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With each album, Mogwai discovers new ways of balancing the power and subtlety of their music. On The Hawk Is Howling, the band returns to its roots, working with producer Andy Miller for the first time in a decade and delivering its first set of completely instrumental songs in several albums' time. This is the most massive Mogwai's music has felt in quite awhile - and for a band that turns in expansive pieces as regularly as they do, that's saying something. These tracks demand close listening, which makes "The Precipice"'s slow-burning tribal rhythms and swarming guitars even more dramatic as the album's final statement. At first, it's tempting to want all of The Hawk Is Howling to be as obviously powerful as its biggest tracks, but with time it reveals itself as one of Mogwai's most masterful blends of delicacy and strength.
Tracklist
I'm Jim Morrison, I'm Dead 6:44
Batcat 5:25
Danphe And The Brain 5:18
Local Authority 4:15
The Sun Smells Too Loud 6:58
Kings Meadow 4:42
I Love You, I'm Going To Blow Up Your School 7:33
Scotland's Shame 8:00
Thank You Space Expert 7:53
The Precipice 6:42