#57 Broken Bells - "After The Disco"

It is no surprise that a musical collaboration with Danger Mouse and the Shins' James Mercer is quite aurally pleasing, but Broken Bells have surpassed expectations and eluded the sophomore slump with their second LP "After the Disco".  After their self-titled debut in 2010 it was unclear if it was a one off sort of Postal Service thing or whether we'd hear more from the duo. We got lucky at the end of 2013 when new music came out. The first single "Holding On For Life" came o gt late last year and straddled 2013 and 2014, placing 142 this year and number 41 last year.

This year, "After the Disco" went to #5 in the weekly chart and comes close to cracking the year end Top 50!