it's alright nowanything you can wish for you can do
― ciderpress, Thursday, 21 May 2015 20:22 (nine years ago) link
btw the mastering doesn't bother me as much anymore, funny how that works. probably my fav record of the year so far
― ciderpress, Thursday, 21 May 2015 20:26 (nine years ago) link
yeah this is superb
― an absolute feast of hardcore fanboy LOLs surrounding (imago), Friday, 22 May 2015 23:04 (nine years ago) link
it's like a whole album of 'white lips kissed'
― an absolute feast of hardcore fanboy LOLs surrounding (imago), Friday, 22 May 2015 23:05 (nine years ago) link
sort of
Look forward to hearing this, are they still doing the cut bars thing?
― MaresNest, Saturday, 23 May 2015 09:41 (nine years ago) link
if they are it comes off as completely natural, i.e. i can't think of an example but that's because they're so well-integrated. will relisten and look out for it
― an absolute feast of hardcore fanboy LOLs surrounding (imago), Saturday, 23 May 2015 09:58 (nine years ago) link
They slayed yesterday in Amsterdam. Fantastic show.
― Marty8501 (Marty Innerlogic), Sunday, 24 May 2015 11:16 (nine years ago) link
Hmm, I'm pissed off at myself because I'm really not sure about any of this on first listen, some of the tracks have these kinda suspect C*ldplay dynamics (Interview The Girls) I'm feeling there's not a lot that is harmonically rich enough, the twinkly bits aren't twinkly enough and the twists and turns that I like in Mew songs don't seem to be apparent at first, imma stick with it though.
― MaresNest, Monday, 25 May 2015 21:42 (nine years ago) link
Werent some Coldplay and Mew members together in a band?
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Monday, 25 May 2015 22:30 (nine years ago) link
First listen of the new album sounds great.
Christ, even the expanded reissues of the first 2 albums are getting too expensive.
They need a b-sides/bonus tracks compilation so badly.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 00:41 (eight years ago) link
Really love +-, wonderful album. "Clinging To A Bad Dream" is particularly amazing.
It's been a terrific run from Frengers to this. Hope they can keep it up and that the recent departure of a band member doesn't hurt them too much.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Thursday, 13 August 2015 00:28 (eight years ago) link
good interview in tape op, too
― oh, i am a lonlely poster. i live in a box of posts. (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 13 August 2015 03:31 (eight years ago) link
Guitarist Bo Hansen recently left the band after being there from the beginning. He has such a distinctive style that I wonder if the band will get over this loss.
― Marty8501 (Marty Innerlogic), Thursday, 13 August 2015 10:55 (eight years ago) link
its been way overcompressed in mastering which bugs me a lot
Agree with this but I'm listening p obsessively.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 13 August 2015 16:26 (eight years ago) link
Shout out to Sund4r for namechecking my favourite Mew song :)
― MaresNest, Monday, 22 February 2016 22:55 (eight years ago) link
This is the best Mew album
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 23 February 2016 00:42 (eight years ago) link
(+/-, that is)
:)
― Hi! I'm twice-coloured! (Sund4r), Tuesday, 23 February 2016 01:02 (eight years ago) link
New song: http://www.stereogum.com/1865793/mew-count-to-ten-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/
Apparenty, it's from some sort of Transformers-themed compilation. I like the song a lot, though.
― Hi! I'm twice-coloured! (Sund4r), Friday, 18 March 2016 02:11 (eight years ago) link
New Mew : )
― calstars, Friday, 18 March 2016 11:59 (eight years ago) link
"We have some exciting news for you.We're releasing a new album called 'VISUALS' on April 28th."
― StanM, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 09:43 (seven years ago) link
"Carry me to Safety" is grand, also the first time in recent memory a band has released the closing song first
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 24 January 2017 11:12 (seven years ago) link
Cool track, yeah.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Tuesday, 24 January 2017 12:10 (seven years ago) link
Parts of it remind me of a 70s prog track, I think. Maybe something by Yes?
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Tuesday, 24 January 2017 12:55 (seven years ago) link
Kites is still my favourite thing by them.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Tuesday, 24 January 2017 13:21 (seven years ago) link
Looking forward to new album.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 13:38 (seven years ago) link
I can kinda hear Ripple-era Genesis I guess, It has much more in common with a 21st Century Proggy band like North Atlantic Oscillation, to my ear at least.
― MaresNest, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 14:17 (seven years ago) link
The Genesis comparison makes sense and I haven't heard NAO but the point is probably accurate.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Friday, 27 January 2017 22:48 (seven years ago) link
This has nothing to do with music, but I sing the frontsinger has moved in close to where I live. I see him all the time on the street. Or someone who looks like him. He did get a lot of lookalikes after they broke through fifteen years ago.
― Frederik B, Saturday, 28 January 2017 00:04 (seven years ago) link
The melody of the single reminds me of "chinaberry tree"
― calstars, Saturday, 28 January 2017 23:26 (seven years ago) link
They're going to do two dates with the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, apparently: http://www.copenhagenphil.dk/koncerter/2017/2/9/60-minutes-of-mew
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Wednesday, 8 February 2017 15:20 (seven years ago) link
Oh, lol, that's probably why I've run into the lead singer. I live right by that place.
― Frederik B, Wednesday, 8 February 2017 16:35 (seven years ago) link
Tape it for us? :)
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Wednesday, 8 February 2017 17:07 (seven years ago) link
Can't tomorrow :) But they sometimes record it for radio (it's the former radio-hall, made for the purpose) I'll keep you posted.
― Frederik B, Wednesday, 8 February 2017 18:29 (seven years ago) link
"85 Videos" now kicking around
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 16 February 2017 17:52 (seven years ago) link
Yeah it's pretty good
― calstars, Friday, 17 February 2017 01:48 (seven years ago) link
I'm into both of the new songs. There are a bunch of videos from the Copenhagen Orchestra thing on these channelshttp://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGH80tzOa6u8Sbg4WvfgfPwhttp://www.youtube.com/user/pimwalun?feature=related
I'll be digging into these as well as emo noms this weekend.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Saturday, 18 February 2017 14:16 (seven years ago) link
Bjerre sounds really good here and here.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Saturday, 18 February 2017 15:59 (seven years ago) link
Video of "Rows", high notes around 5:55. He's not always dead-on but still p impressive.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Saturday, 18 February 2017 16:05 (seven years ago) link
New song, uptempo and hooky
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Monday, 3 April 2017 19:14 (seven years ago) link
Pre ordered
― calstars, Monday, 3 April 2017 19:29 (seven years ago) link
a few songs into the new one and it sounds really fucking good
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Saturday, 22 April 2017 16:33 (seven years ago) link
How does it compare to the last couple?
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Saturday, 22 April 2017 16:45 (seven years ago) link
it's a lot weirder than +/- for sure - "candy pieces all smeared out" for instance sounds somehow both glammy and mathy? on the surface it sounds more "pop" than usual but a lot of the individual tunes are really knotty. lots of sax!
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Saturday, 22 April 2017 17:02 (seven years ago) link
That's enticing, actually (depending on what 'pop' means, ha). I feel like they basically achieved perfection on Kites/Stories and were treading water on +/- (which is still enjoyable) so I'm happy to hear that they're mixing things up.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Saturday, 22 April 2017 17:21 (seven years ago) link
don't take anything I say too seriously of course, it always takes me a few listens to sort their records out
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Saturday, 22 April 2017 17:43 (seven years ago) link
For me they are best consumed over time, maybe a track a week. The songs are thick and knotty (that's a good term) and they take some listens ...
― calstars, Saturday, 22 April 2017 17:54 (seven years ago) link
Ha, when a Mew album comes out, I binge on it for days.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Sunday, 23 April 2017 02:15 (seven years ago) link
"candy pieces" is incredible
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 28 April 2017 17:38 (seven years ago) link