On October 7, 2022, “AWAL” label released” Into the Blue”, the third Broken Bells studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Danger Mouse.
Personnel:
- James Mercer – vocals, guitar, bass
- Brian Burton (Danger Mouse) – organ, piano, synth, mellotron
- Inflo (Dean Wynton Josiah Cover) – piano, backing vocals
- Sam Cohen – drums, synth, bass, bells, guitar, backing vocals
- David Christian – drums
- Nate Walcott – horns
- Oliver Hill – strings, violin
- Kaitlin Wolfberg – strings, violin
- Lauren Baba – strings, viola
- Emily Elkin – strings, cello
- Alba Ponce De Leon, Alecia Chakour – backing vocals
- Oliver Hill – strings arrangements
- Matt Koening – recording
- Kennie Takahaski – recording
- Todd Monfalcone – additional engineering
- Bob Weston – mastering
- Jacob Escobedo – artwork, illustration
- Kelly Ford – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Brian Burton and James Mercer except where noted.
- Into the Blue – Brian Burton, James Mercer, Sam Cohen
- We’re Not in Orbit Yet…
- Invisible Exit
- Love on the Run – Brian Burton, Dean Josiah Cover, James Mercer, Sam Cohen
- One Night
- Saturdays – Brian Burton, James Mercer, James Milne
- Forgotten Boy – Brian Burton, Emil Thielhelm, James Mercer, Michael Esposito, Ralph Scala, Ronald Gilbert
- The Chase
- Fade Away