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Sailing To Nowhere by Broken Bells
Broken Bells
Artist Biography For Broken Bells
Broken Bells Is An American Indie Rock Duo Which Formed In 2009 In Los Angeles. The Band Consists Of James Mercer Vocals Guitar And Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton Multiple Instruments Production . Mercer Is A Member Of The Indie Rock Band The Shins And Burton Is A Member Of Gnarls Barkley And Dangerdoom As Well As Being A Respected Producer For Such Artists As Beck Gorillaz The Rapture And The Black Keys. The Debut Self-Titled Album By Broken Bells Was Released On Columbia Records On March 9 2010. The First Single From The Record "The High Road" Was Released On December 21 2009. NPR's "All Things Considered" Aired An Interview With The Duo On March 16 2010. A Transcript Of The Article Can Be Found Here. An EP Meyrin Fields Was Released On March 29 2011. Their Second LP After The Disco Was Released On February 4 2014. Their Third Album INTO THE BLUE Was Released On October 7 2022. Www.Brokenbells.Com
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Sailing To Nowhere
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BLOCK Let's Listen To One Of The Songs. This Is "Sailing To Nowhere." Soundbite Of Song "Sailing To Nowhere" BROKEN BELLS Singing Unintelligible . BLOCK Brian What Are We Hearing Here? Mr. BURTON Oh Gosh. Mr. MERCER See That Part Sounds Like A Sample Yeah. Mr. BURTON This Is A Wurlitzer With An Acoustic Guitar And Then It Changes Over To This Really Psychedelic Kind Of It Strums And Hammond Organ Yeah. I Kind Of Meant For It To Sound Like It Was This Inserted Piece From Somewhere Else Maybe. Soundbite Of Song "Sailing To Nowhere" BROKEN BELLS Singing Unintelligible . BLOCK There Are Lots Of Shades I Think Of Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band In Here Right? Mr. MERCER I Hear That Now. I Hear That Now That You Say That But I Hadn't Before. Mr. BURTON I Mean The Idea That These Things Could Be There Could Be All These Changes And Go Here And Go There That's Great. You Know I Mean We Obviously Love The Beatles And We Really Wanted To Make Something That Had Our Influences In Them For Sure You Know But Still Sounds Like It's Still James And There's Still I Guess Me In There Somewhere. BLOCK What's Happening At The End Of This Song? We're Hearing Sort Of Crowd Sound. I Think There's A Train Somebody Whistling. Mr. MERCER I Pictured It As... Mr. BURTON As A Harbor Right? Mr. MERCER Yeah I Pictured It As The Final Sort Of Docking Of This Ship On Which Something Disastrous Has Happened. Mr. BURTON Yeah. Soundbite Of Song "Sailing To Nowhere" Mr. MERCER There's A Story About A Ship Coming Into Harbor In The 1340s Bringing The Plague To Europe. These Sailors Showed Up And They Were In A Horrible State. They Had Black Apple-Sized Goiters On Their Body. I Mean It Was The Beginning Of The End Of I Guess Half Of The Population Of Europe Right? BLOCK Now Is That What You Were Thinking About When You Wrote This Song Or Is That Just - You've Added After The Fact? Mr. MERCER It's Imagery That While We Were Working On It Was Going Through My Head.
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Broken Bells Is An American Indie Rock Duo Which Formed In 2009 In Los Angeles. The Band Consists Of James Mercer Vocals Guitar And Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton Multiple Instruments Production . Mercer Is A Member Of The Indie Rock Band The Shins And Burton Is A Member Of Gnarls Barkley And Dangerdoom As Well As Being A Respected Producer For Such Artists As Beck Gorillaz The Rapture And The Black Keys. The Debut Self-Titled Album By Broken Bells Was Released On Columbia Records On March 9 2010. The First Single From The Record "The High Road" Was Released On December 21 2009. NPR's "All Things Considered" Aired An Interview With The Duo On March 16 2010. A Transcript Of The Article Can Be Found Here. An EP Meyrin Fields Was Released On March 29 2011. Their Second LP After The Disco Was Released On February 4 2014. Their Third Album INTO THE BLUE Was Released On October 7 2022. Www.Brokenbells.Com
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BLOCK: Let's listen to one of the songs. This is "Sailing to Nowhere."
(Soundbite of song, "Sailing to Nowhere")
BROKEN BELLS: (Singing) (Unintelligible).
BLOCK: Brian, what are we hearing here?
Mr. BURTON: Oh, gosh.
Mr. MERCER: See that part sounds like a sample, yeah.
Mr. BURTON: This is a Wurlitzer with an acoustic guitar, and then it changes over to this really psychedelic kind of it strums and Hammond organ, yeah. I kind of meant for it to sound like it was this inserted piece from somewhere else, maybe.
(Soundbite of song, "Sailing to Nowhere")
BROKEN BELLS: (Singing) (Unintelligible).
BLOCK: There are lots of shades, I think, of Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in here, right?
Mr. MERCER: I hear that now. I hear that now that you say that, but I hadn't before.
Mr. BURTON: I mean, the idea that these things could be, there could be all these changes and go here and go there, that's great. You know, I mean, we obviously love The Beatles, and we really wanted to make something that had our influences in them for sure, you know, but still sounds like it's still James, and there's still, I guess, me in there somewhere.
BLOCK: What's happening at the end of this song? We're hearing sort of crowd sound. I think there's a train, somebody whistling.
Mr. MERCER: I pictured it as...
Mr. BURTON: As a harbor, right?
Mr. MERCER: Yeah, I pictured it as the final sort of docking of this ship on which something disastrous has happened.
Mr. BURTON: Yeah.
(Soundbite of song, "Sailing to Nowhere")
Mr. MERCER: There's a story about a ship coming into harbor in the 1340s, bringing the plague to Europe. These sailors showed up and they were in a horrible state. They had black, apple-sized goiters on their body. I mean, it was the beginning of the end of, I guess, half of the population of Europe, right?
BLOCK: Now, is that what you were thinking about when you wrote this song, or is that just - you've added after the fact?
Mr. MERCER: It's imagery that, while we were working on it, was going through my head. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.