theskyisjon
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Covers/Mewtorials/Tabs/Notation 6 years, 1 month agoBlimey, it’s almost as if The Mewtants didn’t do a Mew and disappear completely for six years.
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Visuals 6 years, 1 month ago · updated 6 years, 1 month agoWell, having spent a week with this record, I’m currently thinking it’s the best thing they’ve done since NMS. I really didn’t like +- (with the exception of Rows), it sounded like an album that had taken far too long to write and record. Which it was.
With Visuals, I thought I’d miss the Bo approach to guitar more than I actually do. And I…[Read more]
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A completely agree. I did like +- but it was very strange. This album is way more coherent. I’d love a guitar solo in it somewhere but still, it is brilliant.
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I feel the same. My favorite album from mew is NMS, and I think visuals is their second best now, cos for me it sounded more like what they’ve learned with no more, even if visuals has some more direct aspect in their music it stills sound fresh. Learn our Crystals is so beatiful, ay ay ay atmosferic. Im really happy with this record haha. Im…[Read more]
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Visuals 6 years, 1 month ago · updated 6 years, 1 month agoHah, Pitchfork have said it’s tempting to view Mew as ‘Denmark’s answer to Coldplay’ in their Visuals review. Not sure that’ll go down well with everyone. Not a fantastic review…
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Mew don’t have to image themselves as scoring transformers – they already did that haha!
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Frengers who make their own music 7 years, 8 months agoHas everyone stopped making music?! I haven’t. Here’s the latest effort!
To The ForestsAvailable to download from BandCamp: http://paragonsea.bandcamp.com
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And the Glass Handed Kites 8 years, 2 months ago · updated 8 years, 1 month agoI 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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Jonas said himself that they didn’t want to recreate the old albums
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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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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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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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Although I enjoyed No More Stories I definitely think +/- will top it. Especially with Beinhorn on board.
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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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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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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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“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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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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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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Live Events 8 years, 1 month agoAnyone else feel like the tour dates are a bit ‘slim’? I don’t think I’m going to get a chance to see them this time round, and when they only actually turn up every six years or something, that’s a bit of a shame.
I’d rather not see them do another festival set (have seen a couple, and they were good but obviously short). Any chance of them…[Read more]
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Covers/Mewtorials/Tabs/Notation 8 years, 1 month ago · updated 8 years, 1 month agoMe and my other half did a series of really odd auto-tuned Glass Handed Kites covers five years ago. I still like this one!
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Always liked these covers!
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This is really awesome!
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I’ve watched all your Mewtant covers in the past I think. Decent stuff!
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Thanks all! Was a little hesitant back then to admit that the Mewtants was me, as was aware that the ‘unique’ autotune/cheap synth combo could well inspire hatred! Bit of an acquired taste.
We were originally going to do the whole album, but real life got in the way. Probably for the best.
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Ah, I remember this. Good stuff.
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you don’t need auto-tune bro, should’ve gone au naturale
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Hah, no really, trust me! Me (and Liz) singing Mew without auto-tune is not a pleasant experience! People’s ears might have fallen off.
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i’ve been there. my advice is if you’re not confident enough to sing, then you don’t have to. instrumentals are good either
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True enough, instrumentals are a lovely thing. We just thought it’d be fun to attempt the Jonas vocal acrobatics.
I think I can sing usually, but probably not quite up to Jonas’ range…his voice is bonkers.
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I can’t believe it’s been 5 years, I remember listening to it back then. 🙂
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Frengers who make their own music 8 years, 2 months agoThis is my comeback tune! From my comeback EP! Although I’m not sure where I’m coming back from.
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theskyisjon
@theskyisjon
UK