“Comforting Sounds” by Mew

Somehow, I’d completely missed the news that Danish rock band Mew was calling it quits, with leader singer/frontman Jonas Bjerre announcing his departure. The band played their final show ever — in their current form, anyway — earlier this month in London, and Jon Hicks blogged about the experience. Hicks also shared the above video of the band’s final song, a stirring rendition of “Comforting Sounds,” the epic closer on 2003’s Frengers.

Mew’s most recent album was 2017’s Visuals. Back in 2007, I was fortunate to catch Mew on their tour for 2005’s And the Glass Handed Kites, and it was a mind-blowing and soul-stirring experience.