Rolling Stone just published a little Q&A with James Mercer, Danger Mouse's partner in Broken Bells, where this exchange took place:
RS: Would he take breaks to work on the U2 record? Was he thinking of that at the same time as working on that record?
JM: Yeah, he definitely was going back and forth. It was kind of fun to be able to hear the works in progress of U2 because I was such a huge fan of theirs in high school.
RS: How's it sounding?
JM: It sounds awesome. It sounds really cool. It was kind of cool to hear that they record in a very similar way to the way that I work, where you improvise and try your best to come up with melodies and stuff but you don't have any lyrics.
RS: I can't wait to hear what he does with them.
JM: Me too. I'm so hoping it's going to do well for both parties. I think it would be great to be a hit.
RS: Is he going to do the whole record with them?
JM: Apparently they've done just tons of material. Apparently that whole first record is just Brian's work.
This is what I posted in the other thread:
"Is he going to do the whole record with them?"
"Apparently they've done just tons of material.
Apparently that whole first record is just Brian's work."
The more I read this the more I'm perplexed.
He says "
That whole first record..."
As if he's referring to something that RS would know about.
That's why I'm going back to my theory that he's talking about OL, not an album, because why wouldn't RS then question him further about "So you've heard a finished album then?" or something.
Or said "Oh, they have a record done and now working on more material?"
It just doesn't add up otherwise.
Yes, I know he said they have "tons of material"....but that could mean anything....snippets of songs, demos, ideas, jams......that doesn't mean "tons of finished songs and they're going to put out two albums"....He also says APPARENTLY.
No...the more I think about it and read into it I am sure he's referring to OL the single as
"That whole first record" as opposed to some finished album he heard in it's entirety.
"..."Is he going to do the whole record with them?"
"Apparently they've done just tons of material. Apparently that whole first record is just Brian's work."
".....is just Brian's work"....DM is listed as co-writer and played the keys, which are a huge part of the song. Maybe he means OL musically was mostly done by him.
Also, for those who missed it, music industry people often refer to singles as "records".
I hope I'm wrong and there are two albums.
.....and one of them is coming out soon.
I don't think I'm wrong.