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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 Shins have always been hit or miss for me; they've released some truly great stuff and quite a bit of filler. This song, though, definitely falls into the former category.

Here's The Rifle's Spiral.

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A really great little homemade video for a really great song.

Here's the Shins -- Sea Legs.

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The lyrics of this song express heartbreak as pure, sad poetry.

The Shins -- Pink Bullets.