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Mew's fifth full-length offering presents audiences with another meticulously crafted, highly melodic, and maddeningly esoteric collection of volatile Danish indie rock that replaces the dusky uncertainty of 2005's And the Glass Handed Kites with a sunnier disposition that owes more to Soft Bulletin-era Flaming Lips than it does the icy, audio cave paintings of Sigur Rós. From the opening notes of "New Terrain" (which if played backwards reveals an entirely new song called "Nervous") through the Yes-inspired closer, "Reprise," Mew have crafted their most alluring collection of songs to date. While a handful of tracks ("Beach," "Tricks of the Trade") do veer into more commercial territory, it's the epic scope of cuts like "Cartoons and Macramé Wounds," "Hawaii," "Silas the Magic Car," and "Sometimes Life Isn't Easy" -- the latter two complete with a children's choir -- that provides listeners with enough sustenance to survive through to the next album. Despite its ominous (and lofty) title, 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 is a dreamy blend of circular melodies and odd time signatures that requires multiple listens (this is par for the course with any Mew album) and a significant amount of cinematic stamina from the listener, and though it may not appeal to the masses, its mass is definitely appealing.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
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Bo Madsen, Lyricist - Bo Madsen, Composer - Bo Madsen, Guitar - Nico Muhly, Piano - Nico Muhly, Flute - Nico Muhly, Strings - Mark Santangelo, 2nd Engineer - Charlie Stavish, Mixing Engineer - Charlie Stavish, Engineer - Mew, Performer - Mew, Producer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Composer - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Lyricist - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Drums - Noah Goldstein, Engineer - Jonas Bjerre, Lyricist - Jonas Bjerre, Composer - Jonas Bjerre, Keyboards - Jonas Bjerre, Vocal - Ben Liscio, Engineer - Rich Costey, Producer - Rich Costey, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2009 Sony Music Entertainment
Bo Madsen, Lyricist - Bo Madsen, Composer - Bo Madsen, Guitar - Mark Santangelo, 2nd Engineer - Charlie Stavish, Mixing Engineer - Charlie Stavish, Engineer - Mew, Performer - Mew, Producer - Bastian Juel, Bass - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Composer - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Lyricist - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Drums - Noah Goldstein, Engineer - Jonas Bjerre, Lyricist - Jonas Bjerre, Composer - Jonas Bjerre, Keyboards - Jonas Bjerre, Vocal - Ben Liscio, Engineer - Rich Costey, Producer - Rich Costey, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2009 Sony Music Entertainment
Mark Santangelo, 2nd Engineer - Fritjof Krabbe Nørretranders, Vocal - Maria Emilia Bruun, Vocal - Mari Helgerlikova, Background Vocal - Emily Holbek Piercy, Vocal - Jonas Bjerre, Lyricist - Jonas Bjerre, Composer - Jonas Bjerre, Keyboards - Jonas Bjerre, Vocal - Mathilde Savery Lorentzen, Vocal - Vera Kwederis, Vocal - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Composer - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Lyricist - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Drums - Solveig Alberte Wiig Honoré, Vocal - Mew, Performer - Mew, Producer - Rich Costey, Producer - Rich Costey, Mixing Engineer - Fannie Cecile Privat Klint, Vocal - Sally Moreno Risell, Vocal - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Ben Liscio, Engineer - Bastian Juel, Bass - Bo Madsen, Lyricist - Bo Madsen, Composer - Bo Madsen, Guitar - Steve Coleman, Saxophone - Charlie Stavish, Mixing Engineer - Charlie Stavish, Engineer - Roselil Ingemann Hansen, Vocal - Mia-Marie K. Olesen, Vocal - Noah Goldstein, Engineer
(P) 2009 Sony Music Entertainment
Bo Madsen, Lyricist - Bo Madsen, Composer - Bo Madsen, Guitar - Charlie Stavish, Mixing Engineer - Charlie Stavish, Engineer - Mew, Performer - Mew, Producer - Nick Watts, Keyboards - Bastian Juel, Bass - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Composer - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Lyricist - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Drums - Noah Goldstein, Engineer - Jonas Bjerre, Lyricist - Jonas Bjerre, Composer - Jonas Bjerre, Keyboards - Jonas Bjerre, Vocal - Ben Liscio, Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Rich Costey, Producer - Rich Costey, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2009 Sony Music Entertainment
Bo Madsen, Lyricist - Bo Madsen, Composer - Bo Madsen, Guitar - Mark Santangelo, 2nd Engineer - Charlie Stavish, Mixing Engineer - Charlie Stavish, Engineer - Mew, Performer - Mew, Producer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Composer - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Lyricist - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Drums - Noah Goldstein, Engineer - Jonas Bjerre, Lyricist - Jonas Bjerre, Composer - Jonas Bjerre, Keyboards - Jonas Bjerre, Vocal - Ben Liscio, Engineer - Mathias Friis-Hansen, Percussion - Mathias Friis-Hansen, Performer - Mathias Friis-Hansen, Marimba - Rich Costey, Producer - Rich Costey, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2009 Sony Music Entertainment
Bo Madsen, Lyricist - Bo Madsen, Composer - Bo Madsen, Guitar - Damon Tutunjian, Bass - Anne Christine Berggren, Vocal - Charlie Stavish, Mixing Engineer - Charlie Stavish, Engineer - Mew, Performer - Mew, Producer - Nick Watts, Keyboards - Lianna Quarshie, Vocal - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Composer - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Lyricist - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Drums - Noah Goldstein, Engineer - Nanna Secker Larsch, Vocal - Jonas Bjerre, Lyricist - Jonas Bjerre, Composer - Jonas Bjerre, Keyboards - Jonas Bjerre, Vocal - Ben Liscio, Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Anni Mogensen, Vocal - Rich Costey, Producer - Rich Costey, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2009 Sony Music Entertainment
Bo Madsen, Lyricist - Bo Madsen, Composer - Bo Madsen, Guitar - Mark Santangelo, 2nd Engineer - Charlie Stavish, Mixing Engineer - Charlie Stavish, Engineer - Mew, Performer - Mew, Producer - Nick Watts, Keyboards - Bastian Juel, Bass - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Composer - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Lyricist - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Drums - Noah Goldstein, Engineer - Jonas Bjerre, Lyricist - Jonas Bjerre, Composer - Jonas Bjerre, Keyboards - Jonas Bjerre, Vocal - Ben Liscio, Engineer - Rich Costey, Producer - Rich Costey, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2009 Sony Music Entertainment
Bo Madsen, Lyricist - Bo Madsen, Composer - Bo Madsen, Guitar - Mark Santangelo, 2nd Engineer - Charlie Stavish, Mixing Engineer - Charlie Stavish, Engineer - Mew, Performer - Mew, Producer - Bastian Juel, Bass - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Composer - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Lyricist - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Drums - Noah Goldstein, Engineer - Jonas Bjerre, Lyricist - Jonas Bjerre, Composer - Jonas Bjerre, Keyboards - Jonas Bjerre, Vocal - Ben Liscio, Engineer - Rich Costey, Producer - Rich Costey, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2009 Sony Music Entertainment
Bo Madsen, Lyricist - Bo Madsen, Composer - Bo Madsen, Guitar - Mark Santangelo, 2nd Engineer - Charlie Stavish, Mixing Engineer - Charlie Stavish, Engineer - Mew, Performer - Mew, Producer - Bastian Juel, Bass - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Composer - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Lyricist - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Drums - Noah Goldstein, Engineer - Jonas Bjerre, Lyricist - Jonas Bjerre, Composer - Jonas Bjerre, Keyboards - Jonas Bjerre, Vocal - Ben Liscio, Engineer - Rich Costey, Producer - Rich Costey, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2009 Sony Music Entertainment
Fritjof Krabbe Nørretranders, Vocal - Maria Emilia Bruun, Vocal - Emily Holbek Piercy, Vocal - Jonas Bjerre, Lyricist - Jonas Bjerre, Composer - Jonas Bjerre, Keyboards - Jonas Bjerre, Vocal - Mathilde Savery Lorentzen, Vocal - Vera Kwederis, Vocal - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Composer - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Lyricist - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Drums - Solveig Alberte Wiig Honoré, Vocal - Mew, Performer - Mew, Producer - Rich Costey, Producer - Rich Costey, Mixing Engineer - Fannie Cecile Privat Klint, Vocal - Sally Moreno Risell, Vocal - Ben Liscio, Engineer - Bastian Juel, Bass - Bo Madsen, Lyricist - Bo Madsen, Composer - Bo Madsen, Guitar - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Charlie Stavish, Mixing Engineer - Charlie Stavish, Engineer - Roselil Ingemann Hansen, Vocal - Mia-Marie K. Olesen, Vocal - Noah Goldstein, Engineer
(P) 2009 Sony Music Entertainment
Bo Madsen, Lyricist - Bo Madsen, Composer - Bo Madsen, Guitar - Anne Christine Berggren, Vocal - Charlie Stavish, Mixing Engineer - Charlie Stavish, Engineer - Mew, Performer - Mew, Producer - Nick Watts, Keyboards - Bastian Juel, Bass - Lianna Quarshie, Vocal - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Composer - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Lyricist - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Drums - Noah Goldstein, Engineer - Nanna Secker Larsch, Vocal - Jonas Bjerre, Lyricist - Jonas Bjerre, Composer - Jonas Bjerre, Keyboards - Jonas Bjerre, Vocal - Ben Liscio, Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Anni Mogensen, Vocal - Rich Costey, Producer - Rich Costey, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2009 Sony Music Entertainment
Bo Madsen, Lyricist - Bo Madsen, Composer - Bo Madsen, Guitar - Mark Santangelo, 2nd Engineer - Charlie Stavish, Mixing Engineer - Charlie Stavish, Engineer - Mew, Performer - Mew, Producer - Bastian Juel, Bass - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Composer - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Lyricist - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Drums - Noah Goldstein, Engineer - Jonas Bjerre, Lyricist - Jonas Bjerre, Composer - Jonas Bjerre, Keyboards - Jonas Bjerre, Vocal - Ben Liscio, Engineer - Rich Costey, Producer - Rich Costey, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2009 Sony Music Entertainment
Bo Madsen, Lyricist - Bo Madsen, Composer - Bo Madsen, Guitar - Mark Santangelo, 2nd Engineer - Sellasi Dewornu, Percussion - Charlie Stavish, Mixing Engineer - Charlie Stavish, Engineer - Mew, Performer - Mew, Producer - Bastian Juel, Bass - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Composer - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Lyricist - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Drums - Noah Goldstein, Engineer - Jonas Bjerre, Lyricist - Jonas Bjerre, Composer - Jonas Bjerre, Keyboards - Jonas Bjerre, Vocal - Ben Liscio, Engineer - Mathias Friis-Hansen, Percussion - Mathias Friis-Hansen, Performer - Mathias Friis-Hansen, Marimba - Rich Costey, Producer - Rich Costey, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2009 Sony Music Entertainment
Bo Madsen, Lyricist - Bo Madsen, Composer - Bo Madsen, Guitar - Mark Santangelo, 2nd Engineer - Charlie Stavish, Mixing Engineer - Charlie Stavish, Engineer - Mew, Performer - Mew, Producer - Bastian Juel, Bass - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Composer - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Lyricist - Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, Drums - Noah Goldstein, Engineer - Jonas Bjerre, Lyricist - Jonas Bjerre, Composer - Jonas Bjerre, Keyboards - Jonas Bjerre, Vocal - Ben Liscio, Engineer - Mathias Friis-Hansen, Percussion - Mathias Friis-Hansen, Performer - Mathias Friis-Hansen, Marimba - Rich Costey, Producer - Rich Costey, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2009 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Mew's fifth full-length offering presents audiences with another meticulously crafted, highly melodic, and maddeningly esoteric collection of volatile Danish indie rock that replaces the dusky uncertainty of 2005's And the Glass Handed Kites with a sunnier disposition that owes more to Soft Bulletin-era Flaming Lips than it does the icy, audio cave paintings of Sigur Rós. From the opening notes of "New Terrain" (which if played backwards reveals an entirely new song called "Nervous") through the Yes-inspired closer, "Reprise," Mew have crafted their most alluring collection of songs to date. While a handful of tracks ("Beach," "Tricks of the Trade") do veer into more commercial territory, it's the epic scope of cuts like "Cartoons and Macramé Wounds," "Hawaii," "Silas the Magic Car," and "Sometimes Life Isn't Easy" -- the latter two complete with a children's choir -- that provides listeners with enough sustenance to survive through to the next album. Despite its ominous (and lofty) title, 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 is a dreamy blend of circular melodies and odd time signatures that requires multiple listens (this is par for the course with any Mew album) and a significant amount of cinematic stamina from the listener, and though it may not appeal to the masses, its mass is definitely appealing.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:56
- Main artists: Mew
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 2009 Sony Music Entertainment
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