Starbucks Single of the Week Review: ‘The High Road’ by Broken Bells

July 24, 2010 Donna-Lyn Washington Music 0

Broken Bells’ “The High Road” has been on multiple U.S. and foreign rock music charts since its release in fall 2009. Written by James Mercer (Lead singer of The Shins) and Brian Burton (AKA Danger Mouse the producer) “The High Road” is a collaboration where these men mix electronica and standard instruments that create a successful experiment in sound. What is odd about this track is the lyrics. “The garden is sorting out/She curls her lips on a bar/I don’t know if you’re dead or not/If you’re anyone” are some of the oddest combination of words you may hear, however as the track progresses you can make some sense of them. Your idea of what the song is about may not be the lyricists’ intentions, but that’s irrelevant. The good thing about this song is that it’s whatever you make of it – and that’s all that matters for solid replay value.

About Donna-Lyn Washington 642 Articles
Donna-lyn Washington has a M.A. in English from Brooklyn College. She is currently teaching at Kingsborough Community College where her love of comics and pop culture play key parts in helping her students move forward in their academic careers. As a senior writer for ReviewFix she has been able to explore a variety of worlds through comics, film and television and has met some interesting writers and artists along the way. Donna-lyn does a weekly podcast reviewing indie comics and has also contributed entries to the 'Encyclopedia of Black Comics,’ the academic anthology ‘Critical Insights: Frank Yerby’ and is the editor for the upcoming book, ‘Conversations With: John Jennings.’

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