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indelible fyreflye 11-14-2009 08:36 PM

Mew is for lovers
 
I'm starting this thread in an effort to find anyone out there who loves (or at least has heard of) Mew. For those who are asking themselves "Who is Mew?", Mew is a Danish "dream-pop" band whose music has the flavor of a dream wrapped in controlled chaos. It tap-dances on the brim of fantasy, while forcing out the reality of emotion. Once you listen to "Comforting Sounds" or, from their most recent album, No More Stories, "Tricks of the Trade", you'll want to hear more. If anyone else feels the same way about this band, or even if you don't, this thread is for you ;)

indienerd 11-15-2009 12:42 AM

I can't decide which I like more, Frengers or Glass Handed Kites, they're both so good!

loveissucide 11-15-2009 06:57 AM

Glass Handed Kites is great stuff.

Inuzuka Skysword 11-15-2009 07:04 AM

My main problem with Mew is that they never do anything new. They have a few good songs and I was hooked on Comforting Sounds for awhile.

gotjuice 11-15-2009 09:53 PM

No More Stories would be my personal favorite, followed by Glass Handed Kites. All of their albums are phenomenal though, I disagree too that they don't do anything different, I find each of their albums to really be separate entities from each other. Maybe just me though.

sidewinder 11-16-2009 11:28 AM

I also disagree that they don't do anything new.

I got into them with And the Glass Handed Kites, I love that album. I then got Frengers which is good but not as appealing to me, a bit simpler. "Comforting Sounds" is definitely the standout there. I dig the new one No More Stories quite a bit, but in a sense it all sort of melts together a bit, not offering the variety that I found on And the Glass Handed Kites.

gotjuice 11-16-2009 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by sidewinder (Post 768081)
I also disagree that they don't do anything new.

I got into them with And the Glass Handed Kites, I love that album. I then got Frengers which is good but not as appealing to me, a bit simpler. "Comforting Sounds" is definitely the standout there. I dig the new one No More Stories quite a bit, but in a sense it all sort of melts together a bit, not offering the variety that I found on And the Glass Handed Kites.

I'll agree with you here but only to say that's why I absolutely loved it. All of the tracks really flow together seamlessly and it creates a great effect when you listen to the album as a whole.

Anteater 11-16-2009 01:50 PM

Wonderful, wonderful group who still has lots of potential, especially if they continue to cultivate those prog. tendencies of theirs. :wave:

sidewinder 11-16-2009 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Anteater (Post 768143)
Wonderful, wonderful group who still has lots of potential, especially if they continue to cultivate those prog. tendencies of theirs. :wave:

As a result (or cause?) of the "melting together" of the latest album that I mentioned above, I think it feels less prog than the previous album.

Don't get me wrong though, I think it's a great album that will continue to grow on me.

METAShift 11-05-2010 08:01 PM

From what I heard so far, they're like Blonde Redhead, only just a tiny bit worse. Which is still good, mind you, just amazingly so.


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