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And the Glass Handed Kites

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Discuss Mew’s 4th studio album

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    All of the artwork from the “Kites” vinyl competition are now up in the Frengers Art Gallery:

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    Keir Martin posted an update in the group Group logo of And the Glass Handed KitesAnd the Glass Handed Kites 8 years, 1 month ago · updated 7 years, 11 months ago

    Just going to echo my earlier statement that I feel that in my opinion this is the best Mew album both thematically and technically.

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      Stef Mewstralia replied
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I would agree… ATGHK was the album at which I discovered the band, and I very quickly fell in love. I was amazed by it, its daring and emotion and thoughtfulness. It holds a very special place in my heart. For some time I held it as my favourite album; certainly it’s still in my top 5.

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        Stef Mewstralia replied
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Not that anyone cares, sorry, but I thought I’d decide what my top 5 albums actually are… In no particular order…

        Silverchair – Diorama
        Janelle Monae – The ArchAndroid
        Passion Pit – Gossamer
        Robyn – Body Talk
        and of course ATGHK 🙂

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          Keir Martin replied
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Most definitely interested in hearing more about other Frengers 🙂 And I like your list very much. The only one I haven’t heard is the Silverchair one but I’ll check it out.

          My favourites are constantly shifting but without naming every Mew album i’d say right now:

          Mew – ATGHK
          Sigur Ros – Aegetis Byrjun
          Delays – Faded Seaside Glamour
          My…[Read more]

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            Stef Mewstralia replied
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Haha, yay! Yeah, ‘Diorama’ redefined what Silverchair was about, and others railed against it (an alt-grunge band suddenly going art-rock-baroque-pop?), but it was the boldest thing the writer had ever tried – to get out of his depression – he was going for genius, and I’d say he achieved it. I found the album when I was much younger but it was…[Read more]

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              Ann Lancaster replied
              8 years, 1 month ago

              Silverchair. You are so Australian.

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              Ann Lancaster replied
              8 years, 1 month ago

              (I was married to an Aussie for 5 years, so I know all about it.)

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              Stef Mewstralia replied
              8 years, 1 month ago

              lol @webmaster

              Oh… I’d like to apologise on behalf of us all…

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              wil parris replied
              7 years, 11 months ago

              I prefer Neon Ballroom.

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            Stef Mewstralia replied
            8 years, 1 month ago

            That Delays album is pretty great, I’ve been listening quite a bit, really liking it! Also I was surprised to discover the singer was male, coulda sworn it was a girl! Now, what band does that experience remind me of… hmmm… 😛

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              Keir Martin replied
              8 years, 1 month ago

              I’m glad you liked it! 🙂

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              Ann Lancaster replied
              8 years ago

              I had an experience with this just yesterday. They played a Delays song on my local indie station (KEXP) and the DJ commented about the time he walked into their show at SXSW and noticed “THAT’S A DUDE UP THERE SINGING”. I was taken aback myself, I couldn’t believe it. And suddenly I was in love with another band.

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          Nelisez replied
          8 years ago

          My top 5 would be:
          Kites
          Portishead’s Third
          Birdy’s s/t
          Mr. Beast
          xx

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        Gustav replied
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I have absolutely no idea what my favourites albums are, but I generally listen to pop and jazz more than anything else at the moment (though I can like anything else that comes its way).

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          Gustav replied
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I mean I don’t know because there are too many and they’re too different rather than I’m not very interested in music (quite the opposite).

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      Ann Lancaster replied
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I wholeheartedly agree with this, and it is also my favorite album of all time. My love for the band began with Zookeeper and I’ve never looked back since.

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      Maja Aaby Pedersen replied
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Now you speak of it… ATGHK must be my favourite album. In The world.

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    theskyisjon posted an update in the group Group logo of And the Glass Handed KitesAnd the Glass Handed Kites 8 years ago · updated 7 years, 11 months ago

    I thought I’d introduce one of my colleagues to Mew yesterday, so I played her Water Slides. Got a fairly ‘meh’ response. Then played her Circuitry and Chinaberry, and she said ‘Oh my God, they sounded like that?! Now that’s properly good.’ Goes to show how much they’ve changed (inevitably). I do wish they still sounded Kites-era though…although…[Read more]

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      Oddo replied
      8 years ago

      Jonas said himself that they didn’t want to recreate the old albums

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        8 years ago

        Yeah, I know, and that’s probably a good thing really.; it’s not a good idea to stagnate. Doesn’t stop me missing the old sound though. Though part of that might be nostalgia for my mid-twenties.

        I was excited about No More Stories coming out, but that didn’t equal or top Kites (as much as I do like it) and I have a horrible feeling that +- won’t…[Read more]

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          Solace Of Beverline replied
          8 years ago

          Yeah, there is definitely a dilemma regarding this issue. On the one hand, Mew (or any other artist) may want to move away from certain elements or stylistic choices, to save themselves from ‘repeating’ old ground, but then, in doing so, is there possibly a risk of forsaking the very things that the band are best at – or even ‘make’ them who they…[Read more]

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            Stef Mewstralia replied
            7 years, 11 months ago

            Yeah I always thought that was really curious – the shortest space before an album was the space before ATGHK! They should try that again 😛

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          Keir Martin replied
          8 years ago

          Although I enjoyed No More Stories I definitely think +/- will top it. Especially with Beinhorn on board.

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            theskyisjon replied
            8 years ago

            I got very excited when I found out that they’d gone back to using Michael Beinhorn, as he did such a great job of Kites.

            But everything I’ve heard from +- so far has just seemed so normal compared to what I’ve come to expect from Mew. Hopefully there’ll be some odd stuff on there.

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              Jeppe replied
              8 years ago

              I think ‘Satelites’ and ‘The Night Believer’ are great tracks, but ‘Water Slides’ is surprisingly mediocre for a band like Mew.

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              Keir Martin replied
              8 years ago

              Satellites and My Complications have me really excited for the album as a whole but it’s the tracks I haven’t heard that I think will seal the deal, more specifically, Rows.

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      Ann Lancaster replied
      8 years ago

      “Kites” is my favorite album of all-time so I can definitely relate. The first time I put on “NMS” and started hearing “New Terrain” I hated it. I didn’t understand it. It was nothing like “Kites” whatsoever, and wasn’t the instantaneous head-over-heels-in-love feeling I got when I first heard “Kites” and what I was ultimately hoping for. But over…[Read more]

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      Oddo replied
      8 years ago

      after hearing some of the new tracks I’m finally certain that it won’t be their best album, and it’s totally understandable. I mean it’s 2015, most 90s musicians are struggling to make a ‘comeback’.

      Kites, as most people say, is arguably their masterpiece. there’s something in this album that made me change my perspective about music.

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        Kanin replied
        8 years ago

        I think age also does a lot to a musician. Many young artist seem to push on with ambitions of originality and makes music with great respect for their inspirations/idols.

        Mew seems no different. When Kites came out the guys were mid to late twenties. Every song/album prior to Kites all seem to have more rock’n’roll punch and lyrics were about…[Read more]

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