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The creation of art is the easy part. The tough part comes with its reception. Broken Bells, the collaborative project between producer extraordinaire Danger Mouse and Shins frontman James Mercer, have recently created and released their self-titled debut album. Then they took the fruits of their labor to a discerning jury of tough critics.
On trial is their single "The Ghost Inside." Sitting in judgment? Just some of the most demanding, antsy kid critics you've ever seen.
Luckily for the Broken Bells boys, the grading is done on a pass/fail system. "The Ghost Inside" splits the vote, but stuff gets real when these opinionated tykes get real. The girl on the far right likes the beat, while her pal to her left votes thumbs down on Mercer's "metal icky" voice. The kid with the dope hat in the middle likes, interestingly, "the middle parts," while his British bro thought the drumbeat was too repetitive. Harsh but fair.
Check out this adorable video, as well as a live performance of "The Ghost Inside," below.
