Kids Will Be Skeletons (the Mogwai thread)

[Kevin Davis]

Mogwai's Facebook page shows them back in the studio recording more stuff for the "Les Revenants" series. The first soundtrack is probably my favorite of their last few releases so I am pretty excited about this.

[nyquillyn]

We got another cat on Wednesday and named him Braithwaite.

[Spirit Fingers]

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Mogwai are celebrating their 20th year as a band this summer. Today, expanding on their ATP Season at London's Roundhouse, they've announced Central Belters, a set of career highlights and rarities spanning their existence. It'll be available in 3xCD and 6xLP sets from October 9, via the band's Rock Action label. Check the tracklist below. They've also shared a new video for 1997 non-album single "New Paths to Helicon, Pt. 1" (aka "Helicon 1"), directed by Craig Murray (who previously directed the band's "Teenage Exorcists"), via Noisey. Watch it below.

Central Belters tracklist:
CD 1
01 Summer
02 Helicon 1
03 CODY
04 Christmas Steps
05 I Know You Are But What Am I?
06 Hunted By A Freak
07 Stanley Kubrick
08 Take Me Somewhere Nice
09 2 Rights Make 1 Wrong
10 Mogwai Fear Satan
CD 2
01 Auto Rock
02 Travel Is Dangerous
03 Friend Of The Night
04 We're No Here
05 I'm Jim Morrison, I'm Dead
06 The Sun Smells Too Loud
07 Batcat
08 Mexican Grand Prix
09 Rano Pano
10 How To Be A Werewolf
11 Wizard Motor
12 Remurdered
13 The Lord Is Out Of Control
14 Teenage Exorcists
CD 3
01 Hugh Dallas
02 Half Time
03 Burn Girl Prom Queen
04 Devil Rides
05 Hasenheide
06 Tell Everybody That I Love Them
07 Earth Division
08 Hungry Face
09 D to E
10 My Father My King

[LetMeSleep]

[nyquillyn]

Sweet!

Members of Slowdive and Mogwai form new supergroup Minor Victories

The four-piece has yet to release any new music, but promises a debut album is on the way, one that’s said to feature guest collaborators like Mark Kozelek.

http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/07/m ... victories/

[nyquillyn]

[nyquillyn]

Season 2 of Les Revenants is slated to start airing on Sept. 28 in France. Hopefully we'll hear news about an EP or full-fledged soundtrack soon.

[Yeddie Yedder]

I need to spin that one more. So good! but, then again…can Mogwai make a bad record? haha. I think not!

[DeLima]

I'm feeling Hardcore Will Never Die... lately

[Brett]

Stuart Braithwaite rates Mogwai's albums: http://noisey.vice.com/blog/rank-your-r ... raithwaite. He reveals some interesting insights about a few of the records.

For those only interested in the list, here's his order:
1. Happy Songs for Happy People
2. Come On Die Young
3. Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will.
4. Mogwai Young Team
5. Mr. Beast
6. Rock Action
7. Rave Tapes
8. The Hawk is Howling

[nyquillyn]

Stuart Braithwaite rates Mogwai's albums: http://noisey.vice.com/blog/rank-your-r ... raithwaite. He reveals some interesting insights about a few of the records.

For those only interested in the list, here's his order:
1. Happy Songs for Happy People
2. Come On Die Young
3. Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will.
4. Mogwai Young Team
5. Mr. Beast
6. Rock Action
7. Rave Tapes
8. The Hawk is Howling

Surprised to see The Hawk at the bottom. Batcat, Kings Meadow, Thank You Space Expert, The Sun Smells Too Loud, Scotland's Shame. Some stellar tracks on that album.

Also, one of their best outtakes, Stupid Prick Gets Chased by the Police and Loses His Slut Girlfriend.

[Kevin Davis]

My two favorites are Stuart's #1 and #8. It seems like his issues with "Hawk" are more "vision not matching up with final product" issues as opposed to a real dislike of the album. Those kinds of things really affect how artists perceive their own products.

And yeah, "Stupid Prick" is a great track.

[Brett]

Indeed. Hawk is definitely a top three album, and often rotates with Hardcore and Happy Songs as my favorite Mogwai record.

[Brett]

I'm listening to Young Team for the first time in a while and I'm realizing that I don't think I've ever really given this album a fair shake. For some reason my mental image of the album has always been that outside of "Summer," "R U Still In 2 It?," and "Mogwai Fear Satan," the album is mostly just variations on tracks similar to "Like Herod," which totally isn't true. Not that "Herod" is a bad track, it's just longer than it should be. I really like the chilled out atmosphere that much of the album dabbles in and I'm also quite fond of the electronic bits.

Also, is it just me, or does "Mogwai Fear Satan" have the best drum tracks in the band's whole discography?

[Yeddie Yedder]

I'm listening to Young Team for the first time in a while and I'm realizing that I don't think I've ever really given this album a fair shake. For some reason my mental image of the album has always been that outside of "Summer," "R U Still In 2 It?," and "Mogwai Fear Satan," the album is mostly just variations on tracks similar to "Like Herod," which totally isn't true. Not that "Herod" is a bad track, it's just longer than it should be. I really like the chilled out atmosphere that much of the album dabbles in and I'm also quite fond of the electronic bits.

TRACY!

Also, is it just me, or does "Mogwai Fear Satan" have the best drum tracks in the band's whole discography?

May Nothing But Happiness! (IMO)

[diesel]

hardcore.. and happy songs.. are up there for me too. rock action is at the bottom.

[Brett]

Also, is it just me, or does "Mogwai Fear Satan" have the best drum tracks in the band's whole discography?

May Nothing But Happiness! (IMO)

Strong contender. It definitely fits the song very well (another favorite Mogwai song of mine, by the by), but I still gotta give it to "Satan."

[bodysnatcher]

Also, is it just me, or does "Mogwai Fear Satan" have the best drum tracks in the band's whole discography?

May Nothing But Happiness! (IMO)

Strong contender. It definitely fits the song very well (another favorite Mogwai song of mine, by the by), but I still gotta give it to "Satan."

i give everything to Satan

[BurtReynolds]

MI3FI1 really made up for Rave Tapes. Teenage Exorcists is cool.

Also, Superheroes of BMX

[nyquillyn]

Listened to "Central Belters" with morning.
Overall, I think they did a decent job of picking tracks. I'm a little surprised they included 4 tracks off Mr. Beast and one of those four wasn't "Glasgow Mega-Snake". Such a killer track and it's been a live staple for them for years. We could probably debate all day over what should have been included on the outtakes/rarities disc. But one thing that jumps out at me is the inclusion of "Hungry Face". It should have been in the "hits" section. I'm guessing that could be Mogwai's most recognizable song for people who aren't really fans.