| I will admit that upon my first listen to 'Visuals', I was a bit confused and underwhelmed. After several thorough listens, the melodies and atmospheres present on this album are trying brilliant. A previous listener said it best when he mentioned it was a grower. I expect Mew to experiment with each release, and sometimes experimentation is directed towards cleaner arrangements. The lack of Bo's dirty guitar tone is apparent, but Jonas Bjerre does a fine job of expressing his subtle guitar approach. After focusing on it, I feel his playing is more than appropriate. Jonas truly shines vocally, as well as lyrically, which is always a given. I noticed many similarities to Bjerre's 'Skyskraper' soundtrack. While listening to that soundtrack, I actually hoped that future Mew would take influence from that material. It looks like my hopes were granted! This is a stellar record. Just give it some time. |
