Karen O and Danger Mouse released the indie rock lullaby “Super Breath” Wednesday, marking their first song since their collaborative 2019 album Lux Prima. “Super Breath” delves into a rocky relationship marked by unfulfilled love. At the start of the chorus, Yeah Yeah Yeahs‘ Karen O sings, “Because you know …
Read More »Black Thought and Danger Mouse Deliver Pensive Ode to MF Doom in 'Belize' Video
The hip-hop duo Black Thought and Danger Mouse delivered a pensive ode to the late musician MF Doom in the music video for “Belize,” which appeared on their recently released collaborative album Cheat Codes. Super-producer Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton filmed the video under the direction of UNCANNY, also appearing in …
Read More »Black Thought and Danger Mouse's 'Cheat Codes' Will Make Old-School Heads Feel Seen
“Fuck a thick skin, I got me an exo-skeleton,” the Roots’ Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter spits over a lush, almost spacey track on “Belize,” a highlight of Cheat Codes, his collaboration with producer Danger Mouse. The tough-minded self-assessment of that lyric is not surprising, given his decades long history of …
Read More »Black Thought, Danger Mouse Tap Fellow Heavyweights A$AP Rocky, Run the Jewels for 'Strangers'
Black Thought and Danger Mouse have enlisted two other hip-hop heavyweights, A$AP Rocky and Run the Jewels for their new song, “Strangers.” The track will appear on Black Thought and Danger Mouse’s upcoming collaborative album, Cheat Codes, out this Friday, Aug. 12 via BMG. With a Danger Mouse beat packed …
Read More »Broken Bells Return With Spaced-Out Ambitions on New Song 'We're Not in Orbit Yet'
Broken Bells — the duo of Brian Burton (a.k.a. Danger Mouse) and Shins frontman James Mercer — are back with a new song, “We’re Not in Orbit Yet…” The track will appear on the duo’s upcoming album, Into the Blue. “We’re Not in Orbit Yet…” finds Broken Bells blending some …
Read More »Hear Broken Bells' First New Song in Four Years 'Shelter'
Broken Bells, the group featuring the Shins’ James Mercer and producer Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton, have shared their new song “Shelter,” the duo’s first new recording in four years. Touted as the first time Broken Bells have “combined their unmistakable melodies, lyrics, vocals and singular composition style with samples,” the …
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