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| 4.5 superb | Alex Silveri EMERITUS | August 13th 09 |
Mew's biggest problem has simply been that they've been called, well... Mew. Maybe they realized this after the fact and have been striving to make up for it since, because following from the explosive brilliance of Frengers, Mew have threatened to become one of indie rock's most breathtakingly refreshing and innovative bands to ever press a record. While it's been almost four years since their last attempt, here on No More Stories Are Told, I'm Sorry, They Washed Away this Danish collective clearly haven't lost any of their steam, following through with a knockout punch of devastating beauty. With its rapturous mix of artfully composed progressive rock swirling amongst a thicket of richly textured shoegaze and dreampop inspired melodies, Mew have managed to redefine the musical landscape of 2009 with a single magisterial sweep. Drawing on Jonas Bjerre's delicately misty vocals and a haze of shimmering guitar lines, songs like the tension-racked rock out of "Repeater Beater" and the stunningly evocative "Cartoons and Macreme Wounds" never lose sight of Mew's ability to bring together both subtlety and intensity with immaculate ease. Did I mention that "Sometimes Life Isn't Easy" may just be most uplifting and heartfelt song ever written? For anyone who ever thought Minus The Bear had the monopoly on intricate but soulful indie rock, Mew have got a thing or two to say - and it's about time to sit up and listen.
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| 5.0 classic | Jacob Royal STAFF | May 15th 10 |
A warm, marvelous record that channels all sorts of emotions through its production. The climaxes and depressions of No More Stories... are incredibly powerful, and this album can't help but leave an impression on the listener.
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| 4.0 excellent | PointDemo | September 9th 09 |
An excellent atmosphere. Though there are moments that slide off cue, Mew creates another epic beauty and some songs, like "Repeater beater", that may participate in the best of 2009.
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| 4.0 excellent | Cale Kaiser | August 18th 09 |
Mew have crafted yet another glorious album. They weren't aiming to do ATGHK all over again and I'm so glad they didn't. This is like the most beautiful soundtrack to your dreams and then some. Go listen to this now if you haven't.
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| 4.5 superb | Dominic Mercurio | February 8th 10 |
the albums full title is an entire poem which is the lyrics to a stunning song in the middle of this album. so yeah, these guys are conceptual prog-rockers. this album, however, shows incredible range. there's some beautifully quiet lullabies, some full force dance-able rock songs, some twisted time- signature stuff that will have you scratching your heads to uncover what all the instruments are playing, and even a backwards / forwards song. yes a song that can be played backwards AND forwards with lyrics that are only uncovered by playing it both ways. this album is brilliantly paced and each song is seriously a masterpiece. truly a musicians album. this is difficult and remarkably beautiful music.
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| 0.0 | rasputin CONTRIBUTOR | October 14th 09 |
no where near as good as frengers i mean like COME ON HAVE YOU EVAN HERD
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| 2.5 average | Doug Zeiser | August 30th 09 |
"No More Stories are Told..." is one of the most disappointing albums of the year, in my opinion. MANY others will disagree with me. Why? Plain and simple; different tastes.
I'm not a HARDCORE, HEAVY METAL listener, but this album is just too weak for my taste.
If you're a fan of strictly beautiful music, this album is for you. If you're like me, and need some type of upbeat rhythm to enjoy an album to it's fullest extent, pass on this one.
This album has an excellent flow to it, and features some delightful piano and guitar mix, sadly; it fails to grab my (not so attentive) attention.
This album will never crack my top 20 list, however; it is nearly impossible to rate it anything near a 1 (awful). Every track is consistently well done and the intermissions are perfectly placed.
"No More Stories are Told Today, I'm Sorry, They Washed Away" is an amazing album for some, but for others like me, a near waste of time. It's beautiful, but just doesn't deliver the musical punch I desire.
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| 3.5 great | Ubicuo | August 30th 09 |
great album. meant to give it this rating the 1st time & F'ed up
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| 4.5 superb | Yotimi | August 28th 09 |
Exploding out of the gates with the trippy yet rocking "New Terrain", it is easy to tell that this album is about to deliver something special. You are taken for a ride through warped lyrical passages and blasts of guitar and fuzz that if played backwards creates a whole new thrill. A spastic guitar with seemingly no rhythm begins "Introducing Palace Players", eventually settling in to one of the album's best grooves. Random stabs of down-tuned guitar lines add flavor to create a completely unique listening experience. The vocals shine throughout the album, especially on "Beach" and "Repeaterbeater". "Cartoons and Macrame Wounds" paints a nostalgiac world drawn using childish words that loop and overlap until the song seems to spiral out of control. "Silas the Magic Car" is the most laid back song but also provides the purest vocal and instrumental performance that is simply beautiful. Everything seems to build to the absolutely epic "Sometimes Life isn't Easy". Unfolding like three songs in one, this amazing track takes the listener on a journey from the out-of-nowhere high-pitched screams in the intro to the upbeat verses (including the greatest handclaps ever recorded) to the stunning yet reserved refrain that displays the most heartfelt vocal melody on the album. This is an extremely detailed album that requires multiple listens to fully absorb its beauty.
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| 5.0 classic | chis08 | July 16th 09 |
Even though their full length album won't be out until August, the No More Stories EP is finally out on itunes--it frequents my playlists=]
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| 4.5 superb | cgor17 | March 19th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Akiz | March 15th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | osmark86 | February 25th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | arthen | February 17th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | armykat | January 7th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | LC437 | December 18th 12 |
| 3.5 great | urzadek | December 17th 12 |
| 3.0 good | toxin | December 15th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Will C. | December 9th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mendross | November 25th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | mrend55 | October 5th 12 |
| 3.5 great | PieRye | August 7th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | purpom | May 28th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Feels | May 21st 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Slask | March 30th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Philip | December 20th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | iZac | December 18th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kaozz16 | December 17th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | ThinAir | December 8th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | zxlkho | December 5th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Apoc | October 3rd 11 |
| 4.5 superb | iGuter | September 19th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | stfrnz | August 17th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | jrbrown | August 10th 11 |
| 3.5 great | bloc | July 13th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Muzix | May 22nd 11 |
| 3.5 great | Ire | May 1st 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | 7logi5 | April 19th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | helmi | April 17th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | L3mon0s | February 23rd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Oddsy | February 3rd 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Hacknet | January 30th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | DJD | January 20th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | bjorkil | January 7th 11 |
| 3.0 good | kojpl | January 5th 11 |
| 3.5 great | whoaoh | December 28th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Kubrick | December 11th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | gnr61 | December 5th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kakz | November 17th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Quinn | November 15th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Jordan | October 31st 10 |
| 5.0 classic | goron72 | October 27th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | BluRain | October 15th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | CutMan | October 4th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sblang | October 3rd 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | MFer | September 21st 10 |
| 5.0 classic | coleba | September 2nd 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | alechtml | September 1st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hilty | August 9th 10 |
| 2.5 average | Ali CONTRIBUTOR | August 4th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Charlie | August 2nd 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Nathan | July 29th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | a7c7e7 | July 20th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | rezdawg | July 10th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | nbden | June 29th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ben W | June 29th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | WLuke | June 13th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | mvood | June 3rd 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tobi | April 29th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Valle | April 27th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | xezene | March 24th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Gustaf | March 14th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Moraff | February 23rd 10 |
| 3.0 good | Jethro | February 20th 10 |
| 2.5 average | cb123 | February 18th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | adiq51 | February 2nd 10 |
| 3.5 great | RedSky | January 28th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | kkluver | January 23rd 10 |
| 4.5 superb | James | December 31st 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | kromml | December 23rd 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Irad | December 22nd 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | bryn | December 10th 09 |
| 3.5 great | zoso33 | December 9th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | BlissX | December 7th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | pride | December 6th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | ADAMWD | December 2nd 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Egarran | November 24th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Simon | November 19th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | lerdo | November 18th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | benhxc | November 16th 09 |
| 3.0 good | JoRos | November 15th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Keelan H. EMERITUS | November 14th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Triple6 | November 11th 09 |
| 2.5 average | Andy | October 21st 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | mouette | October 16th 09 |
| 1.5 very poor | lobby | October 14th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | lucati | October 11th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | slan | October 10th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Calum | October 7th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | floatate | September 28th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | yty | September 26th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | aris19 | September 25th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Nicole | September 11th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hiyruu | September 11th 09 |
| 3.5 great | bungy | September 10th 09 |
| 3.5 great | blabony | September 9th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rodrigo | September 6th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Aeryn | September 4th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fenty | August 30th 09 |
| 2.5 average | gbowles | August 29th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ethan | August 28th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | GBJ | August 28th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jeremy F STAFF | August 27th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | sulfrix | August 27th 09 |
| 2.5 average | MrChuck | August 25th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | ziroth | August 25th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Phanael | August 22nd 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Waior | August 21st 09 |
| 5.0 classic | Gelade | August 19th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Kiran EMERITUS | August 17th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | John K | August 9th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Chris | July 15th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Skyler | July 14th 09 |
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