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''And the Glass Handed Kites'' is the fourth studio album by Danish band Mew, released 19 September 2005 in Denmark, 24 September 2005 in the United Kingdom and 25 July 2006 in the United States on Sony BMG.〔(Mew – And The Glass Handed Kites - Denmark ). Discogs. Retrieved 3 August 2011.〕〔(Mew – And The Glass Handed Kites: Mew: Amazon.co.uk ). Amazon.com. Retrieved 3 August 2011.〕〔(Mew – And The Glass Handed Kites - US ). Discogs. Retrieved 3 August 2011.〕 ==Overview== ''And the Glass Handed Kites'' was composed as a single continuous suite. Critics have likened the album to one long song due to the tracks' unnoticed transitions.〔 ''And the Glass Handed Kites sound has been compared to Sigur Rós, Dinosaur Jr., Ride, a concept album and progressive rock.〔〔〔Bernard, David. (Mew: And the Glass Handed Kites ). Popmatters. 21 October 2005. Retrieved 3 August 2011.〕〔Abebe, Nitsuh. (Album Reviews: Mew: And the Glass Handed Kites ). Pitchfork Media. 8 August 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2011.〕 In fact, the album features Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis contributing backing vocals on the tracks "Why Are You Looking Grave?" and "An Envoy to the Open Fields".〔(Mew - And The Glass Handed Kites (CD, Album) ). Discogs. Retrieved 2 August 2011.〕 ''And the Glass Handed Kites'' peaked at number 2 on Denmark's Tracklisten.〔 Four singles were released for the album: "Apocalypso", "Special", "Why Are You Looking Grave?" and "The Zookeeper's Boy". Despite originally not having been released as a single, the track "The Zookeeper's Boy" gained massive popularity with the biggest radio station in Denmark, P3, reaching number 1 on the radio's Tjeklisten charts from October 9, 2005 through November 6, 2005.〔(P3 - Tjelisten 9/10 2005 ). P3. Retrieved 3 August 2011.〕〔(P3 - Tjelisten 6/11 2005 ). P3. Retrieved 3 August 2011.〕 The track was voted "Hit of the Year" by ''Gaffa'' readers, with another Mew song ("Special") coming in second.〔Tuxen, Henrik. (GAFFA-Prisen 2005: Mew og Coldplay topscorere ). Gaffa. 4 January 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2011.〕 "The Zookeeper's Boy" was later released as a single in 2006.〔(MEW - THE ZOOKEEPER'S BOY (SONG) ). danishcharts.com. Retrieved 2 August 2011.〕 The Japanese bonus track, "Shiroi Kuchibiruno Izanai" is very similar to the album track "White Lips Kissed", but the lyrics and title have been translated into Japanese. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「And the Glass Handed Kites」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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