On January 31, 2014, “Columbia” label released “After the Disco”, the second  Broken Bells studio album. It was recorded October 2012 – November 2013, at “Mondo Studio” and “Sound Recorders” in Los Angeles, Glenwood Place Studios” in Burbank, California, “Firehouse Studios” in Pasadena, California, and was produced by Danger Mouse (Brian Burton).

Personnel:

• James Mercer– vocals, guitar, bass, organ, synthesizer, percussion
• Brian Burton– drums, organ, piano, synthesizer, percussion, bass, guitar
• Elizabeth Berg, Heather Porcaro, Myla Balugay, Rebecca Ann Stark- backing vocals

Orchestra

• The Angel City String Orchestra – strings

Daniele Luppi – conductor, string arrangement

Anton Riehl – score

Peter Kent – concertmaster, violin

Chris Tedesco – contractor

• Carolyn Osborn – violin
• Erika Walczak – violin
• Jennifer Walton – violin
• Judy Yoo – violin
• Julie Beavers – violin
• Norman Hughes – violin
• Shari Zippert – violin
• Sharon Jackson – violin
• Susan Chatman – violin
• Vladimir Polimatidi – violin
• Adrianna Zoppo – viola
• Brianna Bandy – viola
• Jessica Van Velzen – viola
• Alisha Bauer – cello
• Stefanie Fife – cello
• Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – cello

• Kamasi Washington – tenor saxophone
• David Ralicke – trombone
• Nathaniel Walcott- trumpet
• Brian Burton – programmer
• Kennie Takahashi – programmer, mixing, recording, engineer
• Todd Monfalcone – recording
• Jeff Peters – recording
• Jacob Dennis – engineer assistant, mixing assistant
• Chris Kahn – engineer assistant, mixing assistant
• Laura Sisk – second engineer
• Jeremy Underwood – engineer assistant
• Todd Monfalcone – second engineer, mixing
• Geoff Neal – mixing assistant
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Jacob Escobedo – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by James Mercer and Brian Burton.

1. Perfect World
2. After the Disco
3. Holding On for Life
4. Leave it Alone
5. The Changing Lights
6. Control
7. Lazy Wonderland
8. Medicine
9. No Matter What You’re Told
10. The Angel and the Fool