Luminous Vault consists of guitarist/vocalist Mario Diaz de Leon (Oneirogen, Bloodmist) and bassist/vocalist Samuel Smith (Artificial Brain, Aeviterne), and, as is a current common theme recorded, this pre-pandemic, with the fascinating results only now seeing a release.
Mew dropped a new single today ‘Carry Me to Safety’ and announced their new album dubbed Visuals, coming from the Play It Again Sam label. You can hear the new track below: Continue reading
MEW, Photo by Wendy Lynch Redfern
Danish alternative rockers MEW have announced a headline tour of the USA this fall. Kicking off in San Diego on September 17th and trooping across the country, wrapping up in Boston on October 11th.. The band is promising a career spanning set list for the tour with many fan-favorite and hits such as ‘Zookeeper’s Boy,’ ‘Am I Wry? No,’ ‘Comforting Sounds,’ and ‘Snow Brigade,’ along with new tracks like ‘Satellites,’ ‘Water Slides,’ and ‘Witness’. MEW is out on the road in support of their first album in six years + – a.k.a. plus-minus (PIAS), which was released in April.
MEW vocalist Jonas Bjerre commented on the tour:
“We are thrilled that we will finally be returning to North America to tour. It’s been too long and we can’t wait to play for our U.S. and Canadian fans again.”
Mew tour dates:
Mew’s Fall 2015 North American tour are as follows:
Sept 17 North Park Theatre – San Diego, CA
Sept 18 Observatory- Santa Ana, CA
Sept 19 The Bunkhouse Saloon- Las Vegas, NV
Sept 25 The Fonda Theatre- Hollywood, CA
Sept 26 The Fillmore- San Francisco, CA
Sept 28 Wonder Ballroom- Portland, OR
Sept 29 Venue, Vancouver- BC Canada
Sept 30 Neumos, Seattle- WA
Oct 02 The Complex- Salt Lake City, UT
Oct 03 Gothic Theatre- Denver, CO
Oct 05 Triple Rock- Minneapolis, MN
Oct 06 Metro- Chicago, IL
Oct 07 Lee’s Palace- Toronto, ON Canada
Oct 09 9:30Club- Washington, D.C.
Oct 10 Webster Hall- New York, NY
Following a successful week of concerts at SXSW, Danish alt-prog rockers Mew is streaming their new Anders Malmberg directed music video for “Water Slides,” off their upcoming album +- (as in ‘plus minus’), due out April 28, 2015 via PIAS America below. Currently on tour in Asia with a full European schedule for this summer, Mew plans to tour North America extensively beginning later this year.
Danish indie rockers Mew is streaming an acoustic version of “Satellites,” off of their forthcoming album +- (as in ‘plus minus’), out April 28 in North America via PIAS America. Currently on tour in Asia with a full European schedule for this summer, Mew plans to tour North America extensively beginning later this year.
Danish indie/experimental outfit MEW is confirmed to appear at this year’s South By Southwest Festival in Austin, TX. They are supporting +- out April 28, 2015. The album was produced by Michael Beinhorn (Hole, Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Bloc Party‘s Russell Lissack makes a guest appearance.
Stream the “Satellites” music video below.
SXSW – Austin, TX
Mar 17: The Fader Fort (with Passion Pit) (Time TBA -Private event that will be broadcast on the Livestream on thefader.com)
Mar 18: Disco Naivete/Pukkelpop @ Red 7 11:00PM
Mar 19: Flamingo Cantina (Under the Radar Party) 4:00PM
Clive Bar (Stubhub Party) 11:00PM
Mar 20: Container Bar (Culture Collide Party) 5:00PM
Mar 21: Red 7 (Brooklyn Vegan Party – 4:30PM)
Danish indie prog-rock/noisemeisters Mew is releasing their new album +- (as in “plus minus) on April 28, 2015 in North America via Play It Again Sam and features the band’s original line up of Jonas Bjerre (vocals), Bo Madsen (guitar), Johan Wohlert (bass), and Silas Utke Graae Jorgensen (drums). Stream “Satellites” here.
Mew will support +- with international touring, beginning with the band’s first American show in six years scheduled to take place in March at SXSW. The band has confirmed a string of European dates for May, major European festivals, and will return to North America for a full tour late summer/fall 2015.
The full track listing for +- is as follows:
Satellites
Witness
The Night Believer
Making Friends
Clinging To A Bad Dream
My Complications
Water Sides
Interview the Girls
Rows
Cross The River On Your Own
Upcoming Tour Dates:
Mar 13-17: SXSW – Austin, TX (USA)
Mar 28: T-Fest – Taipel (Taiwan)
Mar 30: Scape Theatre – Singapore
May 15: Botanique – Brussels (Belgium)
May 17: ABC – Glasgow (Scotland)
May 19: HMV Ritz – Manchester (England)
May 20: Roundhouse – London (England)
May 22: Fleche D’Or – Paris (France)
May 23: Melkweg – Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
May 25: Lido – Berlin (Germany)
Jun 27 – Jul 5: Roskilde Festival –Roskilde (Denmark)
Jul 15: Skrai Festival – Grimstad (Norway)
Jul 17: Malakoff Festival – Nordfjordeid (Norway)
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