hardcore will never die, but you will: mogwai preview

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Scot post-rock icons Mogwai will release their 7th(!) full length album Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will on February 15th. Sounds like a lovely Valentine's Day gift.

As albums these days are wont to do, it has leaked ahead of its release date. While not as epic as Come On Die Young or Rock Action, Mogwai's latest effort is more engaging and dynamic than 2008's The Hawk Is Howling.

First, let's have a listen to the cinematic and anthemic "White Noise":




For a harder edge, here's what will certainly become a Mogwai live staple, "San Pedro":




"Mexican Grand Prix" features some Stereolab style keyboards and Mogwai's trademark "vocals":




Finally, it's worth revisiting the unofficial video for "How To Be A Werewolf". As we mentioned last month, filmmaker Antony Crook captured world-record-holding cyclist James Bowthorpe on the roads of the Norwegian countryside. The result is a beautiful and inspirational work of art:




Happy New Year!

how to be a werewolf with mogwai

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Soft-loud Scots Mogwai have a new record coming out early next year, ominously titled Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will.

They've already given away a preview track, "Rano Pano", which you can download below.

Yesterday, filmmaker Antony Crook posted a short film entitled Thirty Century Man that features a Mogwai-produced edit of new song "How To Be A Werewolf". The film features cyclist James Bowthorpe who holds the record for cycling around the world.

Crook captures Bowthorpe riding through the Norwegian countryside and as he tells Nowness "I wanted the film to somehow give a sense of what James had achieved and the idea of him being alone, somewhere wild and isolated. We found the perfect backdrop to tell this story of somebody who points his bike at the horizon and then doesn't stop pedaling. It's a film about never giving up.”

It's also badass:


(via Pitchfork)