Hardcore will never die, but you will.

Mogwai has a new album out called Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will. It's different. Dynamic shifts and repetitive song structure have always been a sure sign of a Mogwai record. These characteristics are still here, but the classic Mogwai sound isn't really what defines this record. Songs are still based on a recurring theme; but instead of suspending you in calculated drum lines until Braithwaite's Telecaster strings that theme together, Hardcore Will Never Die just kind of bombards you with it (see "Rano Pano"). This is also the most optimistic Mogwai album I've ever heard. And there are lyrics. I like it though. Hell, it's not like Mogwai has anything to prove.

Here are a couple tracks from Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will. If you don't make it to 4 minutes in "You're Lionel Richie", you are doing yourself a disservice. It is brutal.

Mogwai - "White Noise"
Mogwai - "Rano Pano"
Mogwai - "You're Lionel Richie"

Now run along to your local record store and buy it.

The sun smells too loud.

Mogwai has a new album. However, before I post anything from that I had to post this video. It is "The Sun Smells Too Loud" with a video edit of "Apache" by Tommy Seebach Band, whoever that is. For some reason the combination of this Mogwai song and the ridiculous music video is just mesmerizing to me.

5- The Sun Smells Too Loud.mp3
Oh, and just in case you were wondering...