Mew’s new album (slightly annoying, but they are forgiven), No More Stories Are Told Today I’m Sorry They Washed Away, has to be in the top three of the year for me. It’s absolutely astoundingly vunderful.

I shall let the album speak for itself – yes, on occasion I’ll put an entire album on here. This album must be heard. But please go buy it! They deserve it, and so do you. The album begins with a crazy bit of electronic blend, then moves into an off-beat song that makes you question what you’re hearing. The whole album tells a story, which is why I included all songs.

Mew – No More Stories… – New Terrain
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Mew – No More Stories… – Introducing Palace Players
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Mew – No More Stories… – Beach
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Mew – No More Stories… – Repeaterbeater
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Mew – No More Stories… – Intermezzo 1
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Mew – No More Stories… – Silas the Magic Car
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Mew – No More Stories… – Cartoons and Macrame
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Mew – No More Stories… – Hawaii Dream
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Mew – No More Stories… – Hawaii
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Mew – No More Stories… – Vaccine
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Mew – No More Stories… – Tricks of the Trade
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Mew – No More Stories… – Intermezzo 2
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Mew – No More Stories… – Sometimes Life Isn’t Empty
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Mew – No More Stories… – Reprise
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• Follow Mew on Twitter.
• Buy No More Stories Are Told Today I’m Sorry They Washed Away

First, the details. Muse, The Resistance, will arrive September 15. So far, from what I can tell – the lyrics are full of piss and vinegar towards the banks, and the general establishment. Very Muse. The tracking listing is as follows.

1. Uprising
2. Resistance
3. Undisclosed Desires
4. United States Of Eurasia(+Collateral Damage)
5. Guiding Light
6. Unnatural Selection
7. MK Ultra
8. I Belong To You (+Mon Coeur S’Ouvre A Ta Voix)
9. Exogenesis: Symphony Part I (Overture)
10. Exogenesis: Symphony Part II (Cross Pollination)
11. Exogenesis Part III (Redemption)

Now then, if you pre-order The Resistance on Amazon, they will guarantee you their cheapest price if it changes between now and then. Or, you could order from Muse.mu and start receiving exclusive weekly downloads.

And, on to the music:

Muse – The Resistance – Uprising

Muse – The Resistance – United States Of Eurasia(+Collateral Damage) (I think Queen got back together…)

Don’t forget to follow the band on Twitter @musewire.

Hailing from Copenhagen, Denmark, Mew first broke onto the scene in 2003 with their album, Frengers which won the “Album of the Year” and “Band of the Year” at the 2003 Danish Music Awards (DMA). Frengers made my favorites of 2008, and here is a video of Mew performing Snow Brigade from Frengers at the DMA’s. In 2005 they released And the Glass Handed Kites in Denmark, dropping in the UK a bit later, and finally in the US in July of 2006.

Spin magazine had the privlidge of interviewing what I would call the weirdest band I know, and here are a few snippets:

The band also moved away from the continuous manner in which Kites was mixed, where one song basically bled seamlessly into the next. “The last record we did was like one long thing, and I love that about it,” Bjerre says. “We didn’t want to do that again, we wanted to have separate songs. I think it’s like a counter reaction to what we did last time.”

In 2006 the bassist Johan Wohlert departed the band to hang with his lady friend Pernille Rosendahl from the now-disbanded band Swan Lee and they then formed The Storm. Mew fanatics are of course wondering if this will change the Mew sound, but only time will tell. Regarding the tone and feel of the album, Bjerre says,

“Oftentimes, even if the song’s not happy, the lyrics are,” he explains. “I think that this record’s probably a bit weirder in some ways, but also there’s some really very clear stuff.”

The band has been eerily quiet about the new record with only a few interviews popping up here and there, a few comments on the Mew forum. The only real communication from the band has been in the form of their rather outdated video diaries — which mark them as the weirdest dudes in music. Some indie bands feel the need to don the facade of weirdness because…well…that’s just cool. I’m pretty sure these guys aren’t acting. Have a gander below.

You can pick up Frengers as well as read others reviews at the music is for lovers Amazon store. Also, Purevolume has a great bio and a few streaming tunes, as does Last.fm and MySpace.

And…Imogen just posted 12 seconds of a new track on 12seconds.com:

Jeeeez! that was quite some battle! Here’s the start of the 1st m8 on 12seconds.tv

It actually won the USA Today Pick of the Week recently.

Also, if you live in the DC area he’ll be on tour with Keane at the Constitution hall on May 19th!

Listen to the track on MatKearney.com

You can, of course, buy the track off Amazon!

They’re fighting over music rights. Basically, Satriani is suing the designer pants off Coldplay because they “stole” his lick from his song “If I could Fly” – check it out below (and be amazed at the stunning videography).

Awww…are you freaking kidding me? EMI shut down the YouTube video. Nice work, EMI. I’ll just find another one…

And here it is! (although not as good). Welcome to the internet, EMI.

Satch..SATCH…WHY?! Ok, so it sounds really, really, really, really, really similar. But, honestly…you’re better than this. You shred faces for a living, you don’t need to sue a bunch of dudes who wear fake soldier jackets and are the center of Apple commercials. All you need to is melt their face off. COME ON.

Here’s the hoping my blog doesn’t get absolutely destroyed by the EMI sharks.

• Rosie Thomas – Why Can’t it Be Christmas All Year?
• Leigh Nash – Last Christmas
• Sixpence None The Richer – Angels We Have Heard On High

There are plenty of others and still 8 more to come! Check it out.

And who knew Weezer had a Christmas EP?

Long story short, the front-woman, Neko Case, has her own album coming out. Here’s a video I found of her discussing that new disc.

I’ve got to say, the crap she says sort of weirds me out…what is she talking about with that Eiffel Tower thing? Or serial killers? Huh? HuuuuuHH?

Buuuuut…it’s cool to hear new tracks from the album. Enjoy:

The new Killers, “Day & Age” is only $3.99 this week only. The disc just came out November 24th.

Amazon is running “50 for $5″ – 50 albums, all of them $5.00. I’ve added a few of the albums I think would be worth the $5 in the store — including: Radiohead, In Rainbows; Vampire Week, Self Titled; Jack Johnson, Sleep Through the Static; Coldplay, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends; and Nada Surf, Lucky to name just a few.

Buy it all, but…it…allllll! Enjoy!

Overall, the album is pretty chill. Way more chill than Memory Man. It’s good; but it’s not great. If you’re in the mood for some intricate chill music, this is the album for you.

The Paul Simon cover “Slip-Sliding Away” is amazing! As is Good Goodnight — it’s Aqualung at it’s best.

Rather than writing it all up, have a listen.

Slip-Sliding Away
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Good Goodnight
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Check them out on the mixtape.

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It doesn’t feel like it’s been that long since Aqualung’s latest album, “Memory Man” which you can hear a track from in my latest Aqualung post, or on the mixtape.

Aqualung’s new disc arrives on October 7, and is a compilation of new songs, old songs, and a Paul Simon cover. Music Remedy has a good summary for you to check out.

In the meantime, prepare thyselves for more piano, amazing mixes, and some crazy offbeats with “Cinderella” off “Memory Man”

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