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The Bad Fire
Rock · 2025 · 10 tracks · 54m

The Bad Fire

Mogwai

A dense blend of motorik rhythms and soaring guitar architecture. Cinematic, heavy, and deeply textured, it balances electronic precision with raw rock power.

January 24, 2025 · Rock Action Records

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A restless, nocturnal energy that balances mechanical precision with overwhelming emotional swells.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 54m
01
God Gets You Back
6:41
02
Hi Chaos
5:24
03
What Kind of Mix Is This?
4:12
04
Fanzine Made of Flesh
4:34
05
Pale Vegan Hip Pain
4:25
06
If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some of the Others
7:23
07
18 Volcanoes
6:19
08
Hammer Room
5:17
09
Lion Rumpus
3:33
10
Fact Boy
7:05
Moments Worth Listening For
the sudden shift from the pulsing electronic beat to the soaring guitar crescendo in track 1
the way the drums lock into a relentless motorik groove halfway through track 9
the hauntingly sparse piano melody that anchors the sprawling seven-minute finale
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Bad Fire sound next to the rest of Mogwai's catalogue?

Brooding+0.9σ

Brooding saturates this record a touch more than the artist's norm.

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