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Live Review: Mogwai / Kathryn Joseph / Cloth – 02 Academy Brixton, London 20.02.25

Glasgow’s own Mogwai headlined Brixton Academy with ferocious musical insensitivity and some long guitar riffs. At the tail end of Britpop, the band quickly established itself as a cult favourite…

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Live Review + Gallery: MONA FOMA festival – Mogwai, Kutcha Edwards & The Australian Art Orchestra and The Shruti Sessions MONA Lawns, 23.02.2024

An eclectic mix of artists played the Friday edition of The MONA Sessions, with headline act Mogwai being joined by indigenous star, Kutcha Edwards (accompanied by the Australian Art Orchestra)…

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News: Mogwai Announce 2024 Australian Tour

Mogwai set to tour Australia in 2024

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Live Review: Mogwai / Brainiac – Sage Gateshead, Gateshead 12.02.2023

By Hazel Littlemore What a night it was at the Sage Gateshead, the first band to open up the night were Brainiac and this was the first time I heard…

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NEWS: bdrmm sign to Mogwai’s Rock Action label, announce second album I Don’t Know, share first track from the album ‘It’s Just A Bit Of Blood’ and confirm an extensive headline tour

Hull based bdrmm have announced they have signed to Mogwai‘s Rock Action and will release their second album I Don’t Know on 30 June. It was recorded with long-time band…

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Track: Snow Ghosts – Heavy Heart (Mogwai Remix)

British trio Snow Ghosts have unveiled a Mogwai remix of their track ‘Heavy Heart’, taken from their Real World Sessions EP, itself released today April 24th. The original version, previously reviewed by Backseat Mafia here hails from their stunning…

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Track: Penelope Trappes – Carry Me (Cosey Fanni Tutti remix)

Remix albums seem to fall into two different categories at times. There is the seemingly avaricious cash grab element where instead of releasing for free or pay-what-you-want on digital platforms…

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New Music: Mogwai, Every Country’s Sun

Scotland’s Mogwai are one of those bands that have been on the periphery of my vision (or hearing?) for many years, receiving strong critical acclaim and amassing a huge and…

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Album Review: Mogwai – Atomic

I have to admit, it took me a while to find my way to Mogwai. Even after seeing them in 2004 during an ear-shattering assault that left a good friend…

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Album Review: Mogwai – Rave Tapes

It was July of 2004 and my best friend and I headed to Chicago to the Curiosa Festival. We were psyched, man. The Cure, Interpol, The Rapture, and a bunch…

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