The Most Memorable 1999 Albums (Part 2)
PopMatters turned 25 recently, and these memorable 1999 albums celebrate the popular music that defined the year of our birth. This is part two with more to follow.
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Mogwai Find New in the Familiar with ‘The Bad Fire’
Despite moments of overfamiliarity and some flat vocal experiments, Mogwai’s 11th studio record captures a band still reinventing their signature sound.
15 Years of Mogwai’s ‘The Hawk Is Howling’
The Hawk Is Howling is full of signature moments when Mogwai explore complex combinations of moods from bright to dark, soft to heavy, and sensual to horrific.
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The 75 Best Albums of 2021
Despite a global pandemic, musicians were far more active in 2021 and had time to create their finest work. It resulted in some of the best albums in years.
Mogwai Perform Premiere of New Album ‘As the Love Continues’
Mogwai can still make blood boil, but only when the love stops and the slaughter of the innocents begins.
Mogwai’s ‘As the Love Continues’ Is a 25th Anniversary Marked in Style
After seven soundtracks, a plethora of quality EPs, plus remix, live, and radio compilations, Mogwai hit another inimitable height with their tenth album, As the Love Continues.
Mogwai – “Coolverine” (Singles Going Steady)
Mogwai provide a perfectly measured lesson in song pacing.
Mogwai Explores the Nuclear Age’s Benefits and Disasters on ‘Atomic’
Mogwai finds ways to balance their music to their political stance -- complete nuclear disarmament of all countries in possession of weapons of mass destruction -- with a strong emphasis of dynamics to match the themes of annihilation, despair, and hope, albeit bleak.
Mogwai: Central Belters
Mogwai celebrate 20 years of racket in style with Central Belters, a box set primed for fans to hair-split.
Mogwai: Music Industry 3 Fitness Industry 1 EP
Mogwai follow up their nervy electro album with a mildly electro EP. A stepchild, but still wanted.
The Best Albums of 2014
From Polish black metal to mind-blowing progressive R&B and electronic music, 2014's best albums certainly have something for everyone.
Mogwai: Rave Tapes
Scottish post-rockers become cyborgs. And it's pretty cool.