Track Listing 1. Circuitry of the Wolf 2. Chinaberry Tree 3. Why Are You Looking Graye? 4. Fox Cub 5. Apocalypso 6. Special 7. Zookeeper's Boy, The 8. Dark Design, A 9. Saviours of Jazz Ballet (Fear Me, December) 10. An Envoy to the Open Fields 11. Small Ambulance 12. Seething Rain Weeps For You, The (Uda Pruda) 13. White Lips Kissed 14. Louise Louisa
| Details | | Distributor: | RED Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes With AND THE GLASS HANDED KITES, Danish band Mew pushes past the varied excellences of their previous album, FRENGERS, to create an album that is as ambitious as it is disarming. The smooth, androgynous dream-pop moves through unusual time structures, one song transitioning fluidly into the next. There are solid if gentle rock numbers, too, led by some truly excellent drumming. Jonas Bjerre's lyrics, though occasionally difficult to catch, are surreal and inventive, and J. Mascis, formerly of Dinosaur Jr., guests on two tracks as well. There is an epic feel to this album, the soaring vocals and synths pushing the band toward a sound and a feeling that is just enormous.
Editorial Reviews Mew surge forth on dark, driving guitars, overwhelming vocal melodies, and retro-sounding synths...they deliver tunes perfect for a planetarium light show. -- Grade: B Entertainment Weekly
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