The album kicks open with a song that seems like it's lost its melody and is frantically trying to find it again. Rather, Mew's latest effort is the quintessence of what you should swallow, what the radio should play, and what catchy songs should be. Mew's And the Glass Handed Kites is not an album to be dismissed as another pop effort that deserves a place in the bargain bin outside of an FYE outlet. This album does not present songs in hopes that the radio will decide to play a few tracks, but this album still remains to be catchy in the most uninviting fashion possible. However, if you chose the latter, then you've obviously already discovered the surreal lyrics and vocals of Jonas Bjerre, the sonic guitar work of Bo Madson, the intricate drum style of Silas Graae and the bass lines of Johan Wohlert which can only be described as a perfect fit. If you chose the former of the two, I was once there. Nostalgia tracing back to the days of pokemon where that elusive # 151 was the gamer's wet dreamĢ.Ě sense of excitement because now you get to have a discussion about one of the most original pop-rock bands around

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