mogwai

WATCH: Mogwai – “Teenage Exorcists”

Early last month, Scottish post-rock outfit Mogwai announced the release of a new EP on December 1 titled Music Industry 3. Fitness Industry 1. The EP contains three new tracks as well as remixes of songs from January’s Rave Tapes. Music Industry 3. Fitness Industry 1. is now streaming via Pitchfork Advance. Alongside the initial […]

Mogwai Announce New EP, Share “Teenage Exorcists”

Following up January’s Rave Tapes release, Scottish post-rock group Mogwai will be putting out an EP of new music and various remixes taken from those sessions on December 1. The EP, titled Music Industry 3. Fitness Industry 1., has three brand new songs (“Teenage Exorcists,” “History Day,” and “HMP Shaun William Ryder”) as well as remixes of album tracks by Pye Corner Audio, […]

WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 5/18-5/24

Welcome to this week’s edition of Weekly Wax! The last seven days have been dominated by pre-orders for new albums from some of our favorite artists. Braid, Every Time I Die, and Handguns all started selling their latest releases this week, to name a few. Although it didn’t get as much attention as it deserved […]

Watch Mogwai’s Extreme Sports Post-Rock Video For “Simon Ferocious”

If there’s anything as speechless as post-rock music, it’s extreme sports. In their newest music video, Scottish post-rock band Mogwai pair up “Simon Ferocious” with some extreme skydiving footage. The Rave Tapes single sees slow, crashing cymbals along with buzzing keys and zoned-out guitar — perfect for the new images. The aerial acrobatics lined up with a gorgeous […]

WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 4/6-4/12

Welcome back to Weekly Wax! It’s a bit of a light week, since everyone is gearing up for Record Store Day, which takes place next Saturday, April 19. The official list of RSD exclusive releases is available right here. What are you planning on picking up? With that said, there are still quite a few […]

Stream Mogwai’s New Album, ‘Rave Tapes’

Scotland’s staple post-rock group Mogwai are releasing their eighth studio album, Rave Tapes, in just one week, and they’ve put it online for full stream in anticipation of its release. Give it a listen below. Rave Tapes is the follow-up to 2011′s excellent Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will and was self-produced by the band alongside […]

WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 12/8-12/14

The end of the year is quickly approaching, but that hasn’t slowed the steady stream of vinyl releases. It’s a pretty varied field this week. Fans of pop punk will enjoy new pressings from Blink-182 and Light Years, soundtrack aficionados get the Rosemary’s Baby OST from Waxwork Records, and Third Man Records continues to shed […]

Check Out A New Mogwai Song And Its Odd Video

Mogwai‘s eighth album, Rave Tapes, will come out on January 24. You’ve heard “Remurdered” – now get weirded out by the video for downtempo finale “Out Of Control,” a song that is completely different from “Remurdered” while still being totally Mogwai. The video is directed by Antony Crook, who fuses together a few different visual flavors here. There […]

Mogwai Announce New Album ‘Rave Tapes’ With New Song

If it looks like Mogwai, and it sounds like Mogwai… Mogwai are pretty much a post rock establishment at this point, the consistent everyman to Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s cultishly adored artist. The band recently announced the followup to 2011’s thunderously good (and immaculately titled) Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will. The album is called Rave Tapes, a […]

Mogwai Release ‘Les Revenants EP’ Digitally, Limited Physical Release Coming

Post rock band Mogwai put out their latest work for download from iTunes today. The Les Revenants EP precedes a full length soundtrack to the show on Canal+, called the Les Revenants Soundtrack. Creativity at its finest, folks. The physical release of the EP will be limited to 2000 vinyls and is coming out on […]

Mogwai To Release Remix Album

Glasgow hard rockers Mogwai have announced their 2011 release, Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will, will be re-released as a remix album. The remixed release, titled A Wrenched Virile Lore, features fresh takes by Tim Hecker, the Soft Moon, RM Hubbert, Robert Hamson, Zombi, Justin Broadrick, Xander Harris, Umberto, and Cyclob on the band’s original tracks. […]

Mogwai Announce North American Tour Dates

The Glasgow punk outfit Mogwai have announced a string of North American tour dates for mid 2012. It seems that the band are set on making this tour happen after having the dates postponed twice, once due to visa issues and the other delay coming from medical issues. The band also released a statement on […]