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Poll Results: Listeners Pick Their Favorite Albums Of 2014

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Poll Results: Listeners Pick Their Favorite Albums Of 2014

The results are in! St. Vincent's self-titled album was by far the most popular record in our listener poll for the best music of 2014. On this week's show, we count down the Top 25.

Poll Results: Listeners Pick Their Favorite Albums Of 2014

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Broken Bells On World Cafe

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Broken Bells On World Cafe

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James Mercer and Brian Burton (a.k.a. Danger Mouse) discuss their own projects, their creative process and the influences that contributed to their new album as Broken Bells, After the Disco.

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Broken Bells: Life 'After The Disco'

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Broken Bells: Life 'After The Disco'

James Mercer and Brian Burton have put out an album that explores what happens once the party is over: What happens after you've grown up? Recording a second album together as Broken Bells turned out to be a musical and artistic refuge for them both.

Broken Bells: Life 'After The Disco'

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New Mix: The Beatles, James Blake, Colin Meloy, More

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New Mix: The Beatles, James Blake, Colin Meloy, More

On this week's essential mix we share a rare, previously unreleased cut from The Beatles. We also hear how James Blake was inspired to write this year's amazing "Retrograde," cover tunes from Colin Meloy and Shearwater, a new Bee-Gees styled cut from Broken Bells and more.

New Mix: The Beatles, James Blake, Colin Meloy, More

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Broken Bells Shares New Song, Accidentally Channels Bee Gees

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Broken Bells Shares New Song, Accidentally Channels Bee Gees

The new record by James Mercer and Danger Mouse will make you think of the Gibb Brothers. Find out why in this interview with the duo, and hear their new song, "Holding On For Life."

Broken Bells Shares New Song, Accidentally Channels Bee Gees

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'All Songs' Listeners Pick The Best Albums Of 2010

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'All Songs' Listeners Pick The Best Albums Of 2010

Arcade Fire's The Suburbs was the overwhelming listener favorite, with The Black Keys, The National, Mumford and Sons and Broken Bells rounding out the Top 5. See and hear the full list.

'All Songs' Listeners Pick The Best Albums Of 2010

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Broken Bells On World Cafe

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Shins frontman James Mercer and Brian Burton, a.k.a. Danger Mouse, are proof that sometimes genius really does love company. Their self-titled album earlier this year was voted by All Songs Considered listeners as one of the best of year (so far). Hear the duo live on WXPN.

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Listeners Pick 2010's Best Music (So Far)

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Listeners Pick 2010's Best Music (So Far)

NPR listeners cast thousands of votes for the year's best music and regardless of how the votes fell, it was an exciting chance to pause and look back on what an incredible year it's been for music.

Listeners Pick 2010's Best Music (So Far)

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SXSW 2010: Broken Bells, Live In Concert

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SXSW 2010: Broken Bells, Live In Concert

The Shins' James Mercer and the highly sought-after producer Danger Mouse just released their debut album as Broken Bells. Making one of its first-ever live appearances, the band played NPR Music's showcase at Stubb's in Austin, Texas, on March 17.

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Broken Bells: Danger Mouse Meets James Mercer

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Broken Bells: Danger Mouse Meets James Mercer

What happens you blend the sounds of The Shins' frontman James Mercer and producer Danger Mouse? You get Broken Bells. Melissa Block tries to uncover the source of the duo's tweaked sounds in an interview.

Broken Bells: Danger Mouse Meets James Mercer

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Danger Mouse And James Mercer Discuss 'Broken Bells' Collaboration

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Danger Mouse And James Mercer Discuss 'Broken Bells' Collaboration

Hear All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen, talk with Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) and James Mercer (The Shins) about the duo's new project, Broken Bells.

Danger Mouse And James Mercer Discuss 'Broken Bells' Collaboration

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First Listen: Broken Bells

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First Listen: Broken Bells

Broken Bells' self-titled debut, available here in its entirety for the week leading up to its release on March 9, is a smart pop record full of melody and invention. It's pretty and at times unorthodox, and it finds both Brian Burton (a.k.a. Danger Mouse) and James Mercer (of The Shins) drawing on each other's talents to make a record unique to each of them.

Hear 'Broken Bells' In Its Entirety

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