By public demand Mew are now finally re-issuing their album "Half the World is Watching Me", originally released in 2000. The album features many of Mew's most popular songs to date, and the re-issue will feature a bonus CD with 9 previously unreleased tracks such as demos, live recordings, and studio recordings (among them the title-track "Half the World is Watching Me"), which were not included back then.

The album has been unavailable since the original 5000 copies were sold out in 2000.

In other words: A must-have for any Mew fan! Released on Evil Office 6 August 2007.

Forum move

The constant on-offness of the forum over the last couple of weeks has been as annoying for us as it has for you... So, we've moved it to a new machine, which means you can now access it on http://forum.mew.sonybmg.co.uk. Please change your bookmarks, and we'll update the link in the main nav shortly as well.

Mew Film Diary - Episode 3

Watch the latest installment HERE.

Danish festival show confirmed

BEATDAY07

It's now confirmed that Mew will play 1 exclusive show in Denmark this summer. Check out the full line-up at www.Beatboxbooking.dk

13 March 2007 - New Blog Update!

Read Bo's latest blog entry here

New US Tour Dates Announced!

Visit the tour section for the full list of dates.

Video Diary

Watch Episode 1 of Mew's video diary HERE

Frengers - US Release

Mew's 2003 breakthrough album - now finally available in the US!

Order Now

Mew - Rhapsody Originals

Listen to a special performance by Mew at Rhapsody Originals.

Best blog...?

Thanks for everyone who voted Mew's journal as the 'Best Blog' at the BT Digital Music Awards.

The band made the final shortlist of 5, but were pipped to the title by The Streets.

Bo and Jonas have both posted new entries recently though, so check the Journal section...

In America

Mew activity in America continues to gather pace; Mew and the Glass Handed Kites ranked #2 in Entertainment Weekly's 'Must List' (if it weren't for pesky cartoon ants...), and the band have been picking up favourable reviews like the ones below...

Spin.com
TheTripwire.com

US album release

Mew and the Glass Handed Kites is released in America today (July 25th); the band play their first dates with Bloc Party on Friday 28th, after their own headline show in NY on Weds 26th. You can check out the US microsite at www.mewsite.com/usa.

Thanks for voting in the Yahoo promotion last week- results come in in mid-August.

Meanwhile, Bo has written you a new journal entry...

Special video wins at CADS

The CADS06 awards were held last week (June 8th) in London, and Mew's Special video walked off with the 'Best Cinematography in a Video' title.

The awards are held annually within the UK music industry, to celebrate and reward creative video.

Special beat competition from Gwen Stefani (Cool), Franz Ferndinand (Walk Away), James Blunt (Goodbye My Lover), Coldplay (Talk) and Will Young (All Time Love).

You can watch the video by clicking the links below, in Realplayer.
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MySpace address changed

The address for Mew's MySpace page has now changed, from myspace.com/mewsite, to www.myspace.com/mew, which is all right and proper.

If you're one of Mew's friends, you will still be able to reach the Mew page by clicking their picture from your own profile. If you've got the old address bookmarked in your web-browser, you'll need to update it...

Supporting Bloc Party

Mew will be supporting Bloc Party on their US tour, at the dates listed below:

July 2006
28th: Boston, MA (Bank Pavilion)
29th: Brooklyn, NY (McCarran Pool)


August 2006
1st: Anaheim, CA (The Grove)
3rd: Los Angeles, CA (Greek Theatre)
4th: Berkeley, CA (Greek Theatre)

New journal and pictures

On the eve of the band's European tour, Jonas has posted a new journal entry, with photos from the Shepherds Bush show on the UK tour.

Click 'Journal' on the navigation above to check it out...

Sasha mix of The Zookeeper's Boy

A Sasha mix of Mew's new single The Zookeeper's Boy will be available from Monday April 17th, through this site.

This is in addition to the physical release of the single, and the iTunes exclusive 'Livingstone' version of the track.

Preview clips of the mix below, and pre-order/ purchase the download from here.

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Johan Wohlert is Leaving Mew

Bass Player Johan Wohlert has decided to leave the band that he has been a part of for more than a decade. He leaves Mew as they enjoy their status as the number 1 Rock Band in Denmark and an ever improving profile internationally, with Mew... and the Glass Handed Kites released throughout most of Europe and Asia and a USA release scheduled for this summer.

Johan is due to become a father, and he feels that being a part of a band with those great international ambitions, album recordings abroad, international touring etc. would not be compatible with the fact that he now has to be a part of a family – his own family.

Johans reasons for leaving the band have been fully accepted by Silas, Jonas and Bo and they wish to pass on the following message:

Dear Frengers,
We are sad to be announcing today that Johan is no longer a member of Mew. We have had many great experiences together, we practically grew up together, and he will be missed.

Yes this is sad, but we have to remember the reasons why Johan is leaving: he is going to be a Dad. A new and important chapter begins in his life and we wish him all the best. Bon Voyage Giovanni!

We have already found a new Bass Player who will play the live shows with us the same way Dr Watts does and all shows will take place as planned. There will however be no new full member of Mew.

To Frengers everywhere we want to say this: do not worry for the future of Mew. We feel very good at the moment, we are having a great time playing live and we are already writing songs for our new record. We await the future eagerly...

Lots of love,

Silas, Jonas and Bo
Mew

Johan says:
To step out of this band is one of the most terrifying things I have done in my entire life. But it is a necessary step because my life has entered a new and important phase.

I have dedicated most of my adult life to the dream I had with my three very close friends Silas, Jonas and Bo. Mew will always be my band, there is no doubt about that. Sure it wont be the same band without me, but I know it can be something new and exciting. I know that Silas, Jonas and Bo will embrace the new creative challenges with the same musical curiosity and backwards thinking that the band always has.

I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you out there who have believed in and supported Mew. I am very proud of what we have accomplished; the big concerts, the platinum and gold selling records in Denmark, and the insisting on always doing things in our own way!

On top of this I of course feel very privileged and honoured to have experienced the loyal support from Mew fans all over the world. Thank you everyone for making this period in my life so special.

Johan

Mew continue their touring and album promotion in Europe and will go to USA to promote the album in the summer.

The Zookeeper's Boy is released as a single in the UK on April 17th.

Zookeeper's Bs

Mew's next single The Zookeeper's Boy comes out on April 17th, with format details listed below in a previous news item.

We've now added clips of some of the b-sides to the site; you can find them in the Music & Video section, or by clicking the links below:

A Dark Design (Red Version)
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Chinaberry Tree (Red Version)
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Safe As Houses
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The Zookeeper's Boy (Livingston Version)
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Zookeeper's Video

You can watch the full length video for The Zookeeper's Boy via the links below- single is released on April 17th.

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If you prefer Quicktime format, and have a decent broadband connection, you can watch an embedded version here.

Ruisrock

We just had 2 amazing days in Helsinki, and we very glad to announce that we are going back soon.

We will play at this year's Ruisrock Festival (7th-9th July). More info at www.ruisrock.fi

Bukta Festival

Mew are confirmed to play at this year's Bukta, Tromsø Open Air Festival in Norway.

The festival takes place on July 21st & 22nd; there's more info at www.bukta.no, and tickets at www.billettservice.no.

Tour Support

Danish band Symptoms will be supporting Mew on their upcoming Scandinavian tour dates.

You can find out more about them at www.symptoms.dk.

Following Mew's UK tour in February, Jonas has added a new entry in the Journal section; it also contains first details of the next single release, The Zookeeper's Boy

Extra Oslo show + Danish Festival dates

Mew have added a second show at Oslo's Rockefeller venue, on March 21st, after the 22nd show sold out.

Tickets are available from www.ticketmaster.no, and more info is at www.rockefeller.no.

Meanwhile, a number of Danish summer festival appearances have been confirmed, as well as 2 shows for German magazine Intro - see the Tour section for full details.

Grave Invaders

For those of you who weren't able to track down the code words across the formats of Why Are You Looking Grave?, there is now another way to access the exclusive video content on offer.

Essentially, you can now get in via skill - go to www.mewsite.com/lookinggrave and find out how...

Zulu Awards

Mew added to their collection of recent awards by picking up 3 Zulu's in Denmark on November 24th.

They won:
Best Male Singer: Jonas B.
Best Hit: Zookeeper's Boy
Best Album: ... and the Glass Handed Kites

Pictures of the event can be found at zulu.tv2.dk.

There's also a new journal entry from Bo to check out, in which he suggests maybe giving one of these away on the site...

New Journal + Pictures

Check the Journal section for an update from Jonas, and also 12 new excellent photos taken at points during the recent tour.

Also, if you are a user on MySpace, you may like to become a friend of Mew, at www.myspace.com/mewsite...

New Merch

Brand new merchandise from the and the Glass Handed Kites album is in stock now.

You can find it at www.vibrashop.com and shop.gaffa.dk/shop.

Evil Office HQ

From Animals to Zookeeper

Amongst many people on the Forum and at live shows, Zookeeper's Boy is already a favourite track from the new and the Glass Handed Kites lp.

So, we thought you'd be interested to hear the song's origins, which are in a track called Animals Of Many Kinds, which is going to included on the Special single formats.

Click the links below to play, and add your thoughts on the forum...

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Special video

As promised, here is the new Mew video, for Special, which now comes out on September 19th.

It was shot in Gärnäs, Sweden, and is lovingly rendered in black and white. You can see behind-scenes pictures from the shoot in the Photos section, and to watch the video click the appropriate link below:

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You can also catch the video on MTV2 currently. Special is released on September 12th, although the song can already be downloaded (see earlier news).

and the Glass Handed Kites tracklist confirmed

The tracklisting for Mew's new album, and the Glass Handed Kites, has been confirmed as below; the album comes out on September 26th...

1. 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
(Fear Me, December)
10. An Envoy To The Open Fields
11. Small Ambulance
12. The Seething Rain Weeps For You
(Uda Pruda)
13. White Lips Kissed
14. Louise Louisa

Frengers Game

About time this was re-visited, we thought.

The band's self-made platform flash game, which delights and frustrates us in equal measures, as we crash into the icy sea on our way to the Far North yet again.

Play it at www.mewsite.com/frengersgame.

Apocalypso release / Mailing list

Mew's new single Apocalypso will be coming out on July 18th, as a limited 7" vinyl and digital download release.

The download will be available from July 4th, with an alternate version made available from July 18th.

You will shortly be able to pre-order the 7", which is being limited to 2000 copies...

Meanwhile - the Mew mailing list has had some technical changes, so even if you have previously already signed up, we'd recommend that you do so again, to make sure you're on the new list (all old data should have been transfered across, but better to be sure...).

You can sign up on the Join page.

The Mew Forum

Visit the official Mew forum. CLICK HERE to register a username and password now! You can then start leaving messages for the band and other Mew fans.