What Is Central To Our Survival And Wellbeing Is Meaningful Connection And Love

So says Lawrence ‘Larry’ Wilson, in the introduction to Lion Rumpus, the new single and video by Mogwai.

 

You don't have to be a dog lover - or a bucket hat wearer for that matter - to find this video a real joy. As for the music? It's a little bit more abrasive than previous single God Gets You Back, but still 'softer' and less jarring than Mogwai of old. Which is no bad thing, of course. I like the fact that it's undeniably Mogwai though not just a retread of their 90s catalogue.

 

 

Mogwai's eleventh album The Bad Fire arrives in January 2025. The flowery promo claims that Lion Rumpus "does actually sound like a lion rumpus". Even better, that God Gets You Back "sounds like Daft Punk being hunted by My Bloody Valentine". I'm not sure I agree with either of those, although the latter provokes quite a striking image in the mind's eye! 

 

However, I can get with the claim that "the music contains [...] a sense of beauty encased in the onslaught." This sums up Mogwai as well as any other description and is why I've enjoyed their music for nearly 30 years now.

 

Happy Mogwai Monday, everyone.