The Hawk Is Howling
Mogwai's new album, The Hawk Is Howling, is the next iteration of the sound that began with 2003's Happy Songs for Happy People and continued with 2006's Mr. Beast: You get a handful of abbreviated heavy tracks, an equitable batch of somnolent drifts, and the occasional suggestive-of-the-future curveball.
How odd it must be, playing in Mogwai: You record a scrappy-yet-seminal debut (1997's post-rock standard-bearer Young Team), decide in hindsight that it's actually the worst thing you've done, and yet 11 years on, there your fans are, demanding the raw explosiveness of those salad days, when you've long since…
With each album, Mogwai discovers new ways of balancing the power and subtlety of their music.
The album is a reassertion of Mogwai’s strengths and testimony that they are still credible and productive.
Mogwai - The Hawk Is Howling review: Contributing to the monotony of the genre they hate.