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And The Glass Handed Kites by Mew
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Tracklist
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Mew - The Circuitry Of The Wolf | 2:45 | 8,270 | ||
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Mew - Chinaberry Tree | 3:32 | 101,657 | ||
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Mew - Why Are You Looking Grave | 3:50 | 22,373 | ||
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Mew;J Mascis - Why Are You Looking Grave? | 3:49 | 3,420 | ||
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Mew - Fox Cub | 1:15 | 90,452 | ||
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Mew - Apocalypso | 4:45 | 119,328 | ||
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Mew - Special | 3:12 | 152,385 | ||
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Mew - Zookeeper's boy | 4:42 | 7,433 | ||
| 7 | Mew - The Zookeeper's Boy | 5:17 | 120,774 | |||
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Mew - Dark Design | 3:28 | 6,328 | ||
| 8 |
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Mew - A Dark Design | 3:27 | 87,531 | ||
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Mew - Saviours Of Jazz Ballet (Fear Me December) | 3:17 | 5,966 | ||
| 9 |
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Mew - Saviours Of Jazz Ballet | 3:19 | 8,898 | ||
| 10 |
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Mew - An Envoy To The Open Fields | 3:39 | 83,013 | ||
| 11 |
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Mew - Small Ambulance | 1:05 | 84,834 | ||
| 12 |
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Mew - Seething Rain Weeps For You (Uda Pruda) | 4:17 | 5,227 | ||
| 12 |
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Mew - The Seething Rain Weeps For You | 4:14 | 28,258 | ||
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Mew - White Lips Kissed | 6:43 | 81,917 | ||
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Mew - Louise Louisa | 7:13 | 67,870 |
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About this album
And the Glass Handed Kites is the fourth studio album by Danish band Mew. It was released 19 September 2005 in Denmark, 26 September 2005 in the rest of Europe and 26 July 2006 in the United States.
Compared to previous Mew albums, this album is unique in that the structure is built upon as if it was a single continuous suite. The album has been called ‘one long song’, an allusion to the tracks’ unnoticed transitions.[1]
The album has been well received by critics, with Pitchfork calling it “a terrific accomplishment”.[2] The album has won Mew several prizes in Denmark, including four Danish Music Awards.} It also features at the top of Danish music magazine Gaffa’s list of best albums of 2005.
The working title for the album was “Saviours of Jazz Ballet”, but even before they thought about calling it “Circuitry of the Wolf”.
Despite not having been released as a single, the track “The Zookeeper’s Boy” gained massive popularity with the biggest radio station in Denmark, P3, playing the track intensively. This made it the “Hit of the Year” in various polls, and when Gaffa, the biggest Danish music magazine, made a poll, it took first place, with the actual single “Special” coming in second. It was later released as a single due to popular demand.
The album’s cover has earned it the dubious honor of being the second album named in Pitchfork Media’s “Your Cover’s Blown,” a column devoted to poor album art.[3] And also in Pitchfork Media’s “Top 25 Worst Album Covers of 2006”.[4]
Compared to previous Mew albums, this album is unique in that the structure is built upon as if it was a single continuous suite. The album has been called ‘one long song’, an allusion to the tracks’ unnoticed transitions.[1]
The album has been well received by critics, with Pitchfork calling it “a terrific accomplishment”.[2] The album has won Mew several prizes in Denmark, including four Danish Music Awards.} It also features at the top of Danish music magazine Gaffa’s list of best albums of 2005.
The working title for the album was “Saviours of Jazz Ballet”, but even before they thought about calling it “Circuitry of the Wolf”.
Despite not having been released as a single, the track “The Zookeeper’s Boy” gained massive popularity with the biggest radio station in Denmark, P3, playing the track intensively. This made it the “Hit of the Year” in various polls, and when Gaffa, the biggest Danish music magazine, made a poll, it took first place, with the actual single “Special” coming in second. It was later released as a single due to popular demand.
The album’s cover has earned it the dubious honor of being the second album named in Pitchfork Media’s “Your Cover’s Blown,” a column devoted to poor album art.[3] And also in Pitchfork Media’s “Top 25 Worst Album Covers of 2006”.[4]
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Shouts
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SmicTaguer wrote:
amazing album, but has the worst cover ever created [2] perfect winter album
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octavarium88 wrote:
amazing album, but has the worst cover ever created [2]
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yugman wrote:
I like the album cover.
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deadwing1411 wrote:
amazing album, but has the worst cover ever created :c
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BryanR27 wrote:
I have to agree - Fox Cub>Apocalypso>Special>The Zookeeper's Boy - tremendous set of "track" there! Also gotta say I think the cover art is pretty awesome... So much hatin'. Haha!
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BeAnalog wrote:
Wow, so much emotions, I nearly cryed.
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BarackFlowbama wrote:
The Apocalypso-Special-Zookeeper's Boy portion of the album (and maybe even include the Fox Cub prelude) is also one of the most solid multi-song stretches ever in music.
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BarackFlowbama wrote:
My favorite album of all time.
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JohnitoBravo wrote:
My currently adiction.
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siraprapa wrote:
Great tune! and to be frankly i love the cover art of this album and the other : )
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blueunicorns wrote:
Perfect.
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Nordschein wrote:
my favourite Mew !!!
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KiingNothing wrote:
From Circuitry Of The Wolf to Louise Louisa is fuckin addictive! All those bridges are just fenomenal. My favourite album :D
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Adenviel wrote:
One of my ten favs, no hesitation. Gets better with every listen
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lecadenas wrote:
The second half of the album is better than the first. [2] Agreed, but you can't not love the entire album, haha. :)
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distanse wrote:
my favourite.
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graybirdynamnam wrote:
i think the cover is very unusual which makes it awesome
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burning_goat wrote:
Mew really does need some help with their album covers.
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bergie117 wrote:
The bloke in the record store let me have this for free yesterday. Such generosity is rare. What a legend. Great album.
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wreckages wrote:
Freaking love this album from start to finish
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