Mogwai Gives Away New Track, Album Out In February

The Scottish instrumentalist four piece Mogwai has been mining the edges of rock since the mid-90's. Call it prog, post-rock, heck call it metal. Mogwai has been bringing their seething and calculated intensity to projects such as a documentary for French soccer star Zinedine Zidane and remixing tracks from their heralded album Young Team. This year saw a live album/ DVD coupling from the band in Special Moves/Burning and the first taste of new music since the 2008 LP The Hawk Is Howling. The new track "Rano Pano" will be released on 7" single on January 18 and be featured on the upcoming album, deftly entitled Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will, set for release February 15 on Sub Pop.

"Rano Pano" is equal parts creepy loveliness and fuzzed out bliss. The ache of the keyboards is crushed under the waves of reverb and feedback from the guitars, unfurling like the final song on the soundtrack of a futuristic Hollywood blockbuster, playing out as the credits roll. Give it a listen and download by entering your email in the widget below.

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Purchase Mogwai - Special Moves/Burning here.

Mogwai - Rano Pano


Bonus: Here is the delicate and haunting track from this year's live DVD Burning "I'm Jim Morrison, I'm Dead".