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Visuals is the seventh studio album by Danish alternative rock band Mew. It was released on 28 April 2017.[3] First single "85 Videos" was released together with a music video on 16 February. It is the first Mew album not to feature guitarist Bo Madsen, who left the band after their previous album, + -, was released in 2015.

Visuals
Studio album by
Mew
Released28 April 2017 (2017-04-28)
Recorded2016
GenreDream pop,[1] pop[2]
Length43:46
LabelPlay It Again Sam
ProducerMew
Mew chronology
+ -
(2015)		 Visuals
(2017)
Singles from Visuals
  1. "85 Videos"
    Released: 16 February 2017
  2. "Twist Quest"
    Released: 3 April 2017
  3. "In a Better Place"
    Released: 11 May 2017

Critical reception


Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Drowned in Sound7/10[5]
Exclaim!6/10[6]
Pitchfork6.2/10[2]
PopMatters[7]

Upon its release, the album received favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on 9 reviews.[4]


Track listing


No.TitleLength
1."Nothingness and No Regrets"4:28
2."The Wake of Your Life"4:42
3."Candy Pieces All Smeared Out"3:36
4."In a Better Place"4:40
5."Ay Ay Ay"3:40
6."Learn Our Crystals"5:20
7."Twist Quest"3:20
8."Shoulders"2:52
9."85 Videos"4:36
10."Zanzibar"2:04
11."Carry Me to Safety"4:28
Total length:43:46
Japanese version (bonus tracks)[8]
No.TitleLength
12."Seeker Shivers"2:40
13."Heavenly Jewel Thief"4:16

Personnel


Mew

Additional personnel


Charts


Chart (2017) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 193
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[10] 18
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11] 15
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12] 35
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[13] 47

Release history


Region Date Format Label
Japan[14] 21 April 2017 CD, digital download Play It Again Sam
Worldwide[15] 28 April 2017 LP, CD, digital download

References


  1. Yeung, Neil Z. "Visuals - Mew". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (26 April 2017). "Mew: Visuals | Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  3. Gaca, Anna (24 January 2017). "New Music: Mew Announce New Album Visuals, Share "Carry Me to Safety"". SPIN. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  4. "Reviews and Tracks for Visuals by Mew". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  5. Spenceley, Haydon (27 May 2017). "Album Review: Mew - Visuals". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 11 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  6. Gee, Chris (26 April 2017). "Mew - Visuals". Exclaim!. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  7. Blum, Jordan (24 April 2017). "Mew: Visuals". PopMatters. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  8. [dead link]
  9. "Ultratop.be – Mew – Visuals" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  10. "Hitlisten.NU – Album Top-40 Uge 18, 2017". Hitlisten. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  11. "Mew Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  12. "Mew Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  13. "Mew Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  14. "Releases". Hostess.co.jp. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  15. "Play It Again Sam :: News :: 'visuals' - The New Album From Danish Prog-pop Powerhouse Mew - Is Out Today!". playitagainsam.net. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017.


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