Aug 12, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Danger Mouse and The Roots frontman Black Thought have released a new album, Cheat Codes, today via BMG. They have also shared a video for the previously released single “Strangers,” which features A Rocky and Run the Jewels. More

Aug 10, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Danger Mouse and The Roots frontman Black Thought have shared a new single, “Strangers,” which features A Rocky and Run the Jewels. It is the latest release from the duo’s forthcoming album, Cheat Codes, which will be out this Friday (August 12) via BMG More

Aug 10, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Broken Bells (the collaboration between James Mercer of The Shins and producer Danger Mouse, aka Brian Joseph Burton) have shared a video for their new song, “Saturdays.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming album, Into the Blue, which will be out on October 7 via AWAL. More

Jul 15, 2022 By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)

Welcome to the 27th Songs of the Week of 2022. It was a strong week for new tracks. Really any of the Top 6 could’ve been our #1 song. We settled on a Top 12 this week. More

Jul 13, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Danger Mouse and The Roots frontman Black Thought have shared a video for a new single, “Aquamarine,” which features Michael Kiwanuka. It is the latest release from the duo’s forthcoming album, Cheat Codes, which will be out on August 12 via BMG. More

Jul 07, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Danger Mouse and The Roots frontman Black Thought have shared a video for their newest single, “Because.” The song features Joey Bada$$, Russ, and Dylan Cartlidge, and will be featured on the duo’s forthcoming album, Cheat Codes, which will be out on August 12 via BMG. More

Jun 29, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Broken Bells (the collaboration between James Mercer of The Shins and producer Danger Mouse, aka Brian Joseph Burton) have announced the release of a new album, Into the Blue. They have also shared a new song from the album, “We’re Not in Orbit Yet….,” via a video for it. More

Jun 10, 2022 By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)

Welcome to the 23rd Songs of the Week of 2022. We settled on a Top 11 this week, in a list more populated with veteran artists than newcomers, including two solo songs from artists who became stars as the frontmen of ’90s Britpop bands. More

Jun 08, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Danger Mouse and The Roots frontman Black Thought have shared a new single, “Because,” featuring Joey Bada$$, Russ, and Dylan Cartlidge. It is the latest release from their forthcoming album, Cheat Codes, which will be out on August 12 via BMG. More

May 13, 2022 By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)

Welcome to the 19th Songs of the Week of 2022. It was a stellar week for new tracks, thanks in part to some exciting album announcements and their corresponding singles. So this week we have a slightly super-sized Top 13. More

May 11, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Danger Mouse and The Roots frontman Black Thought have announced the release of a joint album, Cheat Codes, which will be out on August 12 via BMG. They have shared a video for a new single from the album, “No Gold Teeth.” More

Nov 15, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Danger Mouse (aka Brian Burton) has shared “Ninjarous,” a previously unreleased song he recorded with the late Mark Linkous (aka Sparklehorse), who took his own life in 2010. “Ninjarous” also features vocals from MF DOOM. More

Mar 19, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O and Danger Mouse released a collaborative album, Lux Prima, last Friday via BMG. Last night the duo stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform the album’s “Woman,” but it wasn’t a typical late night performance. Instead noted film and music video director Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich, Her) directed the heavily choreographed black & white performance, which featured several dancers and even incorporated Colbert and the audience of The Late Show. More

Mar 15, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O and Danger Mouse have released a collaborative album, Lux Prima, today via BMG. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing below. More

Mar 11, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O and Danger Mouse are releasing a collaborative album, Lux Prima, this Friday (March 15) via BMG. Now they have shared another song from it, “Turn the Light.” More

Jan 15, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O and Danger Mouse have officially announced a collaborative album, Lux Prima, and shared a new song from it, “Woman.” Lux Prima is due out March 15 via BMG. More

Dec 07, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Broken Bells (the collaboration between James Mercer of The Shins and producer Danger Mouse, aka Brian Joseph Burton) have shared a brand new single, “Shelter.” More

Nov 16, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O and Danger Mouse have teamed up for a new song, “Lux Prima.” The string-backed lush epic is nine minutes long, features vocals from Karen O, and embraces a funkier vibe at around three-minute mark. The duo promises that it’s the first taste of a new collaborative album, although no details of the album have been given. More

Jul 06, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Run the Jewels (the duo of Killer Mike and El-P) released their third album, the appropriately titled RTJ3 (aka Run the Jewels 3), earlier this year. Now the band has shared a video for “Don’t Get Captured.” It features claymation versions of Killer Mike and El-P as they ride a creepy and socially relevant amusement park ghost train ride that features riot police, an arrest, a trial, an execution, and more. More

Mar 16, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

In 2016 Angel Olsen released a fantastic new album, MY WOMAN, via Jagjaguwar. It made it to #3 on Under the Radar’s Top 100 Albums of 2016 list. Now she has covered the Connie Francis classic “Who’s Sorry Now” for the soundtrack to Amazon’s TV seriesThe Man in the High Castle. More

Jan 12, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

ggy Pop released a new album, Post Pop Depression, last March via Loma Vista. Now he has teamed up with Danger Mouse for a new song entitled “Gold.” More

Dec 08, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Back in September Jack White (of The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, and The Dead Weather) released Jack White Acoustic Recordings 1998-2016, an album of rare and unreleased acoustic recordings stretching across his career. More

May 05, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced a new album and shared its first single. The Getaway is due out June 17 via Warner Bros. Below is the first single, “Dark Necessities,” which is available digitally now. The album was produced by Danger Mouse and mixed by Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich. More

Mar 31, 2016 By Joshua M. Miller

Yesterday Danger Mouse shared an unreleased demo via Fact Magazine called “Every Little Thing” that was recorded during his sessions for the Rapture’s Pieces of the People We Love. More

Sep 24, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Broken Bells (the collaboration between James Mercer of The Shins and producer Danger Mouse, aka Brian Joseph Burton) have shared a brand new single, “It’s All That Talk Again.” It’s the duo’s first new music since 2014’s After the Disco. More

Feb 21, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

As previously reported singer/songwriter Norah Jones has teamed up with Danger Mouse on her upcoming full-length, Little Broken Hearts. More

Jan 24, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Singer/songwriter Norah Jones has announced the release of a new album this spring called Little Broken Hearts. More

Jul 14, 2011 By Laura Studarus

The Black Keys recently finished the follow up to last year’s Brothers, working again with mega-producer/musician Danger Mouse. More

Apr 21, 2010 By Laura Studarus

After a year of waiting, the David Lynch, Sparklehorse, Danger Mouse collaboration Dark Night of the Soul will see its official release July 13th. Those pesky legal problems have been resolved, it seems. More

Mar 19, 2010 By Kyle Lemmon

The Black Keys recently announced their forthcoming LP, Brothers, which Nonesuch will issue on May 18th. The sixth full-length was recorded at Alabama’s Muscle Shoals studios and mostly produced by Auerbach, Carney, and Mark Neill. Brothers features one track (“Tighten Up”) produced by Danger Mouse, who manned the boards for 2008’s Attack and Release. More

Mar 04, 2010 By Laura Studarus

David Lynch, Sparklehorse, and Danger Mouse collaboration Dark Night of the Soul is finally getting an official release. More

Dec 15, 2009 By Rebekka Utermohlen

James Mercer, frontman of The Shins, and Brian Burton (aka Danger Mouse) have formed a new band named Broken Bells. Their debut self-titled album will be out March 9th on Columbia Records. More

Sep 29, 2009 By Kyle Lemmon

According to Pitchfork, The Shins’ James Mercer has teamed up with master boardsman/Gnarls Barkley collaborator Brian Burton (aka Danger Mouse) to form a new band. The duo’s name isn’t for sure right now but they’re currently sticking with Broken Bells until something better comes along. The debut from Broken Bells (or ‘insert rad supergroup here’) tentatively drops early 2010, via Columbia. More

May 15, 2009 By Michele Yamamoto

Danger Mouse’s new project, Dark Night of the Soul, a collaboration with Sparklehorse and legendary film director David Lynch, has run into legal trouble with EMI and the release of its self-titled album has been delayed. It will now be released as a blank CD. More