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+2015 studio album by Mewf/ Plus–minus (disambiguation) December 2020 + − studio Mew Mew + - cover.jpg plus minus album cover 2015 4 21 y May 2013 – September 2014Copenhagen, Denmark Alternative rock 58 18 Play It Again Sam, Evil Office, A:larm Music, Universal Music, Petroleum Records Michael Beinhorn, Mew No More Stories... 2009 Visuals 2017 + − studio Satellites 19 January 2015 Water Slides 16 March 2015 + − (pronounced "plus minus") is the sixth studio album by Danish alternative rock band Mew. It was released on 21 April 2015. The album was promoted by the singles "Satellites" and "Water Slides". It was Mew's first studio album in five-and-a-half years, following their 2009 record No More Stories....https://pitchfork.com/news/58121-mew-return-with-new-album-share-satellites/ Mew Return With New Album + −, Share "Satellites" Corban Goble Pitchfork 19 January 2015 23 January 2015 Bassist Johan Wohlert made his return on this album after being absent from the band's previous album following his departure in 2006.Nielsen Silas Bay Johan Wohlert: Sådan kom jeg tilbage i Mew http://www.dr.dk/Temaer/Northside/2014/06/15/181033.htm DR 1 July 2015 Danish 14 June 2014 + − was also the final album to feature guitarist Bo Madsen, who left the band on 1 July 2015, as well as the final album to featured original formation.Stine Eskildsen, Rune Melchior Sjørvad Før Roskilde-brag: Mew mister guitarist https://ekstrabladet.dk/musik/dkmusiknyt/foer-roskilde-brag-mew-mister-guitarist/5630353 Ekstra Bladet 1 July 2015 Danish 1 July 2015 Recording and release The recording process for + − started in May 2013 in Copenhagen. Mew enlisted the help of American producer Michael Beinhorn, with whom they worked on their fourth studio album, And the Glass Handed Kites (2005). They also invited guitarist Russell Lissack of the British rock band Bloc Party, whom they first met years earlier during a joint US concert tour. Lissack was featured on the track "My Complications".https://diymag.com/2015/01/22/mews-new-album-is-their-most-versatile-yet Mew, on their new album: "The songs are each very different from each other, but somehow it works" DIY Sarah Jamieson 22 January 2015 23 January 2015 The release date for the album was announced on 19 January 2015 as 27 April 2015, simultaneously releasing "Satellites" as the first single.https://consequence.net/2015/01/mew-announces-new-album-premieres-first-single-satellites-listen/ Mew announces new album, premieres first single "Satellites"—listen Consequence of Sound Chris Coplan 19 January 2015 23 January 2015 The album was issued as a CD, a heavyweight gatefold double 12" vinyl and a limited edition deluxe double CD book,Albums https://www.mewx.info/discography/albums/ MewX 31 January 2026 as well as digitally, with iTunes Store pre-order starting in January. In February 2015, "The Night Believer" was premiered on Norwegian radio station NRK P3.Mew er tilbake! https://p3.no/mew-er-tilbake/ NRK P3 31 January 2026 no 4 February 2015 The song features guest vocals by New Zealand singer-songwriter Kimbra. The album's second single "Water Slides" was released in March 2015.Water Slides https://soundcloud.com/mew-official/water-slides-3 Soundcloud 31 January 2026 enNelson Michael Mew - "Water Slides" https://stereogum.com/1786514/mew-water-slides/news Stereogum 31 January 2026 en 10 March 2015 In April 2015, Mew premiered the song "Witness".Mew share new track ‘Witness’ https://diymag.com/news/mew-share-new-track-witness DIY 31 January 2026 en 11 April 2015 Critical reception 78/100https://www.metacritic.com/music/+--/mew Reviews for + − by Mew Metacritic 2 May 2015 AllMusic 4 5https://www.allmusic.com/album/--mw0002806837 + − / Mew AllMusic James Christopher Monger 1 May 2015 2 May 2015 Consequence of Sound Bhttps://consequence.net/2015/04/album-review-mew/ Mew: + – Consequence of Sound Nina Corcoran 20 April 2015 2 May 2015 DIY 4 5https://diymag.com/2015/04/25/mew-plus-minus-album-review Mew: + − album review DIY Sarah Jamieson 27 April 2015 12 September 2019 Drowned in Sound 7/10https://drownedinsound.com/releases/18767/reviews/4148930 Album Review: Mew: + − Drowned in Sound Haydon Spenceley 24 April 2015 10 September 2019 16 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200916182315/https://drownedinsound.com/releases/18767/reviews/4148930 dead Exclaim! 8/10https://exclaim.ca/music/article/mew Mew: + − Exclaim! Luke-Julius Frenette 22 April 2015 12 September 2019 The Line of Best Fit 7/10https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/mew-do-battle-with-the-past-present-and-future-on-long-awaited-sixth-album + − by Mew The Line of Best Fit Laurence Day 22 April 2015 10 September 2019 musicOMH 4 5https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/mew Mew: + – musicOMH Christopher Monk 26 April 2015 2 May 2015 NME 7/10https://www.nme.com/reviews/various-artists/16041 6 Great Albums That May Have Passed You By This Week NME Matthew Horton 17 April 2015 2 May 2015 Pitchfork 7.2/10https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20288--/ Mew: + − Album Reviews Pitchfork Ian Cohen 1 May 2015 2 May 2015 PopMatters 8 10https://www.popmatters.com/192937-mew-2495535756.html Mew: + − PopMatters Jordan Blum 10 May 2015 10 September 2019 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 78, based on 17 reviews. Ian Cohen of Pitchfork commented that "+ − is liable to be one of the more magnificent-sounding rock records you'll hear all year." Commercial performance The album debuted at number one in Denmark, becoming Mew's second number-one album. In the United Kingdom, + − debuted at number 59 on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 1,438 copies. It is the band's highest-charting album since Frengers (2003) charted at number 102.Jones Alan Official Charts Analysis: Blur's The Magic Whip debuts at No.1 with 43,746 sales http://www.musicweek.com/businessanalysis/read/official-charts-analysis-blur-s-the-magic-whip-debuts-at-no-1-with-43-746-sales/061672 Music Week 1 July 2015 4 May 2014 28 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160328184632/http://www.musicweek.com/businessanalysis/read/official-charts-analysis-blur-s-the-magic-whip-debuts-at-no-1-with-43-746-sales/061672 dead Track listing + − track listing Jonas Bjerre, Bo Madsen, Johan Wohlert, and Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen. 58:18 Satellites 6:09 Witness 3:01 The Night Believer 4:12 Making Friends 4:52 Clinging to a Bad Dream 6:43 My Complications 6:03 Water Slides 5:04 Interview the Girls 4:04 Rows 10:42 Cross the River on Your Own 7:28 Bonus tracks on Japanese release Drinking Soda 5:02 Western Silver Lion Cub 4:02 Deluxe CD Edition Exclusive Disc: Live in Copenhagen 2014 51:45 Coffee Break 4:05 Satellites 5:56 She Spider 4:46 Hawaii 5:35 My Complications 5:42 Silas the Magic Car 4:03 Water Slides 4:45 Cross the River on Your Own 7:32 Special 3:09 The Zookeeper's Boy 5:27 Personnel Mew Jonas Bjerre – vocals, guitars, piano, synthesizers Bo Madsen – guitars Johan Wohlert – bass, guitars Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen – drums, percussion Additional musicians Kimbra – vocals on track 3, backing vocals on track 7, 8 Russell Lissack – guitar on track 6 Sasha Ryabina – backing vocals on track 1, 2, 5, 10 Nick Watts – keyboards Technical Michael Beinhorn – production Rich Costey – mixing Christian Alex Petersen – mixing, engineer Charts +Weekly chart performance for + −Chart (2015)Peak positionDenmark 1 M https://danishcharts.dk/showitem.asp?interpret=Mew&titel=%2B%2D&cat=a Danishcharts.dk – Mew – + − Hung Medien true 9 May 2015Finland 9 Mew + − true 9 May 2015Norway 19 M https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mew&titel=%2B%2D&cat=a Norwegiancharts.com – Mew – + − Hung Medien true 4 September 2025Scotland 44 20150503 true 4 September 2025UK2 59 20150503 Mew true 7 May 2015UKIndependent 10 20150503 true 4 September 2025BillboardHeatseekers 2 Mew true 25 November 2018yes September 2025BillboardAlternative 18 Mew true 25 November 2018yes September 2025BillboardRock 25 Mew true 25 November 2018yes September 2025BillboardTastemaker 8 Mew true 25 November 2018yes September 2025BillboardVinyl 21 Mew true 25 November 2018yes September 2025 Release history Region Date Format Label Denmarkhttps://music.apple.com/dk/album/958098545 + − by Mew iTunes (DK) 27 April 2015 21 April 2015 LP, CD, digital download Evil Office, A:larm Music, Universal Music Belgiumhttps://music.apple.com/be/album/958897208 + − by Mew iTunes (BE) 31 January 2015 24 April 2015 Play It Again Sam Germanyhttp://www.pias.com/de/mew/ Mew – + − PIAS Recordings Germany German 31 January 2015 31 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150131190956/http://www.pias.com/de/mew/ dead https://music.apple.com/de/album/958897208 "+ −" von MEW iTunes (DE) 31 January 2015 Netherlandshttps://music.apple.com/nl/album/958897208 + − by Mew iTunes (NL) 31 January 2015 Norwayhttps://itunes.apple.com/no/album//id957795563 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306053632/https://itunes.apple.com/no/album//id957795563 dead 6 March 2016 + − by Mew iTunes (NO) 27 April 2015 27 April 2015 Petroleum Records Polandhttps://music.apple.com/pl/album/958897208 + − by Mew iTunes (PL) 31 January 2015 Play It Again Sam United Kingdomhttps://music.apple.com/gb/album/958897208 + − by Mew iTunes (GB) 31 January 2015 United Stateshttps://itunes.apple.com/us/album//id958655785 https://web.archive.org/web/20150122031137/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album//id958655785 dead 22 January 2015 + − by Mew iTunes (US) 31 January 2015 28 April 2015 References 30em Category:2015 albums Category:Mew (band) albums Category:Albums produced by Michael Beinhorn