Visuals (album)

Visuals is the seventh, and likely final, studio album by Danish alternative rock band Mew. It was released on 28 April 2017.^[2] On 24 January 2017, Mew announced the album via their official website, while a song from the album, "Carry Me to Safety", was premiered on Danish radio station P6 Beat.

Visuals
Studio album by Mew
Released	28 April 2017 (2017-04-28)
Recorded	2016
Genre	Alternative rock, pop[1]
Length	43:46
Label	Play It Again Sam
Producer	Mew
Mew chronology
+ − (2015) Visuals (2017)
Singles from Visuals
"85 Videos" Released: 16 February 2017 "Twist Quest" Released: 3 April 2017 "In a Better Place" Released: 11 May 2017

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, + − (2015), and their first album since No More Stories... (2009) to be recorded as a trio.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Drowned in Sound	7/10[5]
Exclaim!	6/10[6]
Pitchfork	6.2/10[1]
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.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jonas Bjerre, Johan Wohlert, and Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen.

Visuals track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

Bonus tracks on Japanese release

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Seeker Shivers"	2:40
13.	"Heavenly Jewel Thief"	4:16

Personnel

Mew

• Jonas Bjerre – vocals, keyboards, guitar
• Johan Wohlert – bass, backing vocals, guitar
• Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Mads Wegner – additional guitar
• Marius Neset – saxophone
• Bo Rande – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Sasha Ryabina – backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Visuals

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8]	193
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[9]	18
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10]	15
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11]	35
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[12]	47

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Japan[13]	21 April 2017	CD, digital download	Play It Again Sam
Worldwide[14]	28 April 2017	LP, CD, digital download