Danger Mouse tells Hot Press about his Broken Bells!

As Mr Mouse explains to Hot Press, "We were really into the songwriting itself on this record. We felt like the album could have a lot of layers to it, and the songwriting would hopefully be something that stayed around for a while. We weren’t so concerned with the style so much as the substance …”

He and Mercer began work on Broken Bells – a Top Ten hit in the States – in early 2008, although as he explains, “It took about a year to finish. We were working on and off; every couple of months we would get together for a week or two.”

Of Gorillaz’ Plastic Beach, he enthuses “I have heard it, I think it’s great. I’m just really thankful that I was able to be a part of the whole Gorillaz thing, and I learned so much from Damon – probably more than anybody I’ve ever worked with.”

Read the full interview with Danger Mouse in the new issue of Hot Press out today (Joss Ritter cover).