Bummed I never seen them perform live. They were supposed to play a couple US shows back in June 2020, but etc etc..
i got into them way too late, they announced their breakup within the 12 months after i first heard em. really sick stuff discog
Yeah I don't know why they made the initial farewell tour announcement so final, only for the rest of the band to clarify (only in comment sections!) that it was a farewell for Jonas and the band was continuing. Confusing for sure
I suppose it was a big enough deal they had to treat it as one, but getting out in front of breakup speculation would have been a much smarter move.
Honestly not sure how I feel about that… Jonas is such a huge part of their sound, as much as I adore the band I feel like they had a great run and the remaining guys could continue as something new. I usually hate being one of those fans, but it is difficult for me to imagine this band without Jonas. We shall see.
I mean it IS hard, you don't have to be 'one of those fans' to acknowledge this is all we've known from this band.
Honestly without Bo AND Jonas I don't know if I'd enjoy whatever Mew would sound like at that point. I already missed Bo on the last record.
I'd be very satisfied if they picked a new guy/girl from somewhere in Denmark, or the surrounding area, as Jonas' distinct accent was signature to the band's sound.