Mogwai today release their 11th studio album The Bad Fire, produced by John Congleton (St Vincent, Angel Olsen, John Grant) at Chem19 studios in Blantyre, Scotland. The release was preceded by “Lion Rumpus”, “God Gets You Back” and “Fanzine Made Of Flesh”. The album arrives ahead of a world tour taking place in 2025 and a sold-out launch show taking place this Sunday at Queen Mary Union (QMU), Glasgow. The band are also set to perform another show at Pryzm, Kingston on January 30.
The Bad Fire was recorded in Lanarkshire, with Grammy Award-winning producer John Congleton joining the band in the studio. A Scottish colloquialism for Hell, The Bad Fire draws inspiration from a series of tough personal moments that the band found themselves in following on from their chart-topping tenth album, 2021’s As The Love Continues.
The band continued to work through this, leading to the creation of The Bad Fire: a collection of songs that forgo nostalgia and easy victories, once again finding Mogwai pushing forward with some of the most beautiful and explosive songs of their career.
Mogwai say: “After the high of putting out As The Love Continues, the following years were personally hard for us. We’ve dealt with a lot of loss and in Barry’s case a serious family illness with one of his daughters. Getting back together to write and record this record felt like a refuge and with John Congleton we feel that we’ve made something special. We often hear from people that our music has helped them get through hard times in their lives and for once I think it applies to us as well.”
It is a record that retains Mogwai’s power whilst delving into fresh new territory for the band.
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Mogwai – The Bad Fire
- God Gets You Back
- Hi Chaos
- What Kind of Mix is This?
- Fanzine Made Of Flesh
- Pale Vegan Hip Pain
- If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some Of The Others
- 18 Volcanoes
- Hammer Room
- Lion Rumpus
- Fact Boy