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Watch: Broken Bells cover Dark Night of the Soul

Alex Young — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:01:07 +0000

Two rather major pieces of James Mercer-related tidbits, both courtesy of today’s episode of KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic:

First, Mercer’s current outfit, Broken Bells, performed a live set and among the songs tackled was a rendition of the Sparklehorse-penned, Mercer-featuring Dark Night of the Soul track “Insane Lullaby”. The song has been performed live by the band of late, but, according to KCRW, it was the first time the group ever performed the track on the radio. So check out the high-res debut below.

And if that weren’t enough, Mercer also used the radio appearance to confirm he has not only been working on new Shins material between tours with Broken Bells, but that a studio is now being set up to record said material. The Shins frontman gave no indication as to when the record could be unveiled, but did note it will probably be his next release.

In the meantime, you can pick up a physical copy of Dark Night of the Soul when it sees release on July 13th.

Watch: Flaming Lips cover Pink Floyd’s “Eclipse”

Alex Young — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:39:05 +0000

Well, that didn’t take long. Just days after word broke that The Flaming Lips would be covering Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon, we’ve gotten our first taste of what is to come. Recently, Wayne Coyne and Co. took to KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic and covered Dark Side‘s last track, “Eclipse”. You can view the result by clicking here, or watch the band’s entire performance (and interview) below.

Stream: Metric stops by KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic

Joe Stahl — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:00:04 +0000

Later today, or this morning depending on your time zone, Metric will stop by KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic for an on-air performance and interview with host Jason Bentley. Given the recently released Fantasies and the Canadian quartet’s reputation when it comes to the live setting, a listen to today’s broadcast is strongly recommended recommended.

The fun kicks off at 2:15 p.m. EST/11:15 a.m. PST via KCRW.org.