Today is full of fantastic news of forthcoming albums. Here’s some new Mew news:

On August 25^th Columbia Records will release Mew’s third studio album titled:

No more stories

Are told today

I’m sorry

They washed away

No more stories

The world is grey

I’m tired

Let’s wash away

The post-rock trio will play a handful of international dates opening for Nine Inch Nails this summer. The band was personally chosen by Trent Reznor for their multi-instrumental, visually captivating live performances that have garnered a worldwide following and critical acclaim from Rolling Stone, Spin (http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-album-preview-mew), Pitchfork (http://pitchfork.com/news/35346-new-mew-album-details-extremely-long-title-crazy-tracklist/), Entertainment Weekly, NME and more. Mew will bring that performance stateside in July to play the Pitchfork Festival on July 19^th in Chicago, IL.

No more stories… was recorded during the summer of 2008 in Brooklyn, NY with renowned producer Rich Costey (Muse, Glasvegas, NIN). The band spent the last year between Brooklyn and Copenhagen perfecting the albums new up-beat and lighter aura, as well as, creating animation for their upcoming live performances. Most of this was documented along the way by the band and can be seen and heard in short diary entries on the bands MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/mew

The timeline leading up to the August release will include an EP, No More Stories, due out on June 30^th that will include 2 new tracks from the upcoming album along with 3 b-sides and will be available on the band’s tour dates, at indie retail and on all DSPs (with a complete my album option starting August 25th on iTunes). The band is also filming a cinematic series of 3 videos with award winning director, Martin de Thurah, who is known for his work with Fever Ray, Glasvegas, and Royskopp. Thurah also directed Mew’s “Special” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krduw4Uzs9g

Mew’s 2003 European release of Frengers, also produced by Costey, caught the ears of profound music lovers and indie tastemakers. Leading up to their sophomore release of, And the Glass Handed Kites, in 2006 in which international demand for the band increased and eventually garnered the release of both albums in the US. To date the band has been praised by the press. Hailed by Spin Magazine as, “experimental enough to woo fans of Radiohead, and straight forward enough to lap up lovers of Coldplay.” Pitchfork called the band’s sound, “cutting-edge elegant,” and Filter Magazine called Mew, “the best Scandinavian export since IKEA.”

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No more stories… Track Listing:

1) New Terrain

2) Introducing Palace Players

3) Beach

4) Repeater Beater

5) Silas The Magic Car

6) Cartoons and Macramé Wounds

7) A Dream

8) Hawaii

9) Vaccine

10) Tricks Of The Trade

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11) Sometimes Life Isn’t Easy

12) Reprise

No More Stories EP Track Listing

Introducing Palace Players

Repeater Beater

Owl (B-side)

Start (B-side)

Swimmers Chant (B-side)

Mew Tour Dates:

6/29 Phillipshalle Dusseldorf w/NIN

6/30 Berlin Arena Berlin, Germany w/NIN

7/2 Roskilde Festival Denmark

7/4 Ruisrock Festival Finland

7/7 Zenih De Paris Paris, France w/NIN

7/8 Heinekin Music Hall Amsterdamn w/NIN

7/9 Rockhal Luxembourg w/NIN

7/15 O2 Arena London w/NIN

7/17 Latitude Festival UK

7/19 Pitchfork Featival Chicago, IL

8/7    Summer Sonic              Tokyo

8/8    Summer Sonic              Osaka

8/14   Beatday 09                   Copenhagen