The weekend ends...with some MEW!

Sitting here on a Sunday night makes me wish that it was next weekend already. The idea of infinite combinations of things to do with friends is way more appealing than going through the regular "work" week. Whether it consists of watching a good movie, going to a party, or driving around town with some friends while listening to good music, the weekend always seems more interesting than all those other weekdays. Oh well, guess you cannot fight Mondays. Enough romance, I was listening to music on my computer when an interesting song came on that made me interested spreading the word.

Hailing from Denmark, the band Mew consists of Jonas Bjerre, Bo Madsen, and Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen. These viking composers met in junior high school and have been writing music ever since. Since they are all now in their thirties, I would say that is a very big accomplishment to still be making music together after all those years. Describing Mew would be like opening up a dictionary and looking up every adjective you have ever heard because that is exactly what they sound like. Their dreamy, melancholy, massive, powerful, beautifully cohesive music can put you in both the darkest and brightest places of your imagination. Every song has it's own unique characteristics to it, yet they all somehow come together when listening to each album as a whole. It is as if each album takes you on a roller coaster of emotions, and the end result always leaves you wanting more. This band has some true talent and should be more well-known. Yes, they are more recognized in Denmark and parts of Europe, but they have still had trouble breaking out into the North American music community. In addition to having an astonishing sound when you hear them on CD, it only intensifies a hundred times more when you hear them live. Their sound is so big and rich that it fills you up with adrenaline, the strobe lights probably help too, and physically makes you get up and move. Not only do they play unbelievable music live, they also set up animations to go with the music. It is as if they take you into their own little Mew world, a place I would gladly visit every day if I could. I cannot express how different, in a positive way, this band is. For first time listeners, I would suggest listening to And The Glass Handed Kites. It is an album that is meant to hear in it's entirety, so listen to it as a whole the first time around. After that, be sure to listen to all their other albums too because they are just as rich and just as good! It's a shame it takes these guys four years to make a new album; however, four years for a really good album is much better than two mundane albums within that same time frame. Enjoy!


Mew And The Glass Handed Kites

www.mewsite.com