Copenhagen, Denmark (June 24th 2009) I am writing this a little late for it’s been a very busy week. It’s also been a very sad week in the world of music – people should just stop dying. Let me start by saying that Mew still have it. Whatever “it” is, fans know it well. It’s…
The band members of Mew have often mentioned Michael Jackson as someone who they used to listen to a lot. Last thursday the world lost a musical genius that has influenced countless artists, particularly in pop music scene. Bo Madsen writes about his feelings on the sudden, shocking news at their MySpace blog. “I am…
Repeaterbeater For Free
It is now possible to download Repeaterbeater free from this AOL-link. This is one of the most straight-forward tracks on the album and will get a music video treatment as well. The three music videos (already shot, but not quite finished) are Introducing Palace Players, Repeaterbeater and Beach. Repeaterbeater is also featured on No More…
First Look: No More Stories
We can now confirm that the 54-minute No More Stories contains the following tracks (with lengths): 01. New Terrain (3:14) 02. Introducing Palace Players (4:46) 03. Beach (2:46) 04. Repeaterbeater (2:33) 05. Intermezzo 1 (0:29) 06. Silas the Magic Car (4:06) 07. Cartoons and Macramé Wounds (7:21) 08. Hawaii Dream (1:47) 09. Hawaii (5:01) 10.…
Hawaii Dream
No more stories, no more stories, no more stories, no more stories Are told today, told today, told today, told today I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry They washed away, washed away, washed away, washed away No more stories, no more stories, no more stories, no more stories The world is grey, world…
Three Years Ago
Some of you may know that MewX was first established exactly three years ago and it’s been fun maintaining the site ever since. Most countries would type this day as 15/6, so obviously it was no coincidence back then. In the summer of 2006 MewX was in Finnish language only, but it was always planned…
First Live Show Poster
We will not be posting every promotional poster from upcoming live shows. This is just the first one (of 2009) we’ve seen, so there you have it… The one above is promoting the Taiwanese show (August 5th) and supposedly most posters in the future would use this very same image.
It is now possible to listen to the first episode of MewCast, a podcast series created by a bunch of dedicated fans. The first episode (titled ‘Introducing MewCast Players’) is hosted by Sidse Gry Jeppesen, Ally Winford and (guest host) Matthew Evis – full credits below. Due to the length of the podcast, we couldn’t…
The New Duets
As we know, Mew have had a few duets in the past – with Becky Jarrett on Symmetry, Stina Nordenstam on Her Voice Is Beyond Her Years and (Dinosaur Jr’s) J Mascis on Why Are You Looking Grave and An Envoy to the Open Fields. The upcoming album will have a duet with a relatively…
Another UK Date Added
According to this link, Mew will play a show at ICA in London on July 16th. This is the first solo gig for Mew this year and tickets go on sale later this week (June 12th). You may have heard this already, but we will be hosting the new exciting series of Mew-podcasts here at…