And The Glass Handed Kites [Digipak] - Mew

Advantages: Very emotional album, You'll want to carry it everywhere
Disadvantages: Enjoyment limited by environment.

Mew - And the Glass Handed Kites. ------------- * Background info* --------------- Singer Jonas is quoted as saying, "Each song deals with different aspects of life and fear, Sometimes it hits me that everything we do is a distraction from the fact that we will end up suffering and dying eventually" Thinking back, I can't remember how I first discovered Mew. Most likely it was through my usual routine of trawling through the hundreds of album ...
...how I discover new bands and as I'm a quite critical listener, I always feel the need to give albums a 'trial run' whereby I listen to the album through headphones at a decent volume, at least 3 times before reaching a conclusion. Then if the response is positive, I'll go and buy the album. With Mew - And the Glass Handed Kites, one listen was all it took. When looking back at Mew's previous releases, I was quite shocked to find out that this is ... Read review

Advantages: Easy Listening, Good Riffs, not yet overplayed by the radio & the Obscure titles
Disadvantages: Danish

...creating a bridge between contemporary and diverse groups. They have managed to some how to combine melodic sigur ross like song, but actually go somewhere with it. Songs such as 'Special' or '156' (which is on the previous album) blend beautiful verses with rocking choruses. The word rocking truely doesn't do justice to their music, so I apologise to any hardcore fans. A good metaphor to describe the brilliance of this album: Animals of the Musical ...
...tractor destroying the forest And The Glass Handed Kites is the follow up album to Frengers, which put this band on the map outside of Scandinavia. This new album is packed with great tunes, of which my personal favourite is 'white lips kissed'. This album will not dissappoint, it is not just a one hit album like say Razorlight. Another reason to buy this album, if the fantastic tracks arn't enough. Mew are a new band struggling to gain the recognition ... Read review

Advantages: Catchy and Original.
Disadvantages: A few songs sound the same but with different lyrics

...reviews in many music magazines and thought i'd give it a try even though i didnt have a clue who Mew were. Was definatly not disappointed. Their sound is very original, soaring vocals and surging guitars are words that have been used to describe their sound but theres so much going on in their songs that its impossible to describe.go out and get it and see for yourself, it wont let you down. The Zookeepers Boy and Chinaberry Tree are stand out tracks ... Read review