Author Topic: Mew - Visuals (2017) (Read 32690 times)

SoundscapeMN · « **on:** May 08, 2009, 08:02:58 PM »

Fans? I've been pretty into them for the last 3+ years..been looking forward to their next album for that long. Well, finally we have some stuff about it to look forward to!

For those unfamiliar, I guess I'd describe them as indie progressive-pop/rock. But more specifically, like a proggier Sigur Ros, or shoegazer-pop/prog.

https://myspace.com/mew

https://www.mewx.info/wp/

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We have information on No More Stories. Yes, that is the official title of Mew’s fifth album - those who have heard it, call it a MASTERPIECE (we knew that already). The album will be released on August 19th 2009 in Finland (and most likely this is the same date for all of Scandinavia) - it will also be digitally available two days prior (August 17th). But fear not, Mew will release an EP before that. The extended play will be out on July 1st - just before the summer festivals.

Remember, you heard it here first - we’ll be back shortly to bring you more extensive information about the album.

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The first single from No More Stories is called Repeater Beater and it premieres in Finland on May 29th at YleX-radio channel at 9:10am and it plays exclusively during that whole weekend. This is supposedly the date in other Nordic countries as well. You may buy the single digitally on June 1st.

In addition to Repeater Beater, the EP (released on July 1st) contains one new song from the album, two live-performances and a b-side. The album is produced by Rich Costey who has previously worked with Muse, Glasvegas and Franz Ferdinand among others. Plus - as we know - he is the man behind Mew’s Frengers (2003) as well.

Grapes Killed · « **Reply #1 on:** May 09, 2009, 12:22:19 PM »

Can't wait!

kári · « **Reply #2 on:** May 09, 2009, 12:59:36 PM »

I'm psyched as well. I love Frengers.

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #3 on:** May 15, 2009, 04:23:33 PM »

well the cover is nothing to write-home about, but if the music is good of course it won't matter.

August 25th US Release

https://pitchfork.com/news/35346-new-mew-album-details-extremely-long-title-crazy-tracklist/

Epic Danish rockers Mew don't do anything halfway. They make big music with big guitars and big vocals that suggest nothing less than the beautiful, horrible end of the world. And they're readying their follow-up to 2006 breakout LP And the Glass-Handed Kites for release August 25 in the U.S., August 24 in the UK, and August 17 in Scandinavia via Columbia. (That mutated circus clown/butterfly thing is the cover.) And, going with the prog-like scope, the album title isn't a word or even a group of words as much as it's a poem:

No more stories
Are told today
I'm sorry
They washed away

No more stories
The world is grey
I'm tired
Let's wash away

Yep, that's the album title. (How about we just call it No More Stories... for the time being?) As if that wasn't crazy enough, the tracklisting features tiny photos of the same circus clown/butterfly shown on the cover as the titles for two tracks. Yes, the track titles are pictures, not words.

Mew hit the road this summer, touring with Nine Inch Nails in Europe and playing the Pitchfork Music Festival in July.

Check out the No More Stories... tracklist below.

No More Stories...:

01 New Terrain
02 Introducing Palace Players
03 Beach
04 Repeaterbeater
05 Silas the Magic Car
06 Cartoons and Macramé Wounds
07 A Dream
08 Hawaii
09 Vaccine
10 Tricks of the Trade
11 Sometimes Life Isn’t Easy
12 Reprise

ReaPsTA · « **Reply #4 on:** May 15, 2009, 05:35:20 PM »

I love Frengers, but I didn't get And The Glass Handed Kites. I hope this one is good.

faemir · « **Reply #5 on:** May 16, 2009, 05:49:44 AM »

Heard of but not heard this band before, and i'm currently listening to Frengers on spotify...

AWESOME!

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #6 on:** May 28, 2009, 03:38:57 PM »

go hear a new song "Introducing Palace Players"
https://pitchfork.com/forkcast/12926-introducing-palace-players/

or you can go to their myspace and hear it too I guess.

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #7 on:** June 03, 2009, 05:13:48 PM »

the new song is ace.

No More Stories EP

1. Introducing Palace Players (4:46)

2. Repeater Beater (2:31)

3. Owl (B-side) (1:18)

4. Start (B-side) (2:00)

5. Swimmer’s Chant (B-side) (3:25)

Total length is only about 14 minutes and the EP will be released on June 29th. Amazon has 30-second audio clips from the songs.

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #8 on:** June 25, 2009, 01:25:19 PM »

"Repeaterbeater"
https://www.spinner.com/2009/06/25/mew-repeaterbeater-free-mp3-download/

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #9 on:** July 13, 2009, 06:49:08 PM »

just heard the new album. really deep with moods and kinds of different songs. Happier..I dunno, I am very optimistic about this album. They may have finally made that breakthrough record I knew they were capable of.

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #10 on:** September 19, 2009, 08:58:37 PM »

https://www.babelgum.com/4002579/rockfeedback-presents-mew.html

30 minute feature. Mostly live footage with some interviews.

New Terrain
Introducing Palace Players
Special
Repeaterbeater
Sometimes Life Isn't Easy
Comforting Sounds

"There is so much *fast-food* music out there"

petrucci07 · « **Reply #11 on:** September 20, 2009, 05:24:43 AM »

There's a band named after the best pokemon?! FUUUUUUUUUUUUUU- *head asplodes*

JLa · « **Reply #12 on:** September 22, 2009, 01:05:36 PM »

Love Frengers, enjoy Glass Handed Kites, and recently bought No More Stories. Haven't really listened to it yet, but the bits I've heard sounded alright.

TheVoxyn · « **Reply #13 on:** September 22, 2009, 02:18:33 PM »

If there's a glitch, your an ostrich.

That's the only album I know (Glass handed Kites), I need to check this one out soon.

ZeppelinDT · « **Reply #14 on:** December 10, 2009, 07:35:19 AM »

Been listening to this one a lot lately. Definitely a grower, but its growing quickly. Favorites so far are probably "Introducing Palace Players", "Beach" and "Vaccine". Also really digging "Hawaii" and "Tricks of the Trade"

skydivingninja · « **Reply #15 on:** December 10, 2009, 07:45:59 AM »

No love for Sometimes Life Isn't Easy Zepp? That's my favorite from the album.

ZeppelinDT · « **Reply #16 on:** December 10, 2009, 07:51:46 AM »

Actually I think I just forgot to add that one. I guess that should be on this list too. I'd say I still prefer the first three, but it definitely should be grouped in with the second three.

ZeppelinDT · « **Reply #17 on:** December 19, 2009, 05:15:21 PM »

So apparently, "New Terrain", when played backwards, becomes a completely different song called "Nervous" (which is included as a bonus track on the vinyl version).

Interesting....

skydivingninja · « **Reply #18 on:** December 19, 2009, 07:01:40 PM »

Really?

*looks up*

antigoon · « **Reply #19 on:** November 04, 2010, 07:07:48 PM »

So I dunno if this is the most recent thread on this band, but I've been listening to Frengers today, and I like it a lot. She Came Home For Christmas is AWESOME.

Gorille85 · « **Reply #20 on:** November 04, 2010, 07:09:16 PM »

Apparently this band is good so I'll have to give them a fair listen soon.

skydivingninja · « **Reply #21 on:** November 04, 2010, 07:27:18 PM »

Quote from: antigoon on November 04, 2010, 07:07:48 PM

So I dunno if this is the most recent thread on this band, but I've been listening to Frengers today, and I like it a lot. She Came Home For Christmas is AWESOME.

For some reason I think there might have been a more recent thread, but I can't remember. Yeah, She Came Home for Christmas is a great song. Frengers is the album that really made me love Mew. I may not have won that round of the roulette, but I'm glad I got you into this band!

antigoon · « **Reply #22 on:** November 04, 2010, 07:28:46 PM »

I had the song you sent me stuck in my head all day today

skydivingninja · « **Reply #23 on:** November 04, 2010, 07:30:38 PM »

Good man. I think this means I win your song roulette forever, actually. Just saying

ZeppelinDT · « **Reply #24 on:** November 04, 2010, 10:06:54 PM »

Anybody who thinks their albums are good needs to see them live. It's like a bazillion times awesomer. One of the best concerts I've ever been to. (Their concert DVD is pretty fabulous too... although it's a bit tough to get a hold of)

skydivingninja · « **Reply #25 on:** November 04, 2010, 10:19:16 PM »

Believe me, once Mew and Devin Townsend cross that damn Virginia border I'll be the first to buy tickets to see them.

ZeppelinDT · « **Reply #26 on:** November 04, 2010, 10:23:27 PM »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbeS8O-qfSM

Does it get any more perfect than that?

Gorille85 · « **Reply #27 on:** November 04, 2010, 10:25:50 PM »

wow..

ZeppelinDT · « **Reply #28 on:** November 04, 2010, 10:27:53 PM »

Actually... yes. Yes it does.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TInmUYXUXiE

From 4:30 on may very well be the most epically epic 5 minutes of music ever written.

bmc · « **Reply #29 on:** November 25, 2010, 11:05:34 PM »

just getting in to this band and it is quickly becoming one of my favorites. amazing.

Gorille85 · « **Reply #30 on:** November 25, 2010, 11:47:02 PM »

Just bought No More Stories yesterday and it's really amazing.

sonatafanica · « **Reply #31 on:** November 26, 2010, 08:49:27 AM »

It's definitely one of the best albums that exist.

Gorille85 · « **Reply #32 on:** November 26, 2010, 09:32:07 AM »

I like everything but the first track which I find a bit dull... $:-\$

skydivingninja · « **Reply #33 on:** November 26, 2010, 09:44:32 AM »

Better version of "New Terrain"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDw3CinkTzU

Gorille85 · « **Reply #34 on:** November 26, 2010, 09:45:34 AM »

I think that's the reverse effects that bothers me in the original version.

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Author Topic: Mew - Visuals (2017) (Read 32690 times)