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Broken Bells is the side project of Danger Mouse and the Shins' James Mercer. I liked their first album but admit that it wasn't a favorite or anything. But it made enough of a splash that they can get Anton Yelchin and Kate Mara to show up in the video for the first single from their new record.

This song has a really nice late-70s soft rock vibe to it, with just enough electro-funk to keep things interesting.

Here's Holding on for Life.

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The new record from Portugal. The Man -- Jesus do I hate how ridiculously that's stylized -- is produced by Danger Mouse, which is always good news.

From that release, here's Purple Yellow Red & Blue, and as expected it's a damn terrific song.