Aftonbladet reports that Kent is preparing a new album: http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,945339,00.html
The band recorded at Allaire Studios in New York with Danish producer Jon "Joshua" Schumann (Kashmir, Mew, Carpark North).

Animasola
Doors/Tainted
self-released

Animasola are really really influenced by the 80s stadium rock schtick. The two tracks showcased on this single feature the band heavily in awe of early U2 and Simple Minds. However, this isn't such a bad thing as the Animasola do a very convincing job of breathing fresh life into the genre alongside such contemporaries as fellow Scandinavians Mew. Now all they need is a video laden with crashing waves on a rain sodden day and they're sorted in terms of sending up the genre.
- Nick Levine

Pitchfork talks to Mew frontman Jonas Bjerre: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/39195/Interview_Mew

Chromewaves is underwhelmed (and a bit weirded out) by Mew's live show: http://www.chromewaves.net/index.php?itemid=2352

This week's It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group top 10 albums of the week:

01. The Arcade Fire - Funeral
02. The Knife - Silent Shout
03. Camera Obscura - Let's Get out of This Country
04. The Knife - Deep Cuts
05. The Postal Service - Give Up
06. Tiger Lou - The Loyal
07. The Killers - Hot Fuss
08. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
09. Mew - Frengers
10. Hello Saferide - Introducing...

Top 10 tracks for the week:

01. Marit Bergman – No Party
02. Britta Persson – You Are Not My Boyfriend
03. Marit Bergman – Sun Goes Down
04. Marit Bergman – Mama, I Remember You Now
05. The Arcade Fire – Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
06. I'm from Barcelona – We're From Barcelona
07. The Knife – Heartbeats
08. The Knife – Neverland
09. Britta Persson – Winter Tour
10. Yo La Tengo – Beanbag Chair

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This week's It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group top 10 albums of the week:

01. The Radio Dept. - Pet Grief
02. The Knife - Silent Shout
03. The Knife - Deep Cuts
04. The Arcade Fire - Funeral
05. Mew - And The Glass Handed Kites
06. The Postal Service - Give Up
07. Thom Yorke - The Eraser
08. Of Montreal - The Sunlandic Twins
09. Tiger Lou - The Loyal
10. Hot Chip - The Warning

Top 10 tracks for the week:

01. The Rapture – Pieces Of The People We Love
02. Irene – Little Things (That Tear Us Apart)
03. Peter Bjorn and John – Young Folks
04. Marit Bergman – No Party
05. The Plan – Walk for gold
06. Laakso – High Drama
07. Mando Diao – Killer Kaczynski
08. The Knife – Silent shout
09. The Radio Dept. – It's Personal
10. Isis – Dulcinea

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Mew will return to the US in September for a batch of support dates with Kasabian:

09/17 - Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA
09/20 - Webster Hall, New York, NY
09/21 - Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
09/24 - Grog Shop, Cleveland Heights, OH
09/26 - Club Soda, Montreal, Quebec
09/27 - Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, Ontario
09/29 - St. Andrew's Hall, Detroit, MI
10/02 - Metro, Chicago, IL
10/03 - The Bottleneck, Lawrence, KS
10/05 - Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis, MN
10/07 - Gothic Theatre, Denver, CO
10/11 - The Fonda, Los Angeles, CA
10/13 - The Independent, San Francisco, CA
10/15 - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC (headline)
10/16 - Neumos, Seattle, WA (headline)
10/17 - Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR (headline)

Indieworkshop.com interviews Mew: http://www.indieworkshop.com/interviews.php?id=151

This week's It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group top 10 albums of the week:

01. Thom Yorke - The Eraser
02. Tiger Lou - The Loyal
03. The Arcade Fire - Funeral
04. The Postal Service - Give Up
05. The Knife - Silent Shout
06. Mew - And The Glass Handed Kites
07. Radiohead - Kid A
08. The Radio Dept. - Lesser Matters
09. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
10. Camera Obscura - Let's Get out of This Country

Top 10 tracks for the week:

01. Marit Bergman – No Party
02. Tiger Lou – Until I'm There
03. Thom Yorke – harrowdown hill
04. Timo Räisänen – Fear no darkness, promised child
05. Kasabian – Empire
06. Tiger Lou – The Loyal
07. Tiger Lou – Nixon
08. Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
09. The Lovekevins – Happy Happy
10. Mew – Apocalypso

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With all the attention Mew has been getting recently, it's no surprise that the band's 1997 debut "A triumph of man" will be getting the reissue treatment. It comes out on September 18 and will include a bonus disc of demos and acoustic tracks. I haven't heard it myself, but would recommend anyone who is enjoying "And the glass handed kites" to pick up "Frengers", the album considered by many (including myself) to be their best work.

Frank at Chromewaves is impressed by Danish acts Mew and Under Byen: http://www.chromewaves.net/index.php?itemid=2311

Download a live recording of Mew performing four songs acoustic for AOL: http://aolradio.podcast.aol.com/aolmusic/The_Interface_Mew.mp3

Mew reports back from their US tour: http://www.mewsite.com/journal.php

Pitchfork bestows it's coveted 'recommended' tag upon Mew: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/37708/Mew_And_the_GlassHanded_Kites

Stylus reviews Mew's latest: http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/mew/and-the-glass-handed-kites.htm