by
Mew
- Record Label: Columbia/Evil Office
- Release Date: Aug 25, 2009
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Universal acclaim- based on 81 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 71 out of 81
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Mixed: 2 out of 81
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Negative: 8 out of 81
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No More Stories Are Told Today I'm Sorry They Washed Away No More Stories the World Is Grey I'm Tired Let's Wash AwayYour Score0 out of 10User ScoreUniversal acclaim- based on 81 Ratings
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JonTOct 4, 2009Duped again by the critics into buying something awful....doesn't happen every time (my meager excuse for continuing to take a flyer on a band I've never even heard of). I like good pop as much as the next chap, but this isn't it. Can someone please invent a way to sell your used iTunes downloads?
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JohnK.Aug 28, 2009Further proof that critics have no clue...there's nothing here that is all that great. It's '90's alt-rock polished to within an inch of its life.
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Despite its ominous (and lofty) title, No More Stories/Are Told Today/I'm Sorry/They Washed Away/No More Stories/The World Is Grey/I'm Tired/Let's Wash Away is a dreamy blend of circular melodies and odd time signatures that requires multiple listens (this is par for the course with any Mew album) and a significant amount of cinematic stamina from the listener, and though it may not appeal to the masses, its mass is definitely appealing.
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It's hard to know where you stand with it. There are moments where the listener is engulfed in it all, but others when it feels cold and detached.
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Always inventive, often beautiful and occasionally totally sublime, Mew have always stood out from the pack, and this latest--with producer Rich Costey back on board--sees them raise the bar that extra inch higher.