Welcome to The MewX Podcast! We have reached the last song to cover from Mew's catalogue. Lead singer, Jonas Bjerre, joins us in talking about the biggest song he's ever made, his time with Mew, leaving the band, future plans, making Comforting Sounds, scoring movies, and much more. What does Comforting Sounds mean to you? Artwork by Ann Lancaster.…

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! About two years ago, we tried recording the episode for Tricks of the Trade. Due to technical difficulties, that episode was never released. We finally came around to recording it again, and invited back our English/Finnish friend in Helsinki, Dean, to discuss one of Mew's most diverse songs. How does Tricks of the Trad…

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! It's time to discuss one of Mew's biggest and most mysterious songs: 156. In search for answers about what the song title could possibly mean, we hear from a few fellow frengers, in addition to the writer of the song. What do you think 156 means? Artwork by Ron Regé, Jr. Credits:Host: Thomas Dyregaard. Co-hosts: Ann Lan…

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! In this episode we celebrate the two bonus tracks from the Japanese release of Visuals: Seeker Shivers and Heavenly Jewel Thief. We are once again joined by Oddvar's brother Simen, as we get his reaction to the songs that he had never heard before. Which of the two songs do you like the most? Credits:Host: Thomas Dyrega…

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! We've reached the final song to cover on + -, as we talk about the song Water Slides. The song features Kimbra on backing vocals, and as one of the biggest songs on the album, it comes in several different versions. Which version do you prefer? Credits:Host: Thomas Dyregaard. Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Ke…

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…

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 Version Like Paper Cuts, …

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 Version Lyrics: Do Y…

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…

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 Version Life Is Not Distant, Album Version Lyrics: The…

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 K…

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 hi…

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 decide…

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! It's Easter egg time! Season 5 is over, but to keep the wait for season 6 a little shorter, we have this bonus episode for you. The legendary American music producer, Michael Beinhorn, joined Thomas and Oddvar for a chat about his work with Mew. We talk about how he found out about Mew, creating And the Glass Handed Kit…

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 Agar…

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 ho…

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 Røs…

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, …

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: H…

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…

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. …

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…

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, A…

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. Be…

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 M…

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…

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! In the late 1990s, a young American girl, then known as Becky Jarrett, got in touch with a Danish band by the name of Mew. Together they recorded the song Symmetry. Little did she know that the song she recorded as a teenager, would still be played all over the world decades later. We're joined by Becky, now Wilson, as …

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! Season 5 of The MewX Podcast starts off with not a normal B-side episode, but a B-side Bonanza! We discuss some of Mew's dearest and rarest non-album tracks in this special episode. Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Where Have All The Geysers Gone?, B-side for I Shoul…

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! We're back with a bonus episode. This time we're not talking Mew, but Jonas Bjerre's new project, Tachys. We're also joined by the band members themselves, Jonas Bjerre and Tobias Wilner, to discuss the making of their debut album, live shows and how their working relationship has developed over the years. We'll be back…

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! Season 4 of the podcast ends with a chat with Mew's bassist, Johan Wohlert. He talks about his role in the band, how he came back to Mew after seven years out, his relationship with "No More Stories", how it was to play "And the Glass Handed Kites" live from start to finish, Mads Wegner's influence on the live shows, th…

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! We take a look at one of Mew's B-sides in this episode, when we discuss the mysterious Swimmer's Chant. We're joined by our friend and former guest, Maja Aaby Pedersen. Episode artwork and Swimmer's Chant cover song by Maja Aaby Pedersen. Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Mar…

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! We go back to the first song on Mew's debut album this week, as we cover Wheels Over Me. With us we have our new friend, Sofie Thybo Pedersen from Copenhagen. Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Guest: Sofie Thybo Pedersen. Wheels Over Me, Album Version Wheels Over Me, …

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! This week's song is yet another song from "+ -", Interview the Girls. We're joined by the star from Tachys' music videos, the Mexican model and aspiring actor, Karime Bribiesca. Episode artwork by Hugo A. López. Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Guest: Karime Bribiesc…

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! We're back to covering our weekly Mew songs again with another song from "+ -", Clinging to a Bad Dream. Fellow Frenger, Shannen Stiffler, joins us from Detroit, Michigan, in discussing the song. Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Clinging to a Bad Dream, Album Version…

Welcome to The MewX Podcast!Thomas, Oddvar and Keir recently went to see Mew play live, after a three-year break from doing live shows. We're also joined by MewX creator, Tero Heikkinen, who helps us recap the four shows we saw in total. We'll be back next Monday with a regular episode.Credits:Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Oddvar Røste and Keir …

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! It's time to discuss one of Mew's most radio-friendly songs, The Night Believer from + -. We're also joined by photographer and director of the music video for Tachy's song, When the World Wakes Up, Hugo A. López. Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. The Night Believer, …

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! We're joined by two guests this week, Joey and Nico, to discuss Learn Our Crystals from Visuals. Who can make the best case for this somewhat unusual Mew song? Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Learn Our Crystals, Album Version Live versions: Learn Our Crystals, Live …

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! In this episode the gang takes a splash into the depths of Hawaii. Are there any new Mew-steries to be found? Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Hawaii, Album Version Live versions: Hawaii, Live at The Interface, 2009 Hawaii, Live at Roskilde, 2012 Lyrics: Hawaii lyric…

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! We go back to the early days of Mew this week to discuss the album-closer on their debut album, A Triumph for Man, Coffee Break. We also get our friend Heather's coffee tips. Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Coffee Break, A Triumph for Man Version Live versions: Coff…

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! This week we go Down Under, as we discuss the first single from Visuals, 85 Videos. Richard Sallis from Adelaide, South Australia, stayed up all night to join us and talk about one of his favorite Mew tracks. Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. 85 Videos, Visuals Versio…

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! In this episode we discuss the mysteriously radio-friendly song from No More Stories, Beach. We're joined by Kyle from St. Paul, Minnesota, who joins us in sharing his take on the song. Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Beach, No More Stories Version Beach, Trentemøll…

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! We continue season 4 with a real classic track from Mew's early days, Mica. Our guest this episode is Diana Flores Blazquez from Mexico City, who joins us to discuss her favorite Mew song. Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Mica, Half the World Is Watching Me Version M…

Welcome to The MewX Podcast!We start off season 4 with one of Mew's most popular songs, The Zookeeper's Boy. Former KEXP DJ Shannon Sauter joins us to talk about how the song changed her life, and having Mew on her radio show. We also talk about Animals of Many Kinds, which shares some lyrics with The Zookeeper's Boy.Credits:Host: Thomas Dyregaard …

The MewX Files At the end of the last season of The MewX Podcast, Oddvar discovered something peculiar, a new Mew-stery to explore. In this episode Ann puts on her detective hat, as she together with Oddvar, Thomas and new co-host of the MewX Podcast, Keir Martin, discuss and explore these new findings. Credits: Host: Ann Lancaster Also featured: T…

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! It's been 15 years since Mew's classic album "And the Glass Handed Kites" was released. We celebrate the occasion with a special episode, packed to the gills with personal stories and anecdotes, shared by your hosts, and many other frengers, related to the album. This episode is the last episode of season 3. We'll be ba…

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! In this episode we reminisce about Mew's big comeback song from 2015, "Satellites." We also discuss how the song developed through the years, from its live debut in 2012, under the working title, "Klassen." Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Heather Tinneny. Satellites, Album versi…

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! We take a deep dive into the radio-friendly, yet mysterious, song from "No More Stories..."; Repeaterbeater. What's going on in the song, and in the music video? It repeats itself. Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Heather Tinneny. Repeaterbeater, Album version Repeaterbeater, Off…

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! We're joined by fellow Frenger, Nico, as we discuss the beautiful album ender from + -; "Cross the River on Your Own." Credits: Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Heather Tinneny. Guest: Nico. Cross the River on Your Own, Album version Live versions mentioned: Cross the River on Your Own, L…

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! Join us, as we discuss the synth-heavy opener from the Visuals tour, "In A Better Place." What kind of symbolism do we find in the lyrics, and in the music video? Credits: Host: Ann Lancaster Co-hosts: Thomas Dyregaard, Oddvar Røste and Heather Tinneny. In A Better Place, Official Video In A Better Place, Purity Ring Re…

Welcome to The MewX Podcast! This week your regular podcast hosts go "Behind the Drapes," and hand over the mics to fellow Frengers; Keir, Keegan and Joey. Credits: Host: Keir Martin Co-hosts: Keegan Davey and Joey Hein. Behind the Drapes, Album version Behind the Drapes, Backdrop visuals Lyrics: Behind the Drapes lyrics Recommendations: Real Estat…