New Mogwai Song

On the synesthetically-titled "The Sun Smells Too Loud" from their forthcoming sixth LP—The Hawk Is Howling—Mogwai toy with a slightly new dynamic, more incessant and driving and with fewer soft/loud crescendos.  The synths sound great, reminding me of Painful-era Yo La Tengo, when Ira got obsessed with the Farfisa ("Sudden Organ"!) It also sounds a bit like their new tour buddies, Fuck Buttons.


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Mr. Beast was a bit of a let-down, so I'm excited to hear more from this new one. And I might have the chance when the play in NYC in September.

The Hawk Is Howling comes out 9/23 via Matador.

All tour dates (with Fuck Buttons):

09/03 - Portland, OR @ Music Fest NW
09/04 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
09/05 - Victoria, BC @ Element
09/06 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
09/08 - San Francisco, CA @ The Grand Ballroom
09/09 - Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre
09/10 - Tucson, AZ @ The Rialto
09/12 - Austin, TX @ Stubb's
09/13 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
09/15 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
09/16 - Richmond, VA @ The National
09/17 - Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
09/18 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
09/19 - Philadelphia, PA @ Starlight Ballroom
09/21 - Monticello, NY @ ATP Festival
09/22 - Boston, MA @ Wilbur Theatre
09/23 - Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
09/24 - Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
09/25 - Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot
09/26 - Chicago, IL @ Congress Theater
09/27 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue