About Mew
Mew is a Danish alternative rock band made up of Jonas Bjerre , Johan Wohlert and Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen . Wohlert left the band in 2006 before the birth of his first child, but made a return in 2013 while the band were in the studio, before making his first live appearances since his departure in 2014. Guitarist Bo Madsen left the band in June 2015. This was confirmed in a statement on the band's official website on 1 July of the same year.
Whilst their music may be classified as indie and on occasion progressive rock, former guitarist Bo Madsen said "I usually say we are 'indie stadium.' A mix between 'feelings' and 'thinking' is usually good."
The band announced their separation in September 2024, due to Bjerre's departure from the band. Mew's two farewell shows are scheduled for spring 2025.
Formed in 1995 in Hellerup, a suburb of Copenhagen, they had a profound impact on the Danish indie scene, emerging alongside the likes of Carpark North, Swan Lee and Saybia, in the early 2000s. They released their debut album A Triumph for Man in April 1997 and its follow-up Half the World is Watching Me was released in May 2000.
Their first commercial success came with their third album Frengers, released in 2003. At the 2004 Steppeulven awards, Mew won the awards for "Album of the Year" and "Band of the Year". After a European tour supporting R.E.M. they began to attract wider attention.
Their next album And the Glass Handed Kites was released in Denmark on 19 September 2005, in the United Kingdom and rest of Europe on 26 September, and in the United States on 25 July 2006. The album received critical acclaim, with Mew described as making "dreamy thunderstorm pop". At the 2006 Danish Music Awards they won 4 awards.
On 11 April 2006, Wohlert left the band to spend more time with his girlfriend, Pernille Rosendahl, of the band Swan Lee, who was to give birth to their son in May 2006. The two would later go on to form a duo, The Storm.
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