#8
Mew
And the Glass Handed Kites
This curiously titled album with a curiously Queen-like album cover comes from Danish band Mew, and establishes a whole new sub-genre: 80s-throwback-Euro-neo-prog-arena-indie rock. Got all that? Fortunately, their sound is more easily heard than described, and for the most part works brilliantly. While tracks like “The Zookeeper’s Boy” and “Apocalypso” stand out as the most memorable, complete with soaring vocal hooks, brooding atmospherics and heavy guitar riffing, the album has a nice continuous flow, making it much more than the sum of its parts.
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