Best of 2011

#56

This artist is featured in the top 100 artists based on your scrobbles - See more

Mogwai

On Tour
Play Radio

40,540,830 plays (886,196 listeners)

Shop now at Amazon | Send Mogwai Ringtones to Cell
More options
Add to my Library

Glasgow, United Kingdom (1995 – present)

Mogwai are a band from Glasgow formed in 1995. They compose lengthy, mostly instrumental guitar-based pieces in the style of , usually focused around the elaboration of a single theme, and are known traditionally for their quiet/loud dynamic, defined bass riffs, and an eminent ambient sound, sometimes dark and sometimes grand. Although frequently referred to as , the band have revealed in interviews that they despise this categorization, insisting that their sound bears little resemblance to pioneers of the genre, such as Tortoise.

The band were originally signed to renowned Glasgow indie label Chemikal Underground, but call a number of labels home, being distributed by different labels such as Matador in the United States and Play it again Sam Records in the United Kingdom. They have also developed their own label called Rock Action Records, named after guitarist Ron Asheton of The Stooges, who had his name changed to Rock Action.

Mogwai are named after the creatures from the film Gremlins (the word itself is Cantonese for ‘little-monster’), although Braithwaite comments that “it has no significant meaning and we always intended on getting a better one , but like a lot of other things we never got round to it.”.

Their style has been influenced by such bands as The Cure, Joy Division, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Pixies, My Bloody Valentine, and post-rock granddaddies Slint. During 2004 the band were handed support slots on the tours of two of their heroes, the Pixies and The Cure. It has easily identifiable connections to genres like , , , and occasionally .
Read more… Edit

Shouts: 4,739 shouts

Share this artist:

Top Albums

See more

Top Tracks

1
3,023
2
2,771
3
2,604
4
2,420
5
2,141
6
2,038
7
2,010
8
1,992
9
1,841
10  
1,804
11
1,700
12
1,662
13
1,520
14
1,480
15
1,397
Buy all tracks at Amazon MP3
See more

Shoutbox

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up (it’s free).
See all 4,739 shouts

Videos

See more

Events

See more Add event

News

Mogwai Irish Dates

5 Oct 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/mogwai

There are a few Irish dates to announce for next year. Factory Floor will be supporting:13th Feb - Mandela Hall, Belfast (tickets here)14th Feb - Radisson Hotel, Galway (tickets here)15th …

Add comment

See more

Listening Now

Top Listeners

See more

Recent Activity

Related Journals

See more

More Information

Links
Band Members
Labels