Mew Denmark

"When their original bassist left, I though Mew lost an integral part of their creativity, and so I was a bit apprehensive about their new album. It's here, and it seems that they have lost some of what appealed to me.

While this album has a more stripped down sound than both "And the Glass-Handed Kites" (which was quite epic in scope) and "Frengers", it is no less progressive. On the contrary "No More Stories..." seems more experimental than any of its predecessors, which is a plus in my book, but also less catchy (although there are a couple of upbeat songs like the happy-sounding "Beach"), which is a minus in my book.

Still, the melancholic mood is there, and "No More Stories..." certainly is an alt rock gem, and tracks like "New Terrain" (sounds like it's played backwards all the way through), the strangely minimalistic "Introducing Palace Players", the epic "Cartoons and Macramé Wounds", the ecclectic "Hawaii" and "Vaccine" as well as "Sometimes Life Isn't Easy" should appeal to many a proghead.

This release combines pop influences with progressive elemtns and musical experimentalism and, while not as solid as the band's previous releases, Mew show that they are still capable of writing interesting and challenging music."

"Great live video from what seems to have been hell of a concert. There are some interesting variations on some of the songs, not found on any of the albums. Jonas does not always replicate the falsetto vocals of the studeo albums, but, interestingly enough sometimes uses a baritone voice in stead, which sounds rather good."

"This was a great hit in their homeland, and that is really a feat, given that at the time, the Danish music industry was (and still is) very much marked by a flavor-of-the-month and stick-to-the-trends attitude. And the music on this album is nothing but quality rock blending complexities of progressive rock and the simplicities of Pixies-inspired punk rock."