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10.0
139934
10.0 |
The Skinny
As Mogwai embark on their fourth decade, eleventh album The Bad Fire proves this legendary group can still produce moving, intelligent and vital work
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9.0
139944
9.0 |
Far Out
This layered, intoxicating piece of music is one of the easiest albums you could ever get lost in, and it’s something you won’t want to emerge from
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9.0
139948
9.0 |
Spill Magazine
The band concentrates on quality rather than quantity, making sure that there isn’t a single loose or unnecessary element present in the music
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8.2
139955
8.2 |
Spectrum Culture
Mogwai may not be writing Happy Songs for Happy People, but in so thoroughly assimilating so many musical approaches, they’ve found a way to make massive, deranged lullabies that urge you to stay awake, ready to handle whatever life throws at you
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8.0
139959
8.0 |
Under The Radar
This record boasts real emotional nuance among the unbridled passion. And to retain the power to surprise and delight when entering its fourth decade is something few bands can claim
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8.0
139964
8.0 |
The Quietus
There’s some sense of reconciliation going on between their earthier 90s sound and the synthy, spacey and sometimes poppier material that’s inhabited their last few records
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8.0
139969
8.0 |
Clash
‘The Bad Fire’ might not cure your January blues entirely but it’ll at least provide a glimmer of hope to get you through the bleakest of months. All in all, an utterly enthralling 11th studio effort from these avant rock stalwart
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8.0
139994
8.0 |
All Music
It might be a smaller-scale album than As the Love Continues, but The Bad Fire is the sound of a band that's still making vital music 30 years after they formed
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8.0
139996
8.0 |
The Observer
Conceived in troubled circumstances, the Glasgow band’s follow-up to their 2021 chart-topper As the Love Continues is compelling balm
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8.0
139935
8.0 |
Kerrang!
For years now, Mogwai have watched them from the post-rock mountaintop. On this evidence, it’s a hell of a view
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8.0
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8.0 |
DIY
Some of the most euphoric music they’ve made in a while
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8.0
139940
8.0 |
The Irish Times
The Glasgow indie stalwarts found a new lease of life during the pandemic; for their first album since, the quiet of lockdown had been replaced by the roiling storm clouds of everyday life
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8.0
139930
8.0 |
The Guardian
While old-school fans may lament their softening, the Glasgow band swap rage for refuge as they face personal strife – and their 30th anniversary
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8.0
139931
8.0 |
Uncut
These 10 sheeting, luminous soundscapes lean into the band's considerable pop smarts as well as their soundtrack and post-rock mastery. Print edition only
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8.0
139932
8.0 |
Record Collector
Even on a record of many detours, the closing three tracks are uniquely surprising. Print edition only
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8.0
139933
8.0 |
Mojo
To call it a mature album would be to take away some of the perennially youthful spirit of Mogwai, but it certainly achieves a crafted, discerning grace. However hellish it may have been, a baptism in The Bad Fire has clearly proved to be a renewing experience. Print edition only
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8.0
140052
8.0 |
Beats Per Minute
It’s likely to stake some real estate in plenty of rotations worldwide, for those hoping for a follow up to 2021’s As The Love Continues that delivers on the same level
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7.4
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7.4 |
Pitchfork
On their 11th album, the long-running post-rockers open up disarming, uplifting new dimensions to their sound without veering too far from familiar paths
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7.0
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7.0 |
Rolling Stone
The Scottish rock minimalists press down even harder for one of their most emotional albums
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7.0
139938
7.0 |
PopMatters
Despite moments of overfamiliarity and some flat vocal experiments, Mogwai’s 11th studio record captures a band still reinventing their signature sound
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6.6
140099
6.6 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
Although there are a handful of highlights, the group has settled into a comfort zone from which good tracks emerge effortlessly, but nothing outstanding
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6.5
139993
6.5 |
Northern Transmissions
A nostalgic record, using the past as a tether instead of a springboard to help them move forward
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