Mogwai - Every Country's Sun

[usagi]

 

 
1. "Coolverine" 6:17
2. "Party in the Dark" 4:02
3. "Brain Sweeties" 4:44
4. "Crossing the Road Material" 6:58
5. "aka 47" 4:16
6. "20 Size" 4:44
7. "1000 Foot Face" 4:31
8. "Don't Believe the Fife" 6:24
9. "Battered at a Scramble" 4:03
10. "Old Poisons" 4:30
11. "Every Country's Sun" 5:38

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZocDT3TmAE

 

 

out 1 Sep 2017. produced by Dave Fridmann who worked with the band for Rock Action 15 years prior.
 
I still love this band, and I probably always will because they connect with me emotionally. musically, I do miss John Cummings' input though.

[modey]

that album art is fkn SICK

[beerwolf]

party in the dark is fkn SICK

 

just love this tune so much, hahah

[ghOsty]

Hmm... Mogwai's kinda lost my interest in recent years but... if they're going back to older Rock Action era sounds, and thier early stuff I might have to check this one out

[Caretstik]

I'm well looking forward to this album. I'v never been too keen on their use of vocals but it works on PITD. I need the boxset in my hands now!

[AgentCooper]

Don't know if anyone has heard the leak for this (which I will not post here of course) but I'm enjoying it quite a bit.  The last few songs especially are great, and I never get tired of Coolverine.  They are one of the bands that has never really disappointed me personally and I enjoy all of their albums.  

 

Orderd the boxset a while ago and looking forward to that arriving in September.

[beerwolf]

I'll be playing it as soon as it's up on Spotify. Mogwai are hugely hit and miss for me but Coolverine and Party in the Dark are the business so I'm keen.

[eugene]

it's probably their first album since "the hawk is howling" that i feel like (and i am) returning to. it's not too interesting or adventurous composition wise, it's mostly very even and plain and predictable, but it does invoke their staple atmospheric melancholy. the production though is very good and makes it more engaging than it would be if some goy produced it. everything sounds distorted and clipping and fuzzy as fuck, it took me aback at first but quickly enough you notice that there was a lot of care and subtlety involved. it really works well here. and then there are two really meaty and energetic heavy rockers that shake things up towards the end. nice.

[beerwolf]

very good

 

Mogwai polished up and fine-tuned their engine room for this album

[omnii]

Not unlike most of their records it took a few listens for me to really get in to this record as a whole. Initially the heavy tracks at the end, "Old Poisons" especially, stood out as clear highlights. The more i listen the songs i was passive about bloom before me. I'm really excited that i get to see them live this winter, this will be my 8th or 9th time seeing them going back 2003 when they were touring "Happy songs for Happy people". They have blown me away every single time. I stand right in the middle, close my eyes and get carried away by the force of their music.

[kirm]

Mogwai on top form for this one! Excellent stuff

[jules]

yea checked this out today. pretty damn good. that first track is fucking killer.

[usagi]

this is better than Rave Tapes and Hardcore. agree about the production subtlety, it also manages to balance that with being more immediately pleasing in the melody/noise department.

[hello spiral]

Hmm, interested to check this out.

 

Though I don't think the've made a great album since CODY

[eugene]

they could do without party in the dark though, sounds like some slowdive throwaway.

[fumi]

aka 47 is very nice.

[omnii]

Party in the dark is my least favorite of the bunch. Their vocal tracks are usually like that for me other than a couple from Rock Action and Come On Die Young.

[zero]

Battered at a Scramble is fucking awesome. This album is much better than recent releases. Reminds me of the Happy Songs/Mr.Beast era. CODY is still their masterpiece.

[dr lopez]

like some goy produced it????

[may be rude]

good stuff

[usagi]

they're playing right now on Radio 6 live stream and it sounds lovely. they've always been amazing live.

[joshuatxuk]

they could do without party in the dark though, sounds like some slowdive throwaway.

 

now I'm interested, hah

[beerwolf]

listened to this from beginning to end yesterday morning and loved almost every minute of it, not really keen of end of year lists but this will sit easy in the highest echelons of my favourites

 

Party in the Dark is great! And definitely sounds superior over speakers than headphones (in my humble opinion) and anyway and with all due respect, as rule of thumb never trust (most) watmmer opinion on tracks with vocals on