At the risk of trivializing Mew’s gorgeous new album, the songs on +- remind me of iPhones: Underneath the sleek, glimmering exterior, they’re unimaginably complex — musical supercomputers built to transmit the human experience. Except we all know handheld devices are actually destroying our human connection, whereas this impeccable Danish prog-pop inspires me to spread my arms wide and shoots electricity into my heart. It’s the kind of technological advancement even a Luddite could love. –Chris

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