Apologies for being a bit late with this one. I’ve been a bit poorly this week and, you know, perhaps I just needed to let this experience sit with me for a while before being able to properly review it. So, last week, I went to see Mew’s final gig (or, at least their final gig with singer Jonas Bjerre) in Camden’s Roundhouse in London. Originally, this show was planned for early December but luck may have it that it got postponed since I wasn’t able to attend on the original date after all. This new date meant the official goodbye show for the Danish alternative band and boy, was it a special night. First off, this evening meant my first ever trip to Roundhouse and I don’t think I could’ve chosen a better atmosphere to do so. Mew set the scene perfectly in what is probably one of the most visually appealing venues I’ve ever been to. While the sound was kind of drowning out during support act The Pale White, this issue fortunately got resolved when the Danish giants took the stage. From a music point of view, it’s hard to choose a favourite. Having never seen Mew before, there was something oddly melancholic to seeing the songs I’ve been enjoying for so long live for the first time while also being awfully aware I’ll never seen them being performed by the original source ever again. I suppose it added some extra weight to this already heavy loaded night. Of course, Mew blasted through some of their all-time classics: expectedly transitioning ‘Special’ into ‘The Zookeeper’s Boy’ and ending with all-time favourite ‘Comforting Sounds’, while also touching upon many hits off of all their other works. Honestly, I had an absolutely amazing time and it will go down as one of my favourite gigs of the last few years. It’s a shame I won’t ever be able to witness this again but on the other hand, this is exactly what made February 5th such a special night for me. At least there’s still plenty of music I’ll be able to share on Jam of Today and I will happily keep on doing so in the times to come.