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Broken Bells on MBE! Debut “Insane Lullaby”

18 June 2010 1,272 views 2 Comments by:

Broken Bells performed live  on Morning Becomes Eclectic today and treated us to some very special moments.

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The band debuted a version of “Insane Lullaby” from Brian Burton aka Danger Mouse’s other project, “Dark Night of the Soul.” It is the first time Broken Bells has played the track live on the radio, though they have worked it into some of their live shows. “Dark Night of the Soul,” which was written with Sparklehorse, includes contributions from many top notch musicians and will finally see an official release next month.  Broken Bells frontman James Mercer originally sang vocals for that track on the album and it was just stunning to hear it live. Brian even commented on how great it sounded when he walked out of the studio.

Dark Night of the Soul will see an official release on July 13, 2010. That day, KCRW will air an exclusive interview with both Brian and David Lynch, who played an integral role in the project.

Stay tuned for details and check out the entire Broken Bells performance here

Also, James announced that in between tours with Broken Bells, he is working on tracks for The Shins, which have been on hiatus. He told host Jason Bentley that a studio is being set up now and that the next thing he’ll probably release is a Shins record.

Brian and James also told Jason that there will definitely be a second Broken Bells album. Exciting news all around.

Happy Friday!

RR

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  • Album Preview: Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse “Dark Night of the Soul” | KCRW Music Blog said:

    [...] Note: You can hear a live version of “Insane Lullaby” performed on Morning Becomes Eclectic when Broken Bells were in for a session and make sure to [...]

  • Betty B. said:

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE this version ever since I heard it in the car on the way down for a surf the morning they were in the studio. It was so beautiful and sad it brought tears to my eyes.
    I've been searching… where can I download THIS version and not the DNS one?

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