The song ”addresses that kind of dark perfectionism which ultimately becomes a sort of demon inside,” and it scratches a similar itch to singer Jonas Bjerre's main band Mew.
It's a dark, murky electronic pop song that deals ”with the relentless bombardment of stimulus we experience in our world, what that does to our minds and our calmness, and how we see ourselves.”
This week's playlist includes new music by Vince Staples, Tyler, the Creator, Yves Tumor, Wet Leg, Gang of Youths, Kings of Convenience ft. Feist, Aldous Harding, and more
Mew (and Apparatjik) vocalist Jonas Bjerre and Blue Foundation's Tobias Wilner are longtime collaborators (Tobias has appeared on multiple Mew albums), and now they've formed a new duo, Tachys. Their first single is "When The World Wakes Up," a chilled-out electronic dream pop song that's fueled by Jonas' unmistakable...
The fest includes Foo Fighters, Jason Isbell, Sharon Van Etten & more on day one; RATM, Run the Jewels & more on day two; and RHCP, The 1975, Liam Gallagher & more on day three.
The lineup also includes Jason Isbell, Brittany Howard, Liam Gallagher, Noname, Sharon Van Etten, Phoebe Bridgers, Angels & Airwaves, Mew, PUP, and more...
Mew's classic breakthrough album Frengers turned 15 this year, and to celebrate, the band have been playing some anniversary shows where they perform the album front to back...
Jonas' picks include some indie/alternative classics like Pixies' Doolittle and My Bloody Valentine's Loveless, as well as some stuff that's lesser known in the US, like Bolivian singer Luzmila Carpio and Swedish singer Stina Nordenstam.
Danish band Mew are celebrating the 15th anniversary of their great 2003 album Frengers with a new expanded reissue featuring seven bonus tracks, and they'll be playing the album in full at select 2018 shows.