Broken Bells - Broken Bells

allmusic“Hazy bedroom pop...” Mercer's songwriting skills and Danger Mouse's production mastery sound like a potent combo, and they are, when the pair balances its ambitions and respective strengths...

Pitchfork“A nice detour...” Mercer and Danger Mouse's debut as Broken Bells is not quite up to the level of either's best projects, but in its own quiet way, it hits its marks...

Guardian“A fruitful pairing...” The country-inflected groove of opener "The High Road", with its richness of sound, sets the album's tone. Mercer's fine songcraft and sanguine vocals have been adroitly treated with playfulness and polished throughout...

The Times“Is Broken Bells worth the wait? The answer is a qualified yes...” There’s some lovely, soulful psychedelic pop here, and Mercer’s voice is as captivating as ever. On occasion, though, you get the feeling you’re listening to demos, not a finished album...

The Telegraph“Producer Brian Burton has here met his musical match...” At first the match is a little too close - too much diffuse, cinematic yin without any muscular yang to give the songs any shape - but by the end the duo really lock together to hypnotic effect...

The Independent“Restless musical spirits...” James Mercer's gnomic lyrics, and gift for plucking enigmatic new melodies from familiar old chords, have found a safe new home with Burton, whose dance/electro leanings have been largely set aside here in favour of a proper "band" sound...

MusicOMH“Maybe they'll build on this and take some risks next time around...” A quickened bassline, some jerky organ playing, some spooky ooh-aah vocals and a strange western interlude demonstrate that there might be something to this collaboration...

Drowned In Sound“The whole is infinitely greater than the sum of its parts...” Broken Bells look set to be here for the long haul, and with such high standards set by their opening gambit, we can but wait patiently in anticipation for the next installment...

Uncut“Not yet reviewed”

Dusted Magazine“Not yet reviewed”