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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.
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  • sydanderson

    LOVE the Shins!!!! I am so stoked for their new album Port of Morrow to be released in 5 days!!

    March 2012

  • mersault001

    From 1:30 to 2:33 it's pure beauty

    February 2012

  • XDRory

    the ending is magnificent [2]

    February 2012

  • bibi2705

    I like

    February 2012

  • sth36

    Anything with james mercer makes me so happy. Can't wait for the new Shins album!!

    December 2011

  • biffandhap

    Mellow and Oooooo ooo ooooo!

    October 2011

  • Mouth_Paint

    Yummy track!

    October 2011

  • Hechi-cera

    @greatnecker - At least we now know what your intention would be if you would comment that a band has a similar sound to another band. All the rest of us here just like sharing their opinion about music and recommend other bands that might be of interest to the listeners of the song. I for one like that, because that is how I discover new music.

    August 2011

  • DCeclectic

    @greatnecker- What? This entire site is built upon sharing & recommendations and exposure, so you're suggestion seems rather nonsensical.

    June 2011

  • thecircleoflife

    calm down greatnecker... life is about relations. if that's how people connect let it be. at least we know they're listening if they're comparing it to other bands they like. great track. i dig the sound.

    March 2011

  • greatnecker

    BTW, people on here do NOT want to turn you on to good similar bands, they want to insult bands (projects?) like Broken Bells by implying they are derivative. Well news flash...all music is derivative. Every band sounds like someone else. The ONLY question should be...are they good!!!

    March 2011

  • surfbum76

    My friend greatnecker is right!

    March 2011

  • surfbum76

    looks like Mercers side project get's more popular than his main band - amazing album and style

    March 2011

  • kimsy

    maybe they are trying to help by letting you know there are other good similar bands?? ever think of that, greatnecker?

    March 2011

  • GizemAksoy

    peaceful ♥

    March 2011

  • greatnecker

    Nothing personal, but I couldn't give a rat's ass who these guys sound like. Why does everybody on here need to prove how worldly they are by comparing everybody to everybody else? Just shut up and listen!!!!!!!!!!

    March 2011

  • karaszka

    sounds like the good the bad & the queen, love it!

    February 2011

  • ivomc

    love at first sight. damn.

    January 2011

  • superstriker777

    so good

    January 2011

  • Crunk_Jesus

    CRUNK

    January 2011
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