Mr Beast

Possibly the most accessible yet sophisticated album Mogwai has released, Mr. Beast strips away most of the electronic embellishment of their recent work in favor of a back-to-basics sound that returns to and expands on the approach they pioneered on Young Team. Mr. Beast is also a surprisingly spontaneous-sounding album -- in the best possible sense, its freshness makes it feel like a recorded practice session and also helps give relatively delicate pieces like "Team Handed" the same amount of impact that heavy, searing tracks like the closer, "We're No Here," have.

Auto Rock 4:18
Glasgow Mega-Snake 3:35
Acid Food 3:40
Travel Is Dangerous 4:01
Team Handed 3:58
Friend Of The Night 5:30
Emergency Trap 3:31
Folk Death 95 3:34
I Chose Horses 5:13
We're No Here 5:39