Released 22 September 2008 The Hawk Is Howling
(2008) Special Moves (2010) Release date 22 September 2008 Label PIAS/Wall of Sound | Length 63:29 Artist Mogwai Producer Andy Miller Genres Post-rock, Indie rock | |
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Recorded Chem19 Studios, Hamilton, Scotland Similar Mogwai albums, Post-rock albums | ||
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The Hawk Is Howling is the sixth studio album by the Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, released on 22 September 2008 by Wall of Sound, Play It Again Sam and Matador in the UK, Europe, and the USA, respectively. It was released in Australia by Spunk Records on 27 September 2008.
Contents
It is their first album of exclusively instrumental songs, since their earlier albums have all had vocals (singing or spoken word) on some tracks.
The album peaked at number 35 in the UK Album Charts and 97 on the Billboard 200.
Mogwai i m jim morrison i m dead
Writing and recording
The album was recorded and produced by Andy Miller at Chem19 Studios in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland and mixed by Gareth Jones at Castle of Doom Studios in Glasgow, Scotland, between September 2007 and March 2008. The album was the first time in ten years that the band had worked with Andy Miller, and at Chem19 Studios, since recording the song "Small Children in the Background" for the No Education = No Future (Fuck the Curfew) EP in May 1998.
Several new compositions were debuted at a show for the Triptych Festival at Tramway in Glasgow in April 2008 — "The Precipice", "I Love You, I'm Going to Blow Up Your School", "I'm Jim Morrison, I'm Dead", "Thank You Space Expert", "Batcat" and "Scotland's Shame".
Track listing
All tracks composed by Mogwai.
The limited edition version contains the documentation "Adelia, I Want To Love: A Film About Mogwai by Vincent Moon and Teresa Eggers", the Dominic Hailstone-directed "Batcat" video and the video "Batcat Animation" created by Fernando Alberto Mena Rojas.
Personnel
Songs
1I’m Jim Morrison - I’m Dead6:44
2Batcat5:25
3Danphe and the Brain5:18