On August 17, 2009, “Evil Office” label released “No More Stories Are Told Today, I’m Sorry They Washed Away // No More Stories, The World Is Grey, I’m Tired, Let’s Wash Away”, the fifth Mew studio album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Brooklyn Recording”, “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, “Evil Office” in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was produced by Rich Costey, Jonas Bjerre, Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen and Bo Madsen.
Personnel:
- Jonas Bjerre – acoustic and electric guitars, synthesizers, harmonium, piano
- Bo Madsen – acoustic and electric guitar
- Bastian Juel – bass
- Damon Tutunjian – bass
- Silas Graae – drums, percussion, African percussion, drum programming
- Steve Coleman– alto saxophone
- Sellasi Dewornu – African percussion
- Marthisa Friis-Hansen – percussion, Kalimba, marimba
- Mari Helgerlikova – additional vocals
- Nico Muhly– string, piano, piccolo, flute arrangements
- Nick Watts – additional keyboards
- Choir
- Anne Berggren
- Anni Mogensen
- Nanna Larsch
- Lianna Quarshie
- Children’s choir
- Mia-Marie Olesen
- Maria Bruun
- Fannie Klint
- Solveig Honore
- Mathilde Lerentzen
- Emily Piercy
- Roselil Hansen
- Fritjof Nørretranders
- Sally Risell
- Vera Kwederis
- Charlie Stavish – engineer, mixing
- Mark Santangelo – recording assistant
- Noah Goldstein, Ben Liscio – mixing
- Rich Costey – mixing
- Bob Ludwig- mastering
- Vlado Meller- mastering
- M/M Paris- album cover, design
- Ari Marcopoulos- photography
Track listing:
- New Terrain
- Introducing Palace Players
- Beach
- Repeaterbeater
- Intermezzo 1
- Silas the Magic Car
- Cartoons and Macramé Wounds
- Hawaii Dream
- Hawaii
- Vaccine
- Tricks of the Trade
- Intermezzo 2
- Sometimes Life Isn’t Easy
- Reprise
- Nervous
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