Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will (Feb 14, 2011)

mogwai.co.uk :

As you may or may not know Mogwai have been spending the summer recording their new album, we've not said much about it so far so this is kind of what this email's about. So, here goes:

We're delighted to announce that the new album called, ‘Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will’ will be released on 14th February 2011 on Rock Action Records.

‘Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will’, band’s seventh album, was recorded over the summer at Chem 19 Studios, in Hamilton and mixed at The Castle Of Doom. ‘Hardcore’ is produced by Mogwai confidante Paul Savage (the man behind Mogwai’s exceptional 1997 ‘Mogwai Young Team’ album) and is the follow up to 2008’s magnum opus ‘The Hawk Is Howling’.

The album will be released on February 15 2011 in the US where Mogwai have recently signed to the illustrious Sub Pop label for North America.

‘Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will’
White Noise
Mexican Grand Prix
Rano Pano
Death Rays
San Pedro
Letters To The Metro
George Square Thatcher Death Party
How To Be A Werewolf
Too Raging To Cheers
You're Lionel Richie

Mogwai are: Dominic Aitchison, Stuart Braithwaite, Martin Bulloch, Barry Burns and John Cummings.

There will also be a Limited Edition version of the album, which includes a bonus CD featuring a 26 minute long piece called ‘The Singing Mountain’ recorded for Douglas Gordon and Olaf Nicolai’s ‘Monument for Forgotten Future’ installation in Essen, Germany

tour dates: http://www.mogwai.co.uk/News/News_2010/2011_Tour/

love the album title.

Great titles.

xpost!

their titles are getting lulzier by the album - I'm waiting for Andy Falkous to be announced as guest vocalist

"George Square Thatcher Death Party"
oh man!

You're Lionel Richie! Fantastic!

was 'the hawk is howling' a magnum opus? i didnt even listen to that one

a: no, it wasn't, but the first 3 tracks + Scotland's Shame were good

opening track an all-time career highlight

Yeah, that was press release embellishment at its finest.

xpost

The George square thing is a Facebook group.

Or event maybe.

I can't bring myself to be excited for a gwai album anymore tbh

Hey guys, Mclusky/Don Cab/Us Maple called, they want their song titles back

etc.

Mogwai pre date mcclusky and have always had daft song titles.

actually none of those bands called because they all broke up.

there is no chance of this being good, right?

Nope.

Anyone else feel their departure from Matador was a bit unceremonious? 10+ years as their U.S. face and then they just off and head to Sub Pop?

All these titles are great!!

there is no chance of this being good, right?

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Nope.

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Do not get this exchange at all! The last album, The Hawk is Howling was really good and, sadly, very under appreciated. Will this be a patch on Come On Die Young or Young Team? No. But the idea that this band has run out of interesting songs is so wrong.

It might *well* be a patch on CODY tbf

records you will avoid based on the title alone

Interesting things I've discovered recently: Mogwai is Robert Smith's favourite band

and why not, I say

cover & 1 track

http://pitchfork.com/news/40772-new-mogwai-rano-pano/

Liking this and great cover. Will that be enough to convince me to pick this up?

I really enjoyed that track!

titles alone make this the best album of 2011.

My god, that track isn't awful!

I don't think the album will live up to its title, but if the rest of the tracks approach "Rano Pano," then it's got some promise.

I don't think the album will live up to its title

it couldn't possibly.

Reason for Valentine's day release - being otherwise ignored by a holiday that usually takes predominance over smallish indie bands with names derived from 80's horror flicks?

Not a good album/kind of a mess, vocoder'd effects are sore thumb-worthy

I don't think the album will live up to its title

it couldn't possibly.

― Daniel, Esq.

Sorry, I meant that I suspected that the album's quality is inversely proportional to the title.

New video

New Ned Raggett post ^^

Thanks!

Mogwai should change their name to "Great titles!"

great titties!

Thanks for the link Ned.

free single above is quite good

Hardcore Will Never Die, But Mogwai Will Never Make Another Good Record

find the track from the video p boring tbh :( shame. inclined to like the 'gwai for a variety of reasons, including loving young team, but really cannot get with pretty much anything post-happy songs.

this is now out there. happy new year!

Mohawk have never made a not-boring record.

Damn autocorrect.

Mogwai's quality control has never been their strong point, but there's some dull stuff on here, and "Thatcher Death Party" is lazy tripe. Having said that, half of it is pretty good - I reckon you could get an excellent album out of this and the last one.

Classic: "White Noise", "Rano Pano", "Death Rays", "Too Raging" and "Lionel Richie".
Dud: the rest.

streaming here

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/hardcore-will-never-die-but-you-will-20110208

Mexican Grand Prix = motorik mogwai. is this a first?

Album now on spotify

http://open.spotify.com/album/7w4z35rOtFKt9gHRTU6Qil

Thought this was pleasant enough on first listen but 'Monument for Forgotten Future' is amazing. Shame it's not actually on the album proper.

I've not bothered investigating this at all. Should I? And where is Monument available then?

It's on a bonus disc, but also on Spotify.

just checked out the bonus track. absolutely wonderful.

Apparently it's the soundtrack to a German art installation involving a singing mountain?

On We7 the last track is listed as "Music For A Forgotten Future" and is 23 mins long, is this the same track as the Monument one you mention Matt? It is utterly gorgeous!

That's the one, yeah.

ty

Can't wait to hear this, I'm one of those weird people that loved the last one.

im loving this. really fucking good.

Yeah, I like this! I mean, its basically Mogwai coasting on what makes them Mogwai, but it works for me.

i want to like this but am extremely suspicious. beginning stream now.

nahhhhhh

just paid $$ for a new mogwai record for the first time since... uh, 2003

did i waste my money?

doesn't seem v. different from the last three to me

there was a board i used to read years ago, and every time mogwai came up there was this one guy who made a point of noting that their drummer sucks. i didn't (and still don't) agree w/r/t young team and cody and stuff, but for their recent material their drummer completely sucks.

Great interview with Ian Rankin and Stuart Braithwaite on The Quietus, who says he listens to 'EP' for up to 10 hours at a time when writing.

well its no young team, but its still pretty damn good.

who cares about the drummer, its about the guitars anyways.

he's a stiff--they write these riffs that should groove in some capacity and they just don't

i dont know i never thought of mogwai as a band with groove. when i think of mogwai i think of feedback and effects, not groove.

yeah imo over the last few albums they've tried to write a lot more riff=based songs and they're just kind of terrible at it.

that i agree with. but i like this one a hell of a lot better than the last few.

george square thatcher death party, great.

on first listen, this is way better than the new radiohead for starters - sounds like they've added a couple of sonic tricks to their repertoire and the tunes are strong

I was all set to post how I'd already gotten a l33ked copy and listened to it precisely once (no cop) before realizing that I was thinking of Hawk is Howling.

this is one of their best albums

they've never made a bad one, but yeah, it I

is

my god, 'music for a forgotten future'. jesus christ is this song living in me atm. quite possibly their career apex.

It's like the greatest bits of that Zidane album they did x 100

I even ordered the 2cd version as well now. Bastards.

my god, 'music for a forgotten future'. jesus christ is this song living in me atm. quite possibly their career apex.

been listening & basically this ^^ is otm, that tune is fucking incredible

I have now had "Rano Pano" ruined for ever by the suggestion that you sing the "Red and Yellow and Pink and Green, Orange and Purple and Blue" song over the top of it.

Went to the Birmingham gig last week, and the new songs work really well live (especially in a smallish venue). Still couldn't compete with the encore of "My Father My King" though.

my god, 'music for a forgotten future'. jesus christ is this song living in me atm. quite possibly their career apex.

been listening & basically this ^^ is otm, that tune is fucking incredible

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^^^ thirded

This is so much better than their last two albums. They got too hung up on being a balls-out rock band, I'm glad they've gotten most of that out of their systems now.

so good this one.

Yeah it's great but really 'Music For a Forgotten Future' blows the whole album proper out of the water.

xp. eh? there was precisely one tune on each of those albums that qualifies as 'balls out' (mega snake and batcat). if anything, hardcore is on the whole more rocking.

but I would agree it's better than the last two – perhaps three or four - albums.

(more love for forgotten future here, btw)

today i am wearing my scottish guitar army t-shirt.

more of my thoughts on this album here. it's good, not their best, i like it overall though. think the review came out a bit more negative sounding than i intended. but truly, the bonus CD is the best thing they've done, pretty much ever.

got my tix today for the boston show.

i will be sure to wear the earplugs.

FYI

It is with great regret that we must inform you that due to an unforeseen delay in their visa processing, Mogwai must postpone the following shows:

April 19 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
April 20 Philadelphia, PA Starlight Ballroom
April 21 New York, NY Webster Hall
April 22 New York, NY Webster Hall
April 23 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club

All shows will be rescheduled to TBA dates in October. The new dates will be announced shortly.
All tickets will be honored. Refunds are available at point of purchase.

We're sorry for any disappointment or inconvenience caused, however this is entirely out with our control.

I decided to give the usually -bar one or two- limp, laconic Mogwai another chance.

I was drawn by the title and the artwork - both superb.

This is the best thing they have ever done. Without a doubt, in my mind.

I could list the bands they've ripped off with each track. Their usual targets plus Fuck Buttons.

But this time, they at least emulate.

Great, consistently good album. Thanks

Did you get the bonus cd with 'Music for the Forgotten Future' on it? Now that might be the best thing they've ever done.

^ yup definitely

wouldn't fuck buttons be ripping off Mogwai?

I didn't ADH - sounds like I should have done?

I did pay for the album btw, before anybody starts! Although, maybe I can snatch the bonus from somewhere?

Being boring, but certainly better than the new Explosions ITS. Lymbyc system come close though...

didn't like the new EITS? I think its better than the Mogwai.

Mogwai more varied. I do love EITS fwiw and used to view the latter as far superior. Mogwai have discovered a subtlety that surpassed me previously
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^'The Fuck Buttons track' is maybe track two - the Can one. That is all

very pretty

very pretty indeed, ta!

One of the best albums of the year. Clearly gonna be ignored.