http://www.mattrutherford.com/2005/07/06/best-gig-ever/ with an eenie, meenie, minie mo - and an ip, dip, dogshit, rock and roll Fri, 08 Jul 2011 07:06:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.mattrutherford.com/2005/07/06/best-gig-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-31 mattrutherford.com » Blog Archive » Saviours of Jazz Ballet? Mon, 17 Oct 2005 22:40:26 +0000 http://www.mattrutherford.com/2005/07/06/best-gig-ever/#comment-31 [...] Mew - And the glass handed kites : 2 years after their debut album - Frengers - I read a review of this in one of the Sundays, it was all talk of Sonic Youth, Sigur Ros and Mars Volta - which is enough of a mixture to put most people off, but I persevered and go myself a copy, intrigued by what this could sound like. I think I can understand the references…although I’d include maybe the Dears, and the Leaves in there - this is as grandiose, well constructed and well thought out as those albums from favourites of mine. There are some roaring, jangling guitars - and huge soaring vocals, coupled with clever lyrics and subtle production which makes the album sit just nicely - there are a few intrumental fillers - but tracks like Zookeepers Boy, Apocalypso and the mighty (and beautiful) ballad White Lips Kissed more than make up for the interludes. Excellent album - hunt this down and take care of it. [...] [...] Mew – And the glass handed kites : 2 years after their debut album – Frengers – I read a review of this in one of the Sundays, it was all talk of Sonic Youth, Sigur Ros and Mars Volta – which is enough of a mixture to put most people off, but I persevered and go myself a copy, intrigued by what this could sound like. I think I can understand the references…although I’d include maybe the Dears, and the Leaves in there – this is as grandiose, well constructed and well thought out as those albums from favourites of mine. There are some roaring, jangling guitars – and huge soaring vocals, coupled with clever lyrics and subtle production which makes the album sit just nicely – there are a few intrumental fillers – but tracks like Zookeepers Boy, Apocalypso and the mighty (and beautiful) ballad White Lips Kissed more than make up for the interludes. Excellent album – hunt this down and take care of it. [...]

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