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Album Review: Mew - + -

Alex Michael
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"What we have here is a good pop record, and an okay Mew album."

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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.