Eighth album, Rave Tapes saw the band go beyond mere flirtation with synths and electronic music, and fully rounded an album around that, their best selling so far. Opening one-two punches 'Coolverine' and 'Party in the Dark' gives a pretty good indication of what is to follow, while also showing off that famous sense of humour, the latter being about as close to a 'pop' song as Mogwai have ever produced.Īs mentioned, Mogwai have a very specific sound that they have owned pretty much from the very first time Mogwai Young Team was unleashed upon us. Perhaps, this is why we find Mogwai in a fairly reflective mood here, as much of their latest record appears to be looking back at their work as much as going forward. In fact, following their soundtrack work on Atomic and Les Revenants they are perhaps at their most popular they have ever been in this current stage of their careers, so there is a good chance a newer audience will be listening to Every Country's Sun, the band's ninth studio album. It helps that the Glasgow art-rock band have a pretty familiar sound to stick to, only making small, incremental changes from album-to-album, but either way, they are clearly not sick of their sound nor are their fairly loyal fans. There aren't many bands out there who have managed to remain so remarkably consistent over such a long time, but Mogwai are one of those. For over 20 years, Mogwai have been as reliable and dependable an act one could hope for.
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