The MewX Podcast

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! It's winter, so it only seems fitting to discuss the beautiful track from A Triumph for Man: Snowflake. With us to talk about it is Polish frenger Zuzanna. And making her triumphant return to the podcast, Heather is back in Keir's absence. Artwork by Zuzanna Sokół. Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard. Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster and Oddvar Røste. Guests: Zuzanna Sokół and Heather Kelliher. Snowflake, Album VersionSnowflake, Gloria Hirsh Remix Lyrics:Snowflake, lyrics Live Versions:Snowflake, live at Operaen, 2010 Other Links:Apparatjik - Electric Eye, YouTubeTachys - Signify, YouTubeLTJ Bukem - Atlantis, YouTubeSnowflake, Cover by Lynx Filante Follow us:mewxinfo Twitter: @mewxinfo Facebook: mewxinfoAnn: Instagram: ovaltine8Oddvar: Instagram: oddvarrosteKeir: Instagram: keirmartin93 E-mail the show: podcast@mewx.info

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! It's time for yet another doubleheader! We start with Web from A Triumph For Man, before we talk about the b-side Like Paper Cuts from the Am I Wry? No single. Which of the two songs do you prefer? Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard. Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Web, Album VersionLike Paper Cuts, Music Video Lyrics:Web, lyricsLike Paper Cuts, lyrics Other Versions:Web, Demo Version, YouTube Other Links:Akon - Lonely, YouTubeBobby Vinton - Mr. Lonely, YouTubeDepeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence, YouTubeWeb, Cover by SARIN Follow us:mewxinfo Twitter: @mewxinfo Facebook: mewxinfoAnn: Instagram: ovaltine8Oddvar: Instagram: oddvarrosteKeir: Instagram: keirmartin93 E-mail the show: podcast@mewx.info

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! Happy Mew year! We start off 2025 with a song from the greatest hits album, Eggs Are Funny: Do You Love It? We dig into the origins of the song, both lyrically and musically. Do you love it? Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard. Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Do You Love It?, Album VersionLyrics:Do You Love It?, lyrics Live Versions:Do You Love It?, Live at the Copenhagen Opera House, 2010, YouTubeEarly Riff, Beat Day, 2007, YouTube Other Links:Spongebob Squarepants Intro, YouTubeWhispers of Immortality, Poem by T.S. EliotT.S. Eliot, WikipediaCats the Musical, WikipediaCats, IMDbThe Human Centipede, IMDbBloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch, YouTube Follow us:mewxinfo Twitter: @mewxinfo Facebook: mewxinfoAnn: Instagram: ovaltine8Oddvar: Instagram: oddvarrosteKeir: Instagram: keirmartin93 E-mail the show: podcast@mewx.info

Mew-rry Christmas, and welcome to The MewX Podcast! We get in the holiday spirit, as we go through a bunch of demo songs from Mew's illustrious career, from the early to later years. And when we say early years, we mean early. To discuss some of the rarest Mew songs our there, we're joined by fellow Frengers Érika and Maja. What's your favorite Mew demo track? Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard. Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Guests: Érika Giusti and Maja Aaby Pedersen. Artwork by Maja Aaby Pedersen. Songs discussed:Boy, Roskilde, 2012, YouTubeBoy, Tachys Version, YouTubeSuperfriends, YouTubeNothing Is Red, YouTubeChinese Gun, YouTubeDaddy Drone, YouTubeBamse, Roskilde, 2012, YouTubeWherefore Are You Not There?, YouTube + a few more tracks... Follow us:mewxinfo Twitter: @mewxinfo Facebook: mewxinfoAnn: Instagram: ovaltine8Oddvar: Instagram: oddvarrosteKeir: Instagram: keirmartin93 E-mail the show: podcast@mewx.info

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! In this week's episode we talk about two tracks from Mew's debut album, A Triumph for Man: Then I Run and Life Is Not Distant. What's your favorite Mew deep cut? Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard. Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Then I Run, Album VersionLife Is Not Distant, Album VersionLyrics:Then I Run, lyricsLife Is Not Distant, lyrics Other links:Bloodhound Gang - Fire Water Burn, YouTubeOne Fierce Beer Coaster, WikipediaUniverse Size Comparison 3D, YouTubeMoon, IMDb Follow us:mewxinfo Twitter: @mewxinfo Facebook: mewxinfoAnn: Instagram: ovaltine8Oddvar: Instagram: oddvarrosteKeir: Instagram: keirmartin93 E-mail the show: podcast@mewx.info

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! This week we discuss the song Making Friends from the album + -, from its early origins to the later versions of the song. What's your favorite version? This episode was recorded before the announcement of Jonas Bjerre's departure from the band. Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard. Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Artwork by Jonas Bjerre. Making Friends, Album VersionMaking Friends, First VersionMaking Friends, Sensory Spaces VersionMaking Friends, Quiet Sessions VersionMaking Friends, Otherworld VersionLyrics:Making Friends, lyrics Music video:Making Friends Live versions:Making Friends, Vega, Copenhagen, 2013Witness with Making Friends intro, Roundhouse, London, 2015 Cover version:Kimbra - Making Friends, Soundcloud Other links:Sensory Spaces App, YouTubeSteve Reich - Piano Phase, YouTubeMew in Sicily - When I See Tomorrow, YouTube Follow us:mewxinfo Twitter: @mewxinfo Facebook: mewxinfoAnn: Instagram: ovaltine8Oddvar: Instagram: oddvarrosteKeir: Instagram: keirmartin93 E-mail the show: podcast@mewx.info

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! We're finally back for yet another season, and start off what is likely to be our very last season with a doubleheader, the opening of the classic album Mew and the Glass Handed Kites: Circuitry of the Wolf and Chinaberry Tree. We're once again joined by the prolific musician and writer Alex Maiolo, to discuss two of his favorite Mew songs. Or is it just one song? This episode was recorded before the announcement of Jonas Bjerre's departure of the band. Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard. Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Guest: Alex Maiolo. Circuitry of the Wolf, Album VersionChinaberry Tree, Album VersionChinaberry Tree, Red Version Lyrics:Chinaberry Tree, lyrics Live version:Circuitry of the Wolf and Chinaberry Tree, Strom, Munich, 2015 Other links:Led Zeppelin - Friends and Celebration Day, YouTubeSimple Minds - Up On The Catwalk, YouTubeLukas Graham - Cheat Code, YouTubeSwirlies - Blonder Tongue Audio Baton, YouTubeYes - The Remembering, YouTubeGenesis - Carpet Crawlers, YouTubeEnnio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Main Theme, YouTubeThe Beach Boys - Don't Hurt My Little Sister, YouTubeKorn - Alone I Break, YouTubeGlintshake - My New Style, YouTubeMarina Herlop - miu, YouTubeRóisín Murphy - Overpowered, YouTubeJane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealing, YouTubeLilys - Elizabeth Colour Wheel, YouTubeBand on the Run, WikipediaPeter Gabriel 1978 album, WikipediaNiels Bohr, WikipediaOut of Africa, IMDbOppenheimer, IMDb Follow us:mewxinfo Twitter: @mewxinfo Facebook: mewxinfoAnn: Instagram: ovaltine8Oddvar: Instagram: oddvarrosteKeir: Instagram: keirmartin93 E-mail the show: podcast@mewx.info

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! Mew dropped a bombshell on everyone last week. Jonas Bjerre is leaving the band. We've been recording a few episodes for the upcoming season 6 of the podcast, but were not planning on releasing anything just yet. However, this announcement changed our plans a bit, as we give you our reactions to the news. We also decided to add our recording for The Wake of Your Life to the episode, as we saw how it thematically could fit in. We'll be back releasing weekly episodes later this year, as our recordings of Season 6 progresses, so stay tuned! Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard. Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. The Wake of Your Life, Album Version Lyrics: The Wake of Your Life, lyrics Live version: Wake, Wikipedia Likvake, Norwegian definition, SNL Alan Wake, Wikipedia Follow us: mewxinfo Twitter: @mewxinfo Facebook: mewxinfo Ann: Instagram: ovaltine8 Oddvar: Instagram: oddvarroste Keir: Instagram: keirmartin93 E-mail the show: podcast@mewx.info

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! Season 5 comes to and end, as we talk about one of Mew's most popular songs, Special. We're joined by Oddvar's brother Simen, to discuss his favorite song. We also get some help to solve a mystery in the lyrics, when we get an unexpected call during the recording. What do you think of Special, and what do you think Agarina means? Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard. Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Guest: Simen Røste. Special, Radio Mix Music video: Special, Directed by Martin de Thurah Lyrics: Special, lyrics Live versions: Special, Live at KB Hallen, Copenhagen, 2006 Special, Live at The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS, 2006 Cover versions: Special, Cover by Live, XFactor, Denmark, 2019 Special, Cover by Taavi Paomets feat. Jonas Bjerre, Salalaulu, Estonia, 2022 Other links: Bo recording Special, YouTube Mew talking about the Special music video, YouTube Mew talk about Hulk Hogan on The DL, YouTube Backstreet Boys - Get Down, Official music video, YouTube New Kids On The Block - Step By Step, Official music video, YouTube Carpark North - Human, Official music video, YouTube Trentemøller - Vamp, Official audio, YouTube La Dispute - Edward Benz, 27 Times, Official audio, YouTube Lake of the Dead, IMDb The Last of Us, IMDb Follow us: mewxinfo Twitter: @mewxinfo Facebook: mewxinfo Ann: Instagram: ovaltine8 Oddvar: Instagram: oddvarroste Keir: Instagram: keirmartin93 E-mail the show: podcast@mewx.info

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! This week we're joined by the brain behind the Themes For Great Cities project, Alex Maiolo. Alex, Jonas Bjerre, Jonas Kaarnamets, Erki Pärnoja and the city of Tallinn, released an album earlier this month, of music made largely on modular synths, performed live at Tallinn Music Week. It's an inspirational talk about how the four guys and one city came together, creating music and a great friendship. We also hear about how they made the album, Alex's musical inspirations, his relationship with Mew, modern ways of creating and consuming music versus old, and much more. The album is available on limited edition red vinyl, pressed at Citizen Vinyl in Asheville, NC, and digital download on moroderikmusik.bandcamp.com. Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard. Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Guest: Alex Maiolo. Themes For Great Cities: Tallinn Alex Maiolo Alexmaiolo.com Alex on Instagram Triple X Snaxxx on Instagram Lacy Jags on Instagram Jonas Bjerre Jonasbjerre.com Mewsite.com Jonas on Instagram Mew on Instagram Mew on YouTube Jonas Kaarnamets Frankieanimal.com Jonas on Instagram Jonas on YouTube Frankie Animal on YouTube Erki Pärnoja Ewertandthetwodragons.com Erki on Instagram Ewert and The Two Dragons on YouTube Moroderik Musik Moroderik.com Moroderik Musik on YouTube Other links: Themes For Great Cities: Tallinn, Live at Tallinn Music Week, 2001 Ewert and The Two Dragons - (In The End) There's Only Love, Official Music Video Estonian Voices & DJ Sander Mölder with guitarist Jonas Kaarnamets and String Quartet FourFest Suburban Summit Simple Minds - Theme For Great Cities, Audio Themes For Great Cities: Five Things I Wish I Had Known, with Alex Maiolo and Jonas Bjerre E-mail the show: podcast@mewx.info

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! We're joined this week by Mew's live keyboardist and guitarist, Nick Watts and Mads Wegner. We hear all about how they got into playing with Mew, their careers outside of Mew, life on tour, fears of replacing former band members, etc. One for the road! Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard. Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Stuff we talk about: The Storm, Wikipedia The Storm - Lost In The Fire, Official Music Video Tue West - Sig Du Er Sikker, Official Music Video Tue West - Skynd Dig Væk, Live, 2004 Tue West, Wikipedia Mew's Video Diary - Episode 6 Chris Morris, Wikipedia Headswim - Soup, Official Music Video Headswim, Live at Underworld, Camden, London, 2022 Hannah Peel, Wikipedia Nick Watts & Jonas Bjerre - Number 5 In the Sky Hannah Peel - Mary Casio: Journey To Cassiopeia, Full Visual Album Beach House, Wikipedia Wild Nothing, Wikipedia Real Estate, Wikipedia The Smile, Wikipedia Real Estate - Paper Cup, Official Music Video The Smile - Speech Bubble Megadeth, Wikipedia Megadeth - Holy Wars...The Punishment Due, Official Music Video Follow us: www.mewx.info Instagram: mewxinfo Twitter: @mewxinfo Facebook: mewxinfo Ann: Instagram: ovaltine8 Oddvar: Instagram: oddvarroste Keir: Instagram: keirmartin93 E-mail the show: podcast@mewx.info

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! It's time for a doubleheader, when we this week discuss two of Mew's shorter, but sweeter songs, Shoulders and Zanzibar, from Visuals. We also hear an alternative song about Zanzibar. Which of the two songs do you prefer? Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard. Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Shoulders, Album version Zanzibar, Album version Lyrics: Shoulders, lyrics Zanzibar, lyrics Live version: Shoulders, Live on Radio K, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 2017 Shoulders, Live at Paste Studios, New York, NY, USA, 2017 Cover version: Zanzibar, Cover by John P, YouTube Other links: Sputnik - Zanzibar, audio, YouTube Sputnik (singer), Wikipedia Sputnik 1 (satellite), Wikipedia The Art of Meditation - Sigur Rós, Alan Watts and Paul Corley, YouTube Anglo-Zanzibar War, Wikipedia Follow us: www.mewx.info Instagram: mewxinfo Twitter: @mewxinfo Facebook: mewxinfo Ann: Instagram: ovaltine8 Oddvar: Instagram: oddvarroste Keir: Instagram: keirmartin93 E-mail the show: podcast@mewx.info

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! It's time for another vintage Mew track, Her Voice Is Beyond Her Years. We discuss both versions of the song, and the mysterious feature artist, Stina Nordenstam. We also find out where the song title came from! Do you prefer the early version from Half the World Is Watching Me, or the later Frengers version? Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Her Voice Is Beyond Her Years, Half the World Is Watching Me version Her Voice Is Beyond Her Years, Frengers version Lyrics: Her Voice Is Beyond Her Years, lyrics Live version: Her Voice Is Beyond Her Years, Live in Copenhagen, 2001, audio Her Voice Is Beyond Her Years, Live at Tammerfest, Tampere, Finland, 2018 Her Voice Is Beyond Her Years, Live at El Plaza Condesa, Mexico City, Mexico, 2018 Other links: Jonas and Johan talk about Stina Nordenstam, YouTube Jonas Bjerre's tweet about Stina Nordenstam Stina Nordenstam, Wikipedia Stina Nordenstam - So This Is Goodbye, Official Music Video Follow us: www.mewx.info Instagram: mewxinfo Twitter: @mewxinfo Facebook: mewxinfo Ann: Instagram: ovaltine8 Oddvar: Instagram: oddvarroste Keir: Instagram: keirmartin93 E-mail the show: podcast@mewx.info

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! This week we're drawing cartoons with guest frenger Martha, to discuss the epic number from 2009's No More Stories..., Cartoons and Macramé Wounds. Is this one song, or multiple songs in one? What is Jonas singing about? And which nu-metal band is brought up when discussing the song title? Listen to the episode, and you may or may not find the answers to all these questions. What do you think of when you listen to this song? Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Guest: Martha. Cartoons and Macramé Wounds, Album version Lyrics: Cartoons and Macramé Wounds, lyrics Other links: Jonas discussing 'the 94 bit', YouTube Don't open this link Follow us: www.mewx.info Instagram: mewxinfo Twitter: @mewxinfo Facebook: mewxinfo Ann: Instagram: ovaltine8 Oddvar: Instagram: oddvarroste Keir: Instagram: keirmartin93 E-mail the show: podcast@mewx.info

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! It's a Mew year, and we're back after a couple of weeks off! We kick off 2023 with the song inspired by the Transformers, Count to Ten. Together with guest frenger, Nico, we not only talk about the song in question, but also about the Transformers franchise. There's also another guest stopping by to greet the frengers. What's your favorite Transformers movie or series? Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Guest: Nico. Count to Ten, Album version Lyrics: Count to Ten, lyrics Other links: Tina Dickow - Count to Ten, YouTube Transformers, Wikipedia Michael Bay, IMDb Michael Bay - What is Bayhem?, YouTube Hot Fuzz - You Ain't Seen Bad Boys II?, YouTube World War Z Pepsi Scene, YouTube The Transformers: The Movie, 1986, YouTube Follow us: www.mewx.info Instagram: mewxinfo Twitter: @mewxinfo Facebook: mewxinfo Ann: Instagram: ovaltine8 Oddvar: Instagram: oddvarroste Keir: Instagram: keirmartin93 E-mail the show: podcast@mewx.info

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! Mew-rry Christmas, fellow Frengers! We celebrate the holidays together with MewX founder, Tero, and talk about the beautiful song from, And the Glass Handed Kites, White Lips Kissed, in both its English and Japanese form. The big question we ask in this episode is, is White Lips Kissed actually a Christmas song? Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Guest: Tero Heikkinen. White Lips Kissed, Album version Shiroi Kuchibiruno Izanai, Album version Lyrics: White Lips Kissed, lyrics Live versions: White Lips Kissed, Mew with Copenhagen Phil, Musikkonservatoriets Koncertsal, Copenhagen, 2017 White Lips Kissed, Live on Rhapsody Originals, 2006 White Lips Kissed, Live on Thetripwire.com, 2006 Cover versions: The Mewtants - White Lips Kissed Other links: The Making of And the Glass Handed Kites, YouTube Snippet of White Lips Kissed backdrop art, Instagram Follow us: www.mewx.info Instagram: mewxinfo Twitter: @mewxinfo Facebook: mewxinfo Ann: Instagram: ovaltine8 Oddvar: Instagram: oddvarroste Keir: Instagram: keirmartin93 E-mail the show: podcast@mewx.info

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! Hate it or love it? Saliva, from Mew's second album, Half the World Is Watching Me, splits the room in this week's episode. Is this Mew's most controversial song? Is it just an annoying sit-com theme tune, or a fun pop song? Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Saliva, Album version Lyrics: Saliva, lyrics Live versions: Saliva, Mica & Panda (Live), Audio Cover versions: Mind Recorder - Saliva, Live at Mewphoria, Indonesia, 2010 Other links: Half the World Is Watching Me, Demo CD, Discogs Safe As Houses, Audio Gimme a Break, Theme song Three's Company, Theme song Benson, Theme song The Partridge Family, Theme song The La's - There She Goes, Official Music Video The Spinto Band - Oh Mandy, Official Music Video Follow us: www.mewx.info Instagram: mewxinfo Twitter: @mewxinfo Facebook: mewxinfo Ann: Instagram: ovaltine8 Oddvar: Instagram: oddvarroste Keir: Instagram: keirmartin93 E-mail the show: podcast@mewx.info

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! In this episode we try to figure out Mew's, according to themselves, most complicated song, Beautiful Balloon, from the debut album A Triumph for Man. We also do our best to decipher the missing pieces of the song's strange lyrics. Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Beautiful Balloon, Album version Beautiful Balloon, Acoustic version Lyrics: Beautiful Balloon, lyrics Other links: Johan talks about Beautiful Balloon Mew's first website Sebastián Ayala - Beautiful Balloon, Cover version The 5th Dimension - Up, Up and Away Swirlies - Jeremy Parker Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit, Official Music Video The Gap Band - Early In The Morning, Official Music Video David Grohl Shocks Pharrell With Drumming Influences, YouTube clip Follow us: www.mewx.info Instagram: mewxinfo Twitter: @mewxinfo Facebook: mewxinfo Ann: Instagram: ovaltine8 Oddvar: Instagram: oddvarroste Keir: Instagram: keirmartin93 E-mail the show: podcast@mewx.info

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! Why Are You Looking Grave?, was the third single released from Mew's fourth album, And the Glass Handed Kites. This week we discuss our feelings about this song, the involvement of J Mascis from Dinosaur Jr. and its many different versions. Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Why Are You Looking Grave?, Album version Why Are You Looking Grave?, Official music video Why Are You Looking Grave?, Mogway 'Miow' Remix Why Are You Looking Grave?, Kissing Hoodies Mix Why Are You Looking Grave?, Kitchen Demo Lyrics: Why Are You Looking Grave?, lyrics Live version: Why Are You Looking Grave?, Acoustic Version, Live at Village Underground, London, 2015 Why Are You Looking Grave?, Kerrang Live Session, 2006 Live at the Kesärauha Festival, Turku, 2021 Other links: Why Are You Looking Grave?, Guy Gerber's Remix Forever And Ever In Time Do You Forget (Daydream) Mew talking about 'Why Are You Looking Grave?' Interview with Jonas Bjerre, Songfacts.com Antethic - New Terrain (Mew Cover feat. Emilia Bahamonde) Follow us: www.mewx.info Instagram: mewxinfo Twitter: @mewxinfo Facebook: mewxinfo Ann: Instagram: ovaltine8 Oddvar: Instagram: oddvarroste Keir: Instagram: keirmartin93 E-mail the show: podcast@mewx.info

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! In this week's episode we dig into what Nothingness and No Regrets, the opening track of Mew's to date latest album, Visuals, could possibly be about. We also discuss Mew's transformation from shoegaze to stadium rock. Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Nothingness and No Regrets, Visuals version Lyrics: Nothingness and No Regrets, lyrics Live version: Nothingness and No Regrets, Live at Det Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen, 2017 Other links: Jonas Bjerre - Kids Don't Fight, audio Follow us: www.mewx.info Instagram: mewxinfo Twitter: @mewxinfo Facebook: mewxinfo Ann: Instagram: ovaltine8 Oddvar: Instagram: oddvarroste Keir: Instagram: keirmartin93 E-mail the show: podcast@mewx.info