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The Hawk Is Howling
by Mogwai
from Matador Records

Features:

• Limited Edition

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• MOGWAI IS BACK AND HOWLING!!
  I can't tell you how happy I was when I heard this album for the first time. It seems like Mogwai are finally getting back to their foundation, which is instrumentals with hooks. No more songs with vocals. No more mindless audio tracks being mixed in with slow dense music. No more hook-less rambling songs. I could not believe that someone labeled this album "tedious," quite the opposite, this is Happy Songs for Happy People revisited. "The Sun Smells Too Loud" will quickly become one of their most popular... more info

• Great music
  The latest release and latest in bizarre titles for the Scottish band Mogwai "The Hawk is Howling" follows the same formula as "Mr. Beast" their 2005 release. A slow piano opener "I'm Jim Morrison I'm dead" similar to "Auto Rock" from "Mr. Beast". However the new track expands on the theme and improves it. This progression goes throughout the album including the heavy rock song "Batcat" whose partner on Mr. Beast is "Glasgow Mega-Snake." "Batcat" is a heavy hitting rock song that finds Mogwai finally doing... more info

• Good news for people who wish Happy Songs was a little less Happy...
  Mogwai is the forefront of their particular brand of post-rock, sonic manipulatory, mood altering, mindscaping compositional cathedrals. Although comparisons with Sigur Ros will continue, Mogwai really has taken a grittier road than the more delicate post rock Icelandic heroes. Mogwai has never been scared to dwell on a reverberating power chord, and they definitely try to squeeze all the emotional resonance out of some pretty downtempo guitars as possible here. Does this take away from the power or... more info

• More good stuff
  I got into Mogwai a few months ago with Happy Songs for Happy People. I was blown away and pre-ordered this album along with a few of their earlier albums.
  Now, while this doesn't top Happy Songs for me, it's still a very solid album with many great moments and great contrast. Highlights include 'The Sun Smells Too Loud,' 'Batcat,' and 'The Precipice.' Yes, the album sometimes seems to lack direction and this clearly isn't a type of music that appeals to everyone. But the song titles are top-notch... more info

Tracks:

1. I'm Jim Morrison, I'm Dead
2. Batcat
3. Danphe And The Brain
4. Local Authority
5. The Sun Smells Too Loud
6. Kings Meadow
7. I Love You, I'm Going To Blow Up Your School
8. Scotland's Shame
9. Thank You Space Expert
10. The Precipice
11. DVD

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