Having spent much of 2010 putting their old music to film, Scottish post-rock outfit Mogwai are now back to creating some new styles and sounds.
Their latest endeavor, the awesomely titled Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will, was recorded this past summer in Hamiliton, Scotland with producer Paul Savage (the man behind the band 1997 debut, Mogwai Young Team). Among the 10 tracks featured will be “Here To Be A Werewolf”, which the band debuted in concert over the summer (watch video below).
Appropriately, Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will arrives Valentine Day 2011 — February 15th/16th. Rock Action Records will handle distribution in the UK, while new label Sub Pop will do all the legwork in the US. Along with the standard release, there will also be a Limited Edition version of the album, which includes a bonus CD featuring a 26 minute long piece called ‘The Singing Mountain’ recorded for Douglas Gordon and Olaf Nicolai’s “Monument for Forgotten Future” installation in Essen, Germany.
Mogwai plan to support the release with extensive touring in 2011. They’ll play the UK and Ireland in January and February, Europe in March, and North America in April and May.
Below, you can find a listing of already announced dates, the album’s tracklist, and the aforementioned video for “Here To Be A Werewolf”.
“How To Be A Werewolf”
Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will Tracklist:
01. White Noise
02. Mexican Grand Prix
03. Rano Pano
04. Death Rays
05. San Pedro
06. Letters To The Metro
07. George Square Thatcher Death Party
08. How To Be A Werewolf
09. Too Raging To Cheers
10. You’re Lionel Richie
Mogwai 2011 Tour Dates:
01/26 – Stirling, UK @ Tolbooth
01/27 – Paisley, UK @ Town Hall
01/28 – Perth, UK @ Perth Theatre
01/29 – Aberdeen, UK @ The Lemon Tree
01/30 – Glasgow, UK @ Grand Ole Opry
02/13 – Belfast, IE @ Mandela Hall
02/14 – Galway, IE @ The Live Lounge
02/15 – Dublin, IE @ Olympia Theatre
02/17 – Bournemouth, UK @ Bournemouth O2 Academy
02/18 – Cardiff, UK @ Cardiff University
02/19 – Bristol, UK @ Bristol O2 Academy
02/20 – Leeds, UK @ Leeds O2 Academy
02/21 – Edinburgh, UK @ Picture House
02/23 – Oxford, UK @ The Regal
02/24 – Birmingham, UK @ Institute
02/25 – London, UK @ Brixton Academy
02/26 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy
02/27 – Gateshead, UK @ The Sage
03/06 – Frankfurt, DE @ Mousonturm
03/07 – Munich, DE @ Backstage
03/08 – Vienna, AT @ WuK
03/09 – Bologna, IT @ Estragon
03/10 – Milan, IT @ Alcatraz
03/11 – Zurich, CH @ Rote Fabrik
03/13 – Luxembourg @ Den Atelier
03/14 – Cologne, DE @ Stollwerck
03/15 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
03/17 – Paris, FR @ Trianon
03/18 -Lille, FR @ Aeronef
03/19 – Strasbourg, FR @ La Laiterie
03/20 – Lyon, FR @ Transbordeur
03/21 – Nice, FR @ Theatre Lino Ventura
03/22 – Toulouse, FR @ Le Bikini
03/24 – Bordeaux, FR @ Rockschool Barbey
03/25 – Caen, FR @ BBC
03/26 – Brussels, BE @ AB
03/28 – Hamburg, DE @ Gruenspan
03/29 – Berlin, DE @ Postbahnhof
03/30 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
03/31 – Aarhus, DK @ Voxhall
04/01 – Gothenburg, SE @ Tradgarn
04/02 – Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller
04/03 – Stockholm, SE @ Debaser
04/05 – Helsinki, FI @ Tavastia
04/19 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
04/20 – Philadelphia, PA @ Starlight Ballroom
04/21 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
04/22 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
04/23 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
04/25 – Montreal, QC @ Olympia Thater
04/26 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
04/27 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr Smalls Theatre
04/28 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
04/29 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
04/30 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
05/02 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
05/03 – Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
05/05 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
05/06 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
05/07 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market
05/09 – San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
05/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ Mayan Theater
05/11 – Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern
05/13 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
05/15 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre
05/16 – Austin, TX @ Stubbs
05/17 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
05/19 – Birmingham, AL @ Workplay Theater
05/20 – Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage