UPDATED 11th JUNE 2020:
We are delighted to announce the special edition reissue of our album 'And The Glass Handed Kites' as part of Record Store Day 2020, on Saturday September 26th.
Released via Music On Vinyl (and A:larm in Denmark) the special edition reissue will mark the fan favourite LP’s 15th anniversary – the record which won several music prizes on it’s original release, including four Danish music awards, and Gaffa’s Best Danish Album of 2005.
The exclusive Record Store Day limited edition release is a fully expanded edition of the original record, available as a 2 disk LP, and a 2 disk CD:
· The original album 2005 album including the singles "Apocalypso", "Special",
"Why Are You Looking Grave?" and "The Zookeeper's Boy";
· 10 Bonus tracks, including the unreleased song “Wherefore Are You Not There”;
· 2-LP in a gatefold sleeve, including an extensive booklet with unseen pictures and liner notes;
· Limited, individually numbered edition, on black & white marbled vinyl;
· Album will be released on 2-LP and 2-CD on Record Store Day, April 18 2020.
To celebrate the landmark anniversary of the record, Mew will be embarking on a special 15th anniversary tour.
‘And The Glass-Handed Kites’ was written and recorded as one long sequence, with each song segueing into the next. Singer, Jonas Bjerre explains: “in all the years since its inception, we have never attempted to play this sequence of songs live in that same manner. Next year, we intend to make that attempt.”
The tour will feature music from ‘And The Glass Handed Kites’, including a selection of rarely heard B-Sides from the period of recording, as well as fan favourites from across the band’s entire catalog. Bjerre says: “Some of the songs we have never played live before, so we are very excited about this!”
Tickets for all shows are on-sale now HERE.
Mew “And The Glass Handed Kites” 15th Anniversary 2020/21 Live Dates:
Oct 2: London, Royal Festival Hall
Nov 23: Helsinki, House Of Culture SOLD OUT
Nov 25: Oslo, Sentrum Scene
Nov 28: Copenhagen, KB Hallen
Jan 16: Ebisu, Ebisu Garden Hall
Jan 18: Nagoya, Nagoya Club Quattro
Jan 19: Osaka, Umeda Club Quattro
Tracklisting 2LP:
Side One
1. The Circuitry Of The Wolf
2. Chinaberry Tree
3. Why Are You Looking Grave?
4. Fox Cub
5. Apocalypso
6. Special
7. The Zookeeper's Boy
8. A Dark Design
Side Two
1. Saviours Of Jazz Ballet
2. An Envoy To The Open Fields
3. Small Ambulance
4. The Seething Rain Weeps For You
5. White Lips Kissed
6. Louise Louisa
Side Three
1. Drown
2. Animals Of Many Kinds
3. Like Chaser
4. 白い唇はキスをした (Shiroi Kuchibiruno Izanai)
5. Dark Design (red version)
Side Four
1. Killer
2. Forever And Ever
3. Wherefore Are You Not There
4. Apocalypso (Waltz Version)
5. Why Are You Looking Grave? (Mogwai Remix)
Tracklisting 2CD:
CD 1
1. The Circuitry Of The Wolf
2. Chinaberry Tree
3. Why Are You Looking Grave?
4. Fox Cub
5. Apocalypso
6. Special
7. The Zookeeper's Boy
8. A Dark Design
9. Saviours Of Jazz Ballet
10. An Envoy To The Open Fields
11. Small Ambulance
12. The Seething Rain Weeps For You
13. White Lips Kissed
14. Louise Louisa
CD 2
1. Drown
2. Animals Of Many Kinds
3. Like Chaser
4. 白い唇はキスをした (Shiroi Kuchibiruno Izanai)
5. Dark Design (red version)
6. Killer
7. Forever And Ever
8. Wherefore Are You Not There
9. Apocalypso (Waltz Version)
10. Why Are You Looking Grave? (Mogwai Remix)
