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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Meyrin Fields
| name = Meyrin Fields
| Type = ep
| type = ep
| Artist = [[Broken Bells]]
| artist = [[Broken Bells]]
| Cover = Meyrin_fields.jpg
| cover = Meyrin_fields.jpg
| alt =
| Released = {{Start date|2011|3|29}}
| released = {{Start date|2011|3|29}}
| Genre = [[Indie rock]], [[alternative rock]], [[space rock]]
| Length = 11:43
| recorded =
| venue =
| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| Producer = [[Danger Mouse]]
| studio =
| genre = [[Indie rock]], [[alternative rock]], [[space pop]]<ref name="Under the Radar"/>
| Last album = ''[[Broken Bells (album)|Broken Bells]]''<br> (2010)
| length = 11:43
| This album = '''''Meyrin Fields''''' <br>(2011)
| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| producer = [[Danger Mouse (musician)|Danger Mouse]]
| prev_title = [[Broken Bells (album)|Broken Bells]]
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = [[After the Disco]]
| next_year = 2014
}}
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{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| MC = (65/100) <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/meyrin-fields/broken-bells|title=Meyrin Fields|publisher=metacritic.com |accessdate=2014-09-22}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[Rolling Stone]]
| rev1 = [[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]
| rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Dolan|first=Jon|title=MeyrinFields|url=http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/broken_bells_-_meyrin_fields_ep/|accessdate=13 October 2012}}</ref>
| rev1score = {{rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Davis|first=Kevin|title=Meyrin Fields EP|website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |url=http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/broken_bells_-_meyrin_fields_ep/|accessdate=13 October 2012}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
| rev2 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
| rev2score = (6.7/10)<ref>{{cite web|last=Deusner|first=Stephen M.|title=Broken Bells: Meyrin Fields EP|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15262-meyrin-fields-ep/|publisher=Pitchfork Media|accessdate=13 October 2012}}</ref>
| rev2score = (6.7/10)<ref>{{cite web|last=Deusner|first=Stephen M.|title=Broken Bells: Meyrin Fields EP|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15262-meyrin-fields-ep/|publisher=Pitchfork Media|accessdate=13 October 2012}}</ref>
| rev3 = [[Alternative Press]]
| rev3 = [[Rolling Stone]]
| rev3score = {{rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Davis|first=Kevin|title=Meyrin Fields EP|url=http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/broken_bells_-_meyrin_fields_ep/|accessdate=13 October 2012}}</ref>
| rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Dolan|first=Jon|title=MeyrinFields|website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |url=http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/broken_bells_-_meyrin_fields_ep/|accessdate=13 October 2012}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]]''
| rev4score = {{rating|7|10}}<ref name="Under the Radar">{{cite magazine|last=Sills|first=Danielle|title=Broken Bells: Meyrin Fields EP (Columbia)|magazine=[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]]|url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/meyrin_fields_ep/|accessdate=28 July 2019}}</ref>
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'''''Meyrin Fields''''' is the first [[Extended play|EP]] by the [[alternative rock]] band [[Broken Bells]], made up of unreleased tracks from their debut album, ''[[Broken Bells (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.
'''''Meyrin Fields''''' is the first [[Extended play|EP]] by the [[alternative rock]] band [[Broken Bells]], made up of unreleased tracks from their debut album, ''[[Broken Bells (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==
==Track listing==
All songs written by [[James Mercer (musician)|James Mercer]] and [[Danger Mouse|Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton]].
All songs written by [[James Mercer (musician)|James Mercer]] and [[Danger Mouse (musician)|Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton]].
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==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


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{{Broken Bells}}
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[[Category:2011 EPs]]
[[Category:2011 EPs]]
[[Category:Broken Bells albums]]
[[Category:Broken Bells EPs]]
[[Category:Columbia Records EPs]]
[[Category:Columbia Records EPs]]
[[Category:English-language EPs]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Danger Mouse (musician)]]
[[Category:Indie rock EPs]]
[[Category:Space age pop EPs]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Danger Mouse]]





Latest revision as of 21:46, 2 October 2023

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 28 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Meyrin Fields". metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  3. ^ Davis, Kevin. "Meyrin Fields EP". Alternative Press. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  4. ^ Deusner, Stephen M. "Broken Bells: Meyrin Fields EP". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  5. ^ Dolan, Jon. "MeyrinFields". Alternative Press. Retrieved 13 October 2012.