Album Review: Mew - + -

2009’s No More Stories… saw prog-rockers Mew trimming their frilly rock edges into a luscious, cascading dream-pop tour of the world and space.

As with many high-profile rock releases of ’15 (Modest Mouse, Death Cab) + - continues to trim, this time a little too close. From Satellites’ opening jangle it’s clear we’re back down to earth and we’re in synth-pop territory. Albums can only be judged on their own merit to a certain extent; knowledge of what came before clouds judgement. What we have here is a good pop record, and an okay Mew album.