Mew

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- And The Glass Handed Kites
- Released 2005

- Frengers
- Released 2003

- Triumph for Man
- Released 1997

biography

The members of space pop innovators Mew first met in the seventh grade in Hellerup, Denmark. Before they could even play instruments, the ambitious youths -- singer Jonas Bjerre, guitarist Bo Madsen, bassist Johan Wohlert, and drummer Silas Graae -- were ready to make music together, although they initially failed as a band called Orange Dog. Madsen briefly spent time in the United States before the guys came back together in their late teens as Mew. Inspired by My Bloody Valentine, the Pixies, Dinosaur Jr., the Pet Shop Boys, and Prince, the Danish quartet's first gig impressed a book-publishing agent in the audience so much that he promptly convinced his company to change their business plan and release Mew's debut album.

Limited to only 2,000 copies, A Triumph for Man was issued in 1997 to critical acclaim. Making things even more dramatic for their gigs, the Mew live experience came to incorporate background animations created by Bjerre. The band followed up three years later with Half the World Is Watching Me, released on their own newly created label, Evil Office. The album saw a limited release in Sweden before the band hooked up with Sony for an international deal. As a result of the deal, the album was ultimately pulled so that they could re-record their best work to date for a world-wide release. The resulting well-received Frengers appeared in 2003. That same year, the band picked up Album of the Year and Band of the Year honors at the Danish Music Critics Awards. Mew's expansive pop dramatics, intricate passages, and shimmering atmospheric sound were further elaborated on for album number four, And the Glass Handed Kites. The record was issued in Europe and the U.K. in September 2005; an American release followed in July 2006. Wohlert had exited the group that spring to be with his growing family, though Mew continued touring during the summer on U.S. dates with Bloc Party. The band's fifth full-length album, No More Stories Are Told Today..., arrived in 2009. ~ Corey Apar, All Music Guide

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- - Come back to CO already!!
  - - By O My Fallacy
    - 10/30/2009 08:10:07
  - I'm not sure just how many of you guys actually realize just how long ago this band started doing it's thing. Zune here doesn't ave any idea how many albums they're missing just from my collection, and they still have plenty of mixtapes out there (one selling for 1000 pounds, I'm not even kidding). And each time they release something new into the world, there is really a new taste to the words and sound they bring; bittersweet or beautiful, joyous or pessimistic. I know tons of you guys are actually unfamiliar with their older works (A Triumph For Man [original and re-record], Half The World Is Watching Me, even their singles and b-sides), and they are still very much close and dear to my heart. Most bands, they get a new album out, and you either cling to the old or throw it out. With Mew, you can't. There isn't a single moment you want to scrap.
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- - Lovely
  - - By KiraG1
    - 9/2/2009 15:38:26
  - i bought every album that they made and i have to say its absolutely amazing how each album has a new sound and you can still love their work. i think anyone who has heard them could say the same. if your looking for an awesome band thats not afraid to try new sound and make it work these are your guys. :)))
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- - Phenomenal, one of a kind.
  - - By Nennahs Relffit
    - 7/17/2009 04:27:29
  - Agreeing with velocitydog, any one of Mew's songs cannot be heard and understood just once. Hundreds, or even thousands of plays later, I discover a new drumbeat, vocal peak, or guitar riff in each song. Truly a band that deserves a chance at world domination.
    
    The three current original members contribute so much to the band, that if one were to leave, it wouldn't be the same, whether it be Madsen's ability to rock the guitar(or moustache) like no other, Graae's complex and ever-switching drumming, or Bjerre's seemingly higher-pitch, perhaps angelic voice. A trio as such is an unstopable force. I am highly anticipating No More Stories, as should the rest of the frengers out there.
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- - Magic musicscape
  - - By velocitydog
    - 7/12/2009 20:12:06
  - There's so much going on with these guys. A person could listen over and over again and still hear new stuff in the songs each time. When will we get there first two albums on Marketplace??????
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- - mew two
  - - By Waymanate
    - 3/2/2009 03:38:28
  - This band has so much art to its music its amazing. they are very talented musicians i love to listen to them in any situation at any time.
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