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Mogwai

Scottish post-rock pioneers whose music grew more ambitious and diverse during their decades-long career.
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Album Highlights

  • As the Love Continues
    Mogwai
    As the Love Continues
  • Happy Songs for Happy People
    Mogwai
    Happy Songs for Happy P …
  • Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
    Mogwai
    Hardcore Will Never Die …
  • Mr. Beast
    Mogwai
    Mr. Beast
  • Ten Rapid
    Mogwai
    Ten Rapid
  • The Hawk Is Howling
    Mogwai
    The Hawk Is Howling
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Artists Moods

  • Introspective
  • Sprawling
  • Ambitious
  • Cathartic
  • Epic
  • Cerebral
  • Detached
  • Dramatic
  • Hypnotic
  • Literate
  • Nocturnal
  • Volatile
  • Brooding
  • Complex
  • Eerie
  • Explosive
  • Gloomy
  • Heavy
  • Intense
  • Majestic
  • Ominous
  • Restrained
  • Visceral
  • Atmospheric
  • Austere
  • Motoric
  • Wintry
  • Bittersweet
  • Elaborate
  • Fiery
  • Menacing
  • Mysterious
  • Reflective
  • Druggy

Artists Themes

  • Introspection
  • Reflection
  • Imagination
  • Solitude
  • Late Night
  • Starry Sky
  • Winter
  • Feeling Blue
  • SciFi
  • Heartache
  • Scary Music
  • Background Music

Mogwai
photo credit: Neale Smith

Mogwai - Artist Details

Active

1990s - 2020s

Formed

1995 in Glasgow, Scotland

Genre

Pop/Rock

Styles

Alternative/Indie Rock Experimental Rock Indie Rock Post-Rock Space Rock

Group Members

Stuart Braithwaite Dominic Aitchison Martin Bulloch Barry Burns John Cummings Brendan O'Hare
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