone did that just out of spite...and I promise it wasn't me >=)

No seriously it wasn't though.

[mikeizright]

maybe my favorite song on the album. The intro kind of reminds me of Aqueous Transmission by Incubus.

[SuperTubezZ]

reminds me of radiohead for some reason 

[angryronikisses]

One of THEE most brilliant songs ever! I listen to it on repeat while driving and just let my mind go wild...

[StrawGorillaApe]

siiiiick transition

[Keymasterg]

Broken Bells are so hot right now. Amazing what happens when two true artists combine their efforts and bring something completely new to the table. I will say there are shades of Death Cab and Gorillaz but still very unique. Dangermouse layers on the tracks yet it never feels overproduced. Perfect harmony of melody, edge and lyricism. Can't wait to hear the follow up album!

[zavalael]

Just bought this album on Amazon the other day for $5...so good. I wish I bought it earlier! :)

[CatiCullen]

a song with an epic intro gets me everytime :)

[grobbledonk]

@CatiCullen - Epic intro? You can't mean timewise, since the whole songs is really brief. You presuambly mean atmosphere or something

[Thekidsareonfire]

Love this song

[SharpFinale]

Every song on this album is perfect...and I don't say that much about music today.

[CozmikMonkey]

@SharpFinale Today's music? You probably never say it, and you'd be fully justified. Broken Bells is one of the few pleasant diversions in this tidal wave of terrible music we are experiencing.

[drummermangle]

@CozmikMonkey AMEN!!

[supergurl069]

@CozmikMonkey hallelujiah!!!!! lol

[QuePasaMantooth]

@CozmikMonkey from my experience i've learned that music is pretty damn subjective, man.

[xIxHeartxBulletsx]

@CozmikMonkey You sound so sophisticated. I'm going to slap on some tight pants and a scarf and start talking like you

[CozmikMonkey]

@xIxHeartxBulletsx I hope the irony is not lost on you that assuming I'm pretentious because I can use a single metaphor just results in you being the pretentious, if not ignorant--for thinking I dress like a socialite because I can speak a language, one.

[ItsVagisil]

@CozmikMonkey I've never agreed with anyone about any other topic more than this.

[LmaoLaneyLee]

@CozmikMonkey What are you talking about? There is so much great music out today, and it's easily accessible too! If you think this band is a pleasant diversion, then there are tons of other modern bands that you would also enjoy. Just because the most popular music among ignorant teenagers is shit doesn't mean that today's music sucks.

[CozmikMonkey]

@LmaoLaneyLee Versus mainstream though. I mainly listen to underground-y music and I have tons of it that I enjoy, but generally the stuff they play on the radio is getting worse and worse.

[ocealdia]

@CozmikMonkey I could of not said it better. Political correctness is killing good music.

[JJGatesE30]

@CozmikMonkey Agreed. There is just SO MUCH music out there today, you have to really sort thru it all to find quality.

[Bolerophon]

@SharpFinale true that

[NorthAC130]

@SharpFinale

couldn't agree more with you 

[silvanski]

brilliant

[abscondedmind91]

amazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzingg.  this song takes me to a different level.

[frenchriviera666]

they rock!!!

[reqage]

My buddy introduced me to the broken bells a month ago. I'm completely addicted to their cd. I've listened to it about 30 times in the past month I think. Hoping to catch them when they get near Kentucky.

[GunslingerXYZ]

This is an amazing, melancholy song. The intro is so atmospheric, elegant, and gentle--and then it goes to another level entirely once Mercer's vocals kick in. Also, maybe it's just me, but this song feels very...cinematic. I would love for it to be used in a film. It screams "montage!"

[angryronikisses]

@GunslingerXYZ Yess! this song is SOOO montage-esque! =)

[VenusInCancer]

this is what its like to feel beautiful :D