"Introducing Palace Players" by Mew

Okay, this is way overdue.

Fuck, I love this band. As any longtime reader of this blog knows, I'm a huge fan of the Swedish band Kent, and have often lamented the fact that they only recorded two English versions of their albums. And then, three of four years ago, I discovered the Danish band Mew and fell hard for their stuff. I remember thinking at the time how much the sounds and moods of their music reminded me of Kent, and their existence made me feel better about Kent's refusal to record albums in English. So last year Mew released a new album, "No More Stories," and my love for it seems to grow each time I listen to it.

Apparently, I'm not the only one who feels that way. Curious, I took a peek at the Amazon reviews for the album and found others who felt the same way: "After twenty-five listens, layer after layer of complexly interwoven melody, instrumentation, composition and general aural magic have begun to reveal themselves." ... "While the record might take more than one listen at a glance, it quickly grows and becomes like a flourishing flower, exposing moods, tempos, and rhythms that only MEW could give us."

With all of that said, back when I was posting every day on this here blog, I'd often make music recommendations. If that were still the case, I would've lauded this album a long time ago, but alas, I haven't. So I was walking around downtown tonight in the rain listening to "No More Stories" and it hit me...I had to come home and profess my love for Mew publicly. I should have a long time ago and I feel like I've robbed all of you people of the joy that their music could potentially bring you by having not done so.

So, like I said, this was way overdue. Enjoy...



PS...More songs from "No More Stories" here and here.

And here's a bonus: a live performance of "Comforting Sounds," the powerful song that made me fall for their music. I'm dying to see them perform a live show.



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