Guardian Music — These cerebral prog-poppers prove that Manchester is finally producing innovative, intelligent music againHometown: Manchester.The lineup: Duncan Wallis (vocals), Robin Richards (bass), Pete Broadhead (guitar), Dan Spedding (guitar), Andy Proudfoot (... more info

Bridging The Atlantic — With attention to flow rather than order of preference, my absolute favourite songs of 2009.1. Happy Up Here - Röyksopp2. 1901 - Phoenix3. Osaka Loop Line - Discovery4. Lovesick Teenagers - Bear in Heaven5. Blood Pt 2 - Buck 65 Remix ft Sufjan Ste... more info

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Brooklyn Vegan — words & photos by Dominick Mastrangelo Webster Hall seemed a perfect fit for the Danish band Mew on Friday night (12/4). With songs that require so much space to swirl about, the venue was better suited than their show at... more info

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Stereogum — Mew's vocalist + a-ha's guitarist + Coldplay's bassist = a sweet nine-minute MP3 from a supergroup that basically sounds like Mew sans the prog because Jonas Bjerre can only sound like Jonas Bjerre and it's not like Guy Berryman is Flea or anything. ... more info

Chorus.fm — Remember our *Mew* contest (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1407951)? Well, the band has selected (http://twitter.com/ATDH/status/6214861056) *All the Day Holiday (http://www.myspace.com/allthedayholiday)* to open for them next Monday, ... more info

5 Acts — Tomorrow night Mew is opening up for Pixies at DAR Constitution Hall. This is night #2 for Pixies here in DC and tonight's show was SOLD OUT, so better get your tickets fast if you don't have them already.Mew on MySpaceMew on The Hype Machine more info

Rolling Stone — Beyoncé ended her British “I Am …” tour with a promise to be back next year with a new album, and producer Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins tweeted he is indeed working on tracks for the superstar’s next LP, Billboard reports. Coldplay bassist... more info

Guardian Music — If you were expecting Apparatjik to sound like Viva La Vida meets Take On Me, then you are going to be sorely disappointedThe first audio samples have emerged from the debut album by Apparatjik, a side project uniting Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman, A... more info