I’m currently listening to Broken Bells, the collaboration between Danger Mouse (Gnarls Barkley, among other projects) and James Mercer (The Shins). It’s yet to be released, but NPR has the good habit of streaming good albums pre-release. If you click on that link, you’ll be able to see what’s currently available for streaming.
You’ll also be able to see what has recently gone off-stream there due to being released. At the time of this typing, that includes albums by Joanna Newsom, Local Natives, Shearwater,…
When I first heard of the Mouse/Mercer musical marriage, I thought they seemed an odd couple. Hearing the music itself, they sound like a perfect pair. You can hear it at the BB website.
Me, I’m back to NPR to listen to the forthcoming Frightened Rabbit album.