Jan 19, 2023 By Mark Redfern

Silver Moth is a new seven-piece band featuring Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite. They have announced their debut album, Black Bay, and shared their debut single, “Mother Tongue.” More

Apr 26, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Scotland’s Mogwai have shared a video for their new single, “Boltfor.” It is the band’s first release of new music since their latest studio album, 2021’s As the Love Continues. More

Jan 07, 2022 By Mark Redfern

2021 began and ended in a state of uncertainty, but was still a fruitful year for new music. Here are Under the Radar‘s 100 favorite albums from the year. More

Dec 21, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, which is our special 20th Anniversary Issue. It’s a double issue celebrating two decades of the magazine (our first issue came out in December 2001). The issue has shipped out to subscribers and stores and can now be bought from us directly here. The issue features two special covers, each featuring a different group of musicians together. More

Sep 09, 2021 By Mark Redfern

London-based singer Arlo Parks has won the 2021 Mercury Prize for her debut album, Collapsed in Sunbeams, released back in January via Transgressive. Watch her accept the award and perform the album’s “Too Good” at the ceremony tonight. The BBC have also shared ceremony performances from other nominees, including Wolf Alice; Mogwai; Black Country, New Road; and Laura Mvula. More

Jul 22, 2021 By Mark Redfern

This year’s Mercury Prize nominees have been announced and they include the latest albums by Wolf Alice; Arlo Parks; Mogwai; Black Country, New Road; Floating Points and Pharoah Sanders; Laura Mvula; and more. More

Jun 28, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Scotland’s Mogwai released a new album, As the Love Continues, back in February via Temporary Residence Ltd. Now they have announced some 2022 North American tour dates, their first U.S. shows since 2019 and the first chance for American fans to hear the album live. More

Apr 21, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, which is out now nationwide (on newsstands, in such stores as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, and elsewhere) and available to buy directly from us here. The issue features Japanese Breakfast and HAIM on the two covers and is another edition of The Protest Issue, which examines the intersection of music and politics and features musicians photographed with protest signs of their own making. More

Feb 19, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Scotland’s Mogwai have released a new album, As the Love Continues, today via Temporary Residence Ltd. Now that the album’s out you can stream the whole thing here. Also, today we posted our review of As the Love Continues. More

Feb 12, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Scotland’s Mogwai are releasing a new album, As the Love Continues, on February 19 via Temporary Residence Ltd. Now they have shared the album’s third single, “Pat Stains.” The seven-minute instrumental features saxophone playing from Colin Stetson. More

Jan 15, 2021 By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)

Welcome to the second Songs of the Week of 2021. It was a little less trying than last week, but Donald Trump did earn the dubious honor of being the first ever president to be impeached twice. It was a fantastic week for new songs; after a slow week last week with only a Top 6, this week we present double the songs with a Top 12. More

Jan 12, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Scotland’s Mogwai are releasing a new album, As the Love Continues, on February 19 via Temporary Residence Inc. Now they have shared the album’s second single, “Ritchie Sacramento,” via a video for the track. The song features vocals, which is not often the case with Mogwai songs, and is partly inspired by the late David Berman (Silver Jews, Purple Mountains). More

Nov 13, 2020 By Christopher Roberts (with Joey Arnone)

Welcome to the 42nd Songs of the Week of 2020. We haven’t done a Songs of the Week in three weeks. Because of last week’s presidential election there were hardly any new songs of note released and we were too on edge awaiting the outcome to be decided to focus on new music. The week before was the run up to Halloween and there were certainly some worthy songs then, but for whatever reason we didn’t get Songs of the Week finished in time and abandoned it. So this week’s Songs of the Week covers the last three weeks, but mainly songs from this week and two weeks ago. More

Oct 30, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Scotland’s Mogwai have announced a new album, As the Love Continues, and shared its first single, “Dry Fantasy.” More

May 14, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

A new one-day festival, Pasadena Daydream Festival, has been announced. It is headlined by goth legends The Cure and the lineup was also curated by the band. More

Sep 05, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Back in February Scotland’s Belle and Sebastian told fans they were considering launching a Belle and Sebastian cruise in 2019 and wanted their fans’ opinions on it via a survey on their website. Then in May the band announced The Boaty Weekender, a floating festival to set sale from Barcelona to Sardinia and back again on August 8-12, 2019. Now Belle and Sebastian have announced the initial line-up. Most notably, it features Camera Obscura, who are making their return to performing live for the first time since the 2015 death of the band’s Carey Lander from cancer. More

Jul 10, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Scotland’s The Twilight Sad have shared a brand new song, “I/m Not Here [missing face],” and announced some new tour dates. This is the band’s first new music since signing to Mogwai’s label, Rock Action, and their recent performances with The Cure. More

Dec 21, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Mogwai released a new album, Every Country’s Sun, back in September via Temporary Residence Inc. Now they have shared a video for the album’s “Crossing the Road Material.” More

Sep 07, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

If you support Under the Radar‘s Patreon page at the minimum contribution of at least $1.00 a month you get access to our Patreon-only feed featuring exclusive content only available to Patreon supporters. Now our friends at Temporary Residence have also donated a vinyl copy of the new album by Mogwai, Every Country’s Sun, to give away to one lucky Under the Radar Patreon supporter. More

Aug 25, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Mogwai are releasing a new album, Every Country’s Sun, on September 1 via Temporary Residence Inc. Previously they had shared the album’s first single, and opening track, “Coolverine,” as well as a cool black & white slow motion video for the song chronicling a telekinetic event, and its second single, “Party in the Dark” (one of the band’s more accessible songs), as well as a video for “Party in the Dark”inspired by 1980s sci-fi and horror movies. More

Aug 09, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Mogwai are releasing a new album, Every Country’s Sun, on September 1 via Temporary Residence Inc. Previously they had shared the album’s first single, and opening track, “Coolverine,” as well as a cool black & white slow motion video for the song chronicling a telekinetic event, and its second single, “Party in the Dark” (one of the band’s more accessible songs). More

Jun 29, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Mogwai are releasing a new album, Every Country’s Sun, on September 1 via Temporary Residence Inc. Previously they had shared the album’s first single, and opening track, “Coolverine,” as well as a cool black & white slow motion video for the song chronicling a telekinetic event. More

Jun 07, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Mogwai are releasing a new album, Every Country’s Sun, on September 1 via Temporary Residence Inc. Previously they had shared the album’s first single, and opening track, “Coolverine.” More

May 15, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Mogwai has announced a new album, Every Country’s Sun, and shared its first single, and opening track, “Coolverine.” Every Country’s Sun is due out September 1 via Temporary Residence Inc. More

Dec 30, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our joint Best of 2016 / 15th Anniversary Issue, which is out now digitally via Under the Radar’s app and the magazine app Readly. The print version is about to ship out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon (as well as available soon digitally via the magazine apps Zinio and Readbug). The issue celebrates the best albums of 2016, reflects on Under the Radar‘s 15th anniversary and albums released in 2001, looks forward to albums due out in early 2017, and features The Flaming Lips on the cover. There’s also a big article examining how the music industry has changed in the last 15 years and in our Artist Survey section various musicians comment on the music and events of 2016. More

Dec 05, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Mogwai released a new album, Atomic, earlier this year via Temporary Residence Inc. The album featured reworked versions of the music recorded for the soundtrack to Atomic: Living In Dread and Promise, a documentary by director Mark Cousin that aired on the BBC last year and was about the nightmares of the nuclear age. More

Nov 16, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Minor Victories is a supergroup featuring Slowdive’s Rachel Goswell, Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite, Editors’ Justin Lockey, and Hand Held Cine Club’s James Lockey. More

Oct 24, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Minor Victories is a supergroup featuring Slowdive’s Rachel Goswell, Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite, Editors’ Justin Lockey, and Hand Held Cine Club’s James Lockey. More

Aug 01, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Minor Victories is a supergroup featuring Slowdive’s Rachel Goswell, Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite, Editors’ Justin Lockey, and Hand Held Cine Club’s James Lockey. The band’s self-titled debut album came out back in June via Fat Possum in the U.S. More

May 10, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Minor Victories is a supergroup featuring Slowdive’s Rachel Goswell, Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite, Editors’ Justin Lockey, and Hand Held Cine Club’s James Lockey. The band’s self-titled debut album is due out June 3 via Fat Possum in the U.S. (and [PIAS] in the rest of the world). Now they have shared another song from the album, “Breaking My Light.” More

Feb 29, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Mogwai are releasing a new album, Atomic, in the U.S. on June 17 via Temporary Residence Inc. (and April 1 in the U.K. via the band’s own Rock Action label). The album featured reworked versions of the music recorded for the soundtrack to Atomic: Living In Dread and Promise, a documentary by director Mark Cousin that aired on the BBC last year and was about the nightmares of the nuclear age. More

Feb 22, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Minor Victories is a supergroup featuring Slowdive’s Rachel Goswell, Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite, Editors’ Justin Lockey, and Hand Held Cine Club’s James Lockey. The project was announced last year and now the band’s debut album has officially been announced and the group has shared their first single, “A Hundred Ropes,” via its video. More

Jul 23, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Minor Victories is a new supergroup (although supergroups often hate being called supergroups). It features Slowdive’s Rachel Goswell, Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite, Editors’ Justin Lockey, and Hand Held Cine Club’s James Lockey. More

Jul 21, 2015 By Thor Møller

Our Norwegian photographer Thor Møller had enough of the cold and rainy Norwegian summer so he headed south to Germany last weekend to check out the Melt! festival, one of the biggest open air festivals for electronic music in Germany. More

Jun 24, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Scottish post-rockers Mogwai are releasing a new best of and rarities collection entitled Central Belters and due out October 9 via the band’s own Rock Action label. More

Oct 03, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Following their latest full-length Rave Tapes Scottish post-rockers Mogwai have announced the release of a new EP, Music Industry 3. Fitness Industry 1. More

May 12, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Releasing their latest LP Rave Tapes earlier this year post-rock collective Mogwai have premiered a brand new music video for the record’s included single “Simon Ferocious.” More

Jan 14, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Next week post-rock veterans Mogwai are poised to release their latest LP Rave Tapes. More

Dec 02, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

On Jan. 21 Scottish post-rock collective Mogwai will release their newest album Rave Tapes. More

Nov 05, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Recently announcing the forthcoming release of their new album Rave Tapes on Jan. 21, Scottish post-rock collective Mogwai have revealed their plans for a North American tour next spring. More

Oct 28, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Scottish post-rock ensemble Mogwai have announced that they will return with a brand new album titled Rave Tapes. More

Dec 17, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Last month Mogwai announced that they were soundtracking French program Les Revenants, a television show loosely based on a 2004 French zombie flick of the same name. More

Oct 05, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Mogwai have announced the release of A Wrenched Virile Lore, a remix album featuring songs from their 2011 effort Hardcore Will never Die But You Will. More

Apr 19, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

With the recently evicted Occupy Wall Street movement designating May 1 as a date of re-occupation worldwide, fellow organization Music for Occupy has announced the release of a benefit compilation on May 15. More

Nov 23, 2011 By Laura Studarus

The digital version of Under the Radar‘s 10th Anniversary Issue includes the same articles that appear in the printed version—plus 70 extra pages of editorial content not found in the print version, including extra full page photos, 13 bonus articles, and 11 bonus reviews. The digital version includes exclusive bonus articles on Arab Strap, Clinic, The Dears, The Delgados, DNTEL/The Postal Service, The Fiery Furnaces, Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes vs. Joanna Newsom, Mogwai, of Montreal, Okkervil River, Saint Etienne, Elliott Smith, and Sonic Youth. More

Sep 28, 2011 By Natasha Moningka

Glasgow-based band, Mogwai, have pushed back their tour, while also canceling their appearance at the ATP Festival More

Jul 29, 2011 By Laura Studarus

“Get to France” is the first track to surface from Mogwai’s forthcoming EP Earth Division (out September 12 via Sub Pop). We have the track. More

Jul 11, 2011 By Christopher Roberts

As previously announced, British trip-hop legends Portishead will be curating and headlining ATP’s I’ll Be Your Mirror festival in Asbury Park, New Jersey, October 1 and 2. More

Jul 08, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Ear-shattering post-rockers Mogwai are set to release new EP Earth Division (out September 12 via Sub Pop). We have the details. More

Dec 09, 2010 By Laura Studarus

In their new video “How to Be a Werewolf (in Thirty Century Man)” Mogwai takes to the roads. We have the clip. More

Nov 15, 2010 By Lauren Barbato

Primavera promoters have announced today a slew of buzz-worthy acts joining Pulp for the epic five-day fest, which runs from May 25th through the 29th in Barcelona, Spain. More

Oct 27, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Scottish art rockers Mogwai are set to release their seventh studio album February 15th. We have the details and extensive tour dates. More

Sep 16, 2010 By Stuart Braithwaite

Under the Radar’s Summer 2010 Issue is a special issue named the Wasted on the Youth Issue that features musicians and actors talking about their childhood memories and things they loved when they were kids. We’re also posting web-exclusive essays that were not printed in the issue, including this one by Stuart Braithwaite, guitarist/vocalist for Scotland’s Mogwai. More

Jun 15, 2010 By John Everhart

Mogwai are set to screen their concert film, Burning, prior to DVD/LP release. We have the details. More

Jan 20, 2010 By Laura Studarus

The recovery of Haiti after last week’s devastating earthquake continues. Adding their support to the efforts is British band Mogwai who are auctioning off a piano to benefit Doctors Without Borders. More

Nov 26, 2021 By Mark Redfern

To end the week, we ask Stuart Braithwaite of Mogwai some questions about endings and death. More

Jun 10, 2019 By Matt Conner

The nightmare began with two tweets, sent 19 minutes apart, on May 8, 2018.

Sep 28, 2017 By Charles Steinberg

It’s pretty unusual for a band that has sustained success for over two decades—and during its steady ascent commanded and redefined a genre while finding universal acclaim—to release a new album that is arguably its best yet. More

Mar 14, 2017 By Charles Steinberg

Mogwai are an enduring and majestic band, singular in their fiercely integral approach to the dramatic rock instrumentalism they have defined and transcended. Back in 2001, their legacy was only just beginning to materialize. More

Jul 12, 2016 By Aug Stone

Slowdive’s Rachel Goswell says the word ‘supergroup’ “sits very uncomfortably with her.” She’s talking about her new project Minor Victories, which, as the term implies, also includes members of other noted bands—Editors’ Justin Lockey, his brother James, and Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite. More

Apr 11, 2014 By John Everhart

Back in 1997 on their first-ever U.S. tour, in support of Pavement, Mogwai was anointed by no less an authority than Stephen Malkmus as “the first band of the 21st century.” When reminded of this, their guitarist Stuart Braithwaite says with a laugh, “We’re getting old! But that was a very nice thing for him to say.” More

Jan 06, 2011 By Under the Radar Staff

For Under the Radar’s 8th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2010. However our printed pages weren’t enough to hold all the great responses we got. Pick up a copy of Under the Radar’s Year End issue for interviews with: The Antlers, Bon Iver, Caribou, Club 8, Delphic, Rose Elinor Dougall, Gayngs, Hot Chip, Lost in the Trees, Love is All, The Love Language, Mogwai, of Montreal, Okkervil River,Yoko Ono, Owen Pallett, Plants and Animals, Mark Ronson, Superchunk, Tame Impala, Vampire Weekend, Sharon Van Etten, and Vivian Girls. Then check here for bonus responses not found in the magazine. Here are additional answers from from Stuart Braithwaite of Mogwai. More

Feb 19, 2021 By Ian King

Quietly but not so quietly, Mogwai have evolved into one of the most consistent bands of the past quarter century. More

Feb 04, 2014 By JR Moores

Sadly, post-rock heroes Mogwai continue to plod along by either replicating their former triumphs in a less effective, less effecting, and generally sheeny-shinier manner or by loafing around with the cack-handed utilization of “progressive” electronic elements. In the latter category, “Remurdered” sees the band half-heartedly fumbling for a new direction down the back of Errors’ couch while listening to Kraftwerk. More

Mar 28, 2013 By Dan Lucas

Back in February this year, composer Clint Mansell told London’s The Guardian that film scores and post-rock were becoming interchangeable. More