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In this episode we discuss the mysteriously radio-friendly song from No More Stories, Beach. We're joined by Kyle from St. Paul, Minnesota, who joins us in sharing his take on the song.

Credits:
Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin.

Beach, No More Stories Version
Beach, Trentemøller Remix
Beach, Official Music Video, Long Version
Beach, Official Music Video, Short Version

Live versions mentioned:
Beach, Live at Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival, Incheon, 2015

Lyrics:
Beach lyrics

Other links:
Genesis - ...In That Quiet Earth
The Drums - Lets Go Surfing, Official Music Viceo
The Science of Sleep, IMDb
The Rain, IMDb
Stand by Me, IMDb

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Welcome to The MewX Podcast!

We continue season 4 with a real classic track from Mew's early days, Mica. Our guest this episode is Diana Flores Blazquez from Mexico City, who joins us to discuss her favorite Mew song.

Credits:
Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin.

Mica, Half the World Is Watching Me Version
Mica, Frengers Version
Mica, Official Music Video

Live versions mentioned:
Mica, Live at Village Underground, London, 2015
Saliva, Mica & Panda, Live at K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, 2006
Mica, Live in Copenhagen, 2001

Lyrics:
Mica lyrics

Other links:
Hyper Doll, Volume 1
Hyper Doll, Volume 2
Twin Peaks - 'The Missing Pieces Room Above The Convenience Store'
Pronounciation of Mica

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Welcome to The MewX Podcast! We start off season 4 with one of Mew's most popular songs, The Zookeeper's Boy. Former KEXP DJ Shannon Sauter joins us to talk about how the song changed her life, and having Mew on her radio show. We also talk about Animals of Many Kinds, which shares some lyrics with The Zookeeper's Boy. Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. The Zookeeper's Boy, Album Version The Zookeeper's Boy, Livingston Version The Zookeeper's Boy, Sasha Remix The Zookeeper's Boy, 8-bit Version New Terrain/The Zookeeper's Boy, Daytrotter Session Version The Zookeeper's Boy, Official Music Video Animals of Many Kinds, Special single version Live versions mentioned: Koor (Medley containing The Zookeeper's Boy), Live at Vega, Copenhagen, 2013 The Zookeeper's Boy, Live at Roskilde, 2009 Lyrics: The Zookeeper's Boy lyrics Animals of Many Kinds lyrics Other links: DJ Shannon introducing Mew at KEXP The Death of Major Peirson, 6 January 1781 Imogen Heap - The Happy Song, Official Music Video Grønflammeskoven Commercial Grønflammeskoven - Flammetræer (By Marie Eline Hansen, Malthe Fischer and Jonas Bjerre) Follow us: www.mewx.info Instagram: mewxinfo Twitter: @mewxinfo Facebook: mewxinfo Ann: Instagram: ovaltine8 Oddvar: Instagram: oddvarroste Keir: Instagram: keirmartin93 E-mail the show: [email protected]

The MewX Files

At the end of the last season of The MewX Podcast, Oddvar discovered something peculiar, a new Mew-stery to explore. In this episode Ann puts on her detective hat, as she together with Oddvar, Thomas and new co-host of the MewX Podcast, Keir Martin, discuss and explore these new findings.

Credits:
Host: Ann Lancaster Also featured: Thomas Dyregaard, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin Commercial read: Danny Mawani Holmgaard Piano score: Keir Martin

Transcript of episode

Videos mentioned:
Mari Helgerlikova - Èg¡lsa.danube 'distant singing' part 1
Steve Reich - 1 Musician on 2 Pianos
Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians
Steve Reich - Different Trains
Jonas Bjerre - Running (Oh No Ono Remix)
Lords of Destruction
Mew - Episode 4
Tachys - When the World Wakes Up
Mew European Tour Autumn 2009 Up

Other links:
Burkunderburk's YouTube Channel
The Large Hadron Collider
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

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Welcome to The MewX Podcast!

It's been 15 years since Mew's classic album "And the Glass Handed Kites" was released. We celebrate the occasion with a special episode, packed to the gills with personal stories and anecdotes, shared by your hosts, and many other frengers, related to the album.

This episode is the last episode of season 3. We'll be back again soon with season 4. Thank you for listening.

Credits:
Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Heather Tinneny.

And the Glass Handed Kites, Spotify
Mew Live In Copenhagen DVD

Live versions mentioned:
Mew Live In Copenhagen, Full Concert, 2006

Other links:
The Making of And the Glass Handed Kites
And the Glass Handed Kites promotional video
Mew interview about the Danish Music Awards (In Danish)
Mew wins Best Danish Album award (In Danish)
Jonas Bjerre wins Best Danish Singer award (In Danish)
Mew interview on The Voice, Finland, 2005
Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Official Music Video)
1917, IMDb
Death Stranding, Wikipedia
Agent Fresco - Howls (Official Music Video)
NRK P3 Sessions setlist, 2005

Album reviews:
Pitchfork, 2006
Drowned In Sound, 2005
Sputnik Music, 2006
Punk News, 2006

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Welcome to The MewX Podcast!

In this episode we reminisce about Mew's big comeback song from 2015, "Satellites." We also discuss how the song developed through the years, from its live debut in 2012, under the working title, "Klassen."

Credits:
Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Heather Tinneny.

Satellites, Album version
Satellites, Philharmonic version
Satellites, Official music video

Live versions mentioned:
Klassen, Live at Roskilde, 2012
Klassen, Live at Roundhouse, London, 2013
Satellites, Live at Roskilde, 2015
Satellites, Rhapsody Stripped Down Live, 2015

Lyrics:
Satellites lyrics

Recommendations:
Hammock - Cliffside
Kent - Ensammast i Sverige
The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun
Mew - Nothingness and No Regrets
Dave Matthews Band - Satellite (Official video)

Other links:
Casper Balslev's official website
Mew interview on KCSN 88.5 FM
Making of the Satellites music video on Elektropastete's website
Article about the Satellites music video on Fader
Guns Akimbo, IMDb
Black Mirror, IMDb
'Amp goes to 11' from This is Spinal Tap
If They Had Cellphones in Older Movies - Cinemassacre
Smash Mouth - All Star, played on thongophones
Billie Eilish - Bad Guy played on boomwhackers

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Welcome to The MewX Podcast!

We take a deep dive into the radio-friendly, yet mysterious, song from "No More Stories..."; Repeaterbeater. What's going on in the song, and in the music video?

It repeats itself.

Credits:
Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Heather Tinneny.

Repeaterbeater, Album version
Repeaterbeater, Official Video, long version
Repeaterbeater, Official Video, short version

Live versions mentioned:
Repeaterbeater, Live in Bristol, 2009

Lyrics:
Repeaterbeater lyrics

Recommendations:
'It is happening again' - Twin Peaks
This Town Needs Guns - Cat Fantastic, Album version
Linkin Park - What I've Done, Official Video
Groundhog Day, IMDb

Other links:
Behind the Scenes of the Repeaterbeater Music Video
Mew talking about the No More Stories album
Forget Your Name - Nimja Hypnosis
Hypnosis, Mayo Clinic
'Omelette du Fromage', Dexter's Laboratory
Meshuggah - Clockwork, Official Video

Heather's breakdown of Repeaterbeater:
Starts in
3/4 x 4
4/4 x 4

First verse
6/4
7/4 x 2
3/4
7/4

6/4
7/4
3/4
6/4
4/4 x 2

60 beats throughout verse altogether

Chorus
6/4
6/4
4/4
6/4
Repeat

Chorus outro (Show me something good)
4/4 x 3
6/4
5/4
4/4
6/4

Second verse
5/4
8/4
7/4
6/4
4/4

6/4
3 /4
4/4
7/4
5/4 x 2

60 beats throughout verse altogether

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Welcome to The MewX Podcast!

We're joined by fellow Frenger, Nico, as we discuss the beautiful album ender from + -; "Cross the River on Your Own."

Credits:
Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Heather Tinneny. Guest: Nico.

Cross the River on Your Own, Album version

Live versions mentioned:
Cross the River on Your Own, Live at Tavastia, Helsinki, 2014

Lyrics:
Cross the River on Your Own lyrics

Recommendations:
Coldplay - O
This Will Destroy You - They Move On Tracks Of Never-Ending Light
Lykke Li - Never Gonna Love Again, Official Video
Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers, Official Video
Dry the River - Lion’s Den

Other links:
Styx, Wikipedia
Apparatjik, Wikipedia
Apparatjik - Antlers, Official Video
Apparatjik - Julia, Lyric Video
Julia Pastrana, Wikipedia
Mew Reddit AMA, 2015

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Welcome to The MewX Podcast!

Join us, as we discuss the synth-heavy opener from the Visuals tour, "In A Better Place." What kind of symbolism do we find in the lyrics, and in the music video?

Credits:
Host: Ann Lancaster Co-hosts: Thomas Dyregaard, Oddvar Røste and Heather Tinneny.

In A Better Place, Official Video
In A Better Place, Purity Ring Remix

Live versions mentioned:
In A Better Place, Live on KEXP, 2017
In A Better Place, Live at The Circus, Helsinki, 2017

Lyrics:
In A Better Place lyrics

Recommendations:
Muse - Starlight, Official Video
Kent - Columbus, Official Video
White Lies - Don't Want to Feel It All, Official Video
Majora's Mask, Wikipedia
DMT: The Spirit Molecule (2010), Full movie

Other links:
Purity Ring (feat. Jonas Bjerre) - Peacefall
Kachina, Wikipedia
N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT), Wikipedia
The Simpsons - Homer and Lisa in a Floating Tank
The End: Jonas Bjerre of Mew on Endings and Death, Under the Radar, 2017
BEN Drowned, Creepypasta Wiki

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Welcome to The MewX Podcast!

This week your regular podcast hosts go "Behind the Drapes," and hand over the mics to fellow Frengers; Keir, Keegan and Joey.

Credits:
Host: Keir Martin Co-hosts: Keegan Davey and Joey Hein.

Behind the Drapes, Album version
Behind the Drapes, Backdrop visuals

Lyrics:
Behind the Drapes lyrics

Recommendations:
Real Estate - Kinder Blumen
Bat For Lashes - The Haunted Man
Delays - Wanderlust

Other links:
Mew - Count To Ten
The Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight (Official Video)
Pixies - No 13 Baby

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