A balancing act of candied vocals and crunchy, full-bodied percussion, + - is a softer record than many in their 18 year-spanning catalogue, but by no means is it less urgent.
It’s the band’s most accessible album since Frengers, which isn’t to say Mew have returned to that album’s straightforwardness. Instead, they’re now keeping their experimental tendencies on a tight leash, typically siphoning them off into individual, longer tracks.
With grander production and spacious echoes, + – is Mew’s most calming take on stadium anthems.
+- udkom i 2015, og det er det første album hvor alle de oprindelige medlemmer er med siden Glass Handed Kites i 2005, da Johan Wohlert blev medlem af bandet igen i 2014.
Det er altså Mew i fuld form igen efter 6 år uden nogle udgivelser, men de når ikke helt derop, hvor de har været tidligere i deres karriere. Det er klart deres mest poppede album, og det er både godt og dårligt ment.
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Before this album came out, I was quite sure that Mew's best songs lay behind them, but efter listening to "+-" I am not so sure anymore. Mew are just such a confident band with extremely talented musicians, that you really get the feel that i would be impossible for them to make a bad record. "+-" It is by no means as good as "Frengers", but less can do.
1 | Satellites 6:09 | 85 |
2 | Witness 3:01 | 91 |
3 | The Night Believer 4:12 | 82 |
4 | Making Friends 4:52 | 87 |
5 | Clinging to a Bad Dream 6:43 | 80 |
6 | My Complications 6:03 | 87 |
7 | Water Slides 5:04 | 82 |
8 | Interview the Girls 4:04 | 81 |
9 | Rows 10:42 | 89 |
10 | Cross the River on Your Own 7:28 | 80 |
#19 | / | Under the Radar |
#31 | / | Diffuser |
#42 | / | Drowned in Sound |