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Meyrin Fields

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Meyrin Fields
EP by
ReleasedMarch 29, 2011 (2011-03-29)
GenreIndie rock, alternative rock, space pop[1]
Length11:43
LabelColumbia
ProducerDanger Mouse
Broken Bells chronology
Broken Bells
(2010)
Meyrin Fields
(2011)
After the Disco
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(65/100) [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Alternative Press[3]
Pitchfork Media(6.7/10)[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
Under the Radar[1]

Meyrin Fields is the first EP by the alternative rock band Broken Bells, made up of unreleased tracks from their debut album, Broken Bells. The instrumental version of "An Easy Life" was originally released as the b-side of "The High Road" single, and released with the vocals on the iTunes LP edition of their self-titled album, and "Meyrin Fields" was originally the b-side of "The Ghost Inside." "Heartless Empire" was originally released as an instrumental, with strings replacing the vocals, which could be heard upon opening the music box edition of their 2010 self-titled album.

Track listing

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All songs written by James Mercer and Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton.

No.TitleLength
1."Meyrin Fields"2:48
2."Windows"3:13
3."An Easy Life"2:57
4."Heartless Empire"2:45

References

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  1. ^ a b Sills, Danielle. "Broken Bells: Meyrin Fields EP (Columbia)". Under the Radar. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "Meyrin Fields". metacritic.com. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  3. ^ Davis, Kevin. "Meyrin Fields EP". Alternative Press. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  4. ^ Deusner, Stephen M. "Broken Bells: Meyrin Fields EP". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  5. ^ Dolan, Jon. "MeyrinFields". Alternative Press. Retrieved October 13, 2012.