Mew Tracks

Following up on the previous Mew post -- It's hard to say how well these tracks will come across outside the context of the full record, but give'em a try. The album is mostly a continuous player, with no spaces between tracks (a la your Dark Side of the Moons), but I hope you'll still enjoy. Highlights:

"The Zookeeper's Boy" -- If there were a single on the record this would be the one. "Zookeeper" definitely leans on it's arena-rock tendencies, but the more subtle moments recall the last (more fleshed out) Sigur Ros record.

"Chinaberry Tree" -- Here's a cut that really typifies the approach to the album: tons of small ideas (both melodic and rythmic) and very little space for embellishment. This one starts off with a Impossible Shapes-esque, neo-psychedelia, only to drift off to some crunchy Tool-isms, and land

"Louisa Louise" -- Just a fantastic, anthemic tune. Everything a closing track should be.

Message for ID: Don't overlook these. I think you may, in your old age, dig this shit. It is surprisingly "core."

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