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The blinding, gilded tone of +- is charming rather than obnoxious because Mew never use their exquisite and excessive tastes to glorify themselves as rock overlords. Their songs continue to be sweet, almost twee at their core.
The blinding, gilded tone of +- is charming rather than obnoxious because Mew never use their exquisite and excessive tastes to glorify themselves as rock overlords. Their songs continue to be sweet, almost twee at their core.
The Danish legends lead us on a whistle-stop tour of their roots for album six, in their mission to explore the future.
The Danish legends lead us on a whistle-stop tour of their roots for album six, in their mission to explore the future.
Mew have always been unpredictable, and with ‘+-’ they prove, once again, that it’s all for the best.
Mew have always been unpredictable, and with ‘+-’ they prove, once again, that it’s all for the best.
Danish alt-rock dreamboats Mew are return with an ode to the album format; a labour of love that navigates its emotional peaks and troughs with the precision of a captain’s eye for the stars.
Danish alt-rock dreamboats Mew are return with an ode to the album format; a labour of love that navigates its emotional peaks and troughs with the precision of a captain’s eye for the stars.
For fans of Mew, the tranquil opening sequence to +- is a bit unsettling. Frengers — Mew's affectionate name for their devotees —...
For fans of Mew, the tranquil opening sequence to +- is a bit unsettling. Frengers — Mew's affectionate name for their devotees —...
You expect Mew to play the angles, every single one of them. Fortunately none of them are ever obtuse.
You expect Mew to play the angles, every single one of them. Fortunately none of them are ever obtuse.
Review of the new Mew album +-, out today on Play it again Sam Records. The lead track from the LP is "Satellites."
Review of the new Mew album +-, out today on Play it again Sam Records. The lead track from the LP is "Satellites."