Mogwai is a post-rock band formed in Scotland in 1995. Their compositional style and use of guitar effects and often garners comparisons to sub-genres such as math rock, art rock, and shoegaze. But their general lack of lyrics and focus upon creating immense-sounding guitar and bass-driven arrangements are most similar to the post-rock style.
The Beef? Mogwai's Got It
Mogwai has often been openly critical about other artists, including one-off digs against Annie Lennox, Test Icicles, and James Blunt. They also had a long-standing feud with Blur, going so far as to print t-shirts that read, "blur: are shite".
Quotes
"(The name Mogwai) 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." -Guitarist Stuart Braithwaite
Studio Albums
Current Band Members
Former Members
- Brendan O'Hare
Similar Artists
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Fast Facts
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Based in
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Years active
1995 – Present
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Record labels
Chemikal Underground, Matador, Play It Again, Rock Action
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Composed film score for the 2006 movie, ''Zidane
A 21st Century Portrait
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Fact:
The band is named after the creatures from the film Gremlins
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Fact:
Claimed that their album, Mr Beast would rival My Bloody Valentine's 1991 rock masterpiece, Loveless
