Friday, October 24, 2014

Simple Things stream

Mogwai play Bristol's Simple Things Festival tomorrow (Sat 25th October, Colston Hall, 11.30pm)

The show will be streamed live here:
http://www.simplethingsfestival.co.uk/live/

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Never Come Home - free download



From https://www.facebook.com/mogwai/:
Stuart recently provided the music for 'Never Come Home', a poem by Catherine Baird that won a poetry competition launched by Jane Graham (a Scottish Book Trust Reader in Residence) via North Lanarkshire, Cumbria and Gwynedd libraries.

The poem is read by the actress Shirley Henderson (Trainspotting, FILTH, Harry Potter...)
You can download the track for free via our website:
http://www.mogwai.co.uk/news/2147/never_come_home_feat_stuart_-_free_download

And here's an interview with Jane Graham, the project's brainchild:
http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/blog/reading/2014/10/how-a-drowned-village-inspired-poetry-and-music-from-mogwai

Friday, October 17, 2014

HK, KL, AUS shows announced

Mogwai have announced three further shows:

November 28 2014 - Clockenflap Festival, Hong Kong
http://clockenflap.ticketflap.com/

November 30 2014 - KL LIVE, Kuala Lumpur
http://www.ticketpro.com.my/jnp/festivals/1408523-URBANSCAPES-2014-SATELLITE-SHOW-2.html

February 27 2015 - Adelaide Festival, Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Drowned Village competition result - new Mogwai track

Back in January, we reported on a competition being run by North Lanarkshire Libraries to have a poem set to music by Mogwai.

The winner has been announced today:
"The #DrownedVillage prize is here. Winner @BairdCatherine's poem has been set to music by @mogwaiband...."
"Exclusive @mogwaiband track 'Never Come Home' will feature prize winning @BairdCatherine's poem read by actress #ShirleyHenderson"
"First play of 'Never Come Home' by @mogwaiband will be on the @maryannehobbs BBC 6 Music's '6 Music Recommends' tomorrow night."
"'Never Come Home' by @mogwaiband will then become a FREE download at http://www.mogwai.co.uk Don't forget to download this exclusive track!!"

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Music Industry 3 Fitness Industry 1 - preorders



Mogwai release their new ep 'Music Industry 3, Fitness Industry 1' via Rock Action on 1st December 2014.

Piccadilly Records - 12" £9.99, CD £5.99

Rise Records - 12" £10, CD £7

Rough Trade - 12" £10.99, CD £6.99

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Japan - March 2015

Mogwai return to Japan in March 2015, for shows in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka.

MARCH
9 - Ex Theater, Tokyo
10 - Club Quattro, Nagoya
11 - Big Cat, Osaka

Tickets on sale from 1st November

Further details and ticket links: http://smash-jpn.com/live/?id=2204

Friday, October 3, 2014

Teenage Exorcists stream



From https://www.facebook.com/mogwai/:
'Music Industry 3. Fitness Industry 1.' our new EP is out 1st December via our Rock Action Records label.
Three new songs + three remixes from Nils Frahm, Blanck Mass and Pye Corner Audio

And from The Skinny:
Blanck Mass, Pye Corner Audio and Nils Frahm contribute remixes of Rave Tapes tracks, alongside fresh cuts Teenage Exorcists, History Day, and HMP Shaun William Ryder. Listen to lead track Teenage Exorcists in the player below.

Music Industry 3. Fitness Industry 1. is out on CD, download and 12'' vinyl on 1 Dec, via Rock Action.

Tracklist:

Teenage Exorcists
History Day
HMP Shaun William Ryder
Re-Remurdered (Blanck Mass remix)
No Medicine For Regret (Pye Corner Audio remix)
The Lord Is Out Of Control (Nils Frahm remix)

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Mogwai - Music Industry 3, Fitness Industry 1 - 1st December

Mogwai release their new ep 'Music Industry 3, Fitness Industry 1' via Rock Action on 1st December 2014.

Lead track 'Teenage Exorcists' was played by Marc Riley on BBC 6Music this evening.
Listen again: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04jtkzl
The track starts approx 14 minutes into the show.