Danish rockers Mew return to Hong Kong for Visuals tour, singer Jonas Bjerre says new songs more ‘spontaneous’
Looking forward to coming back to what Bjerre calls ‘an inspiring city’, Mew will mix in a number of more energised songs from new album Visuals at their Kitec show in September
“He was very thorough. The fortune was very personal; about my love life, my future and my career,” Bjerre recalls.
It was a fitting way to spend time in the city for a band famed for its atmospheric, dreamy, alternative rock sound and lyrics that dabble in spiritual and emotional themes. Formed in 1995 in Copenhagen, Mew enjoyed a steady rise to indie-rock royalty after the release of their acclaimed third album, Frengers, in 2003. The album title also spawned the affectionate term now used to describe the band’s dedicated legion of fans.
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Currently touring to promote their seventh album, Visuals, Mew are preparing to play for their Hong Kong fans again, this time at Kitec in Kowloon Bay on September 18.
Speaking from California on a day off during the band’s North American tour, Bjerre had been spending time balancing the celestial with the practical: sorting out the band’s laundry while catching the solar eclipse. From Los Angeles, the band was preparing to jet to Singapore for the start of their Asian tour, which concludes in Hong Kong.
Mew recorded and self-produced Visuals in just a year – a brisk pace for a band that had a reputation for taking at least three years to complete a record. The resulting collection of songs feels airier and more energised than previous releases.
