MOGWAI – Unveil video for ‘Party In The Dark’ single – taken from the new album ‘EVERY COUNTRY’S SUN’

MOGWAI - Unveil video for 'Party In The Dark' single - taken from the new album 'EVERY COUNTRY'S SUN'

Mogwai have today shared the video for new single ‘Party In The Dark’, taken from forthcoming album ‘Every Country’s Sun’. Directed by Craig Murray and inspired by 80s sci-fi and horror movies, the practical effects film was created using silicone moulded sculptures, which were cast in wax and then melted. The video was filmed over 10 days a combination of stop motion, regular and time-lapse filming.

‘Party In The Dark’ has already enjoyed several weeks on the BBC Radio 6Music A-list and has previously been described by Dazed as “a New Order-nodding melodic joy”. The single will be available to purchase on 7” on August 25th, which includes exclusive B-side track ‘Eternal Panther’. A distorted slab of Dinosaur Jr-esque noise-rock, ‘Eternal Panther’ shows yet another side to the ever-evolving band.

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‘Every Country’s Sun’ see’s the Scottish band join forces once again with producer Dave Fridmann, for the first time since 2001’s ‘Rock Action’ LP. The new record takes two decades of Mogwai’s signature, contrasting sounds – towering intensity, pastoral introspection, synth-rock minimalism, DNA-detonating volume – and distils it, beautifully, into 56 concise minutes of gracious elegance, hymnal trance-rock, and transcendental euphoria.

Mogwai begin their massive world tour in Oslo on 10 October, taking in dates in Europe, North America and the UK, and wrapping up with a performance at London’s O2 Academy Brixton on 15 December, followed by their huge hometown show at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow on 16 December. Mogwai will also headline Festival No.6 on September 8. Visit mogwai.co.uk for full ticket information.

Mogwai World Tour 2017

19 August – Hostess Club All-Nighter, Chiba
8 September – Festival No.6, Portmeirion
10 October – Rockefeller, Oslo
11 October – Nobelberget, Stockholm
12 October – KB, Malmo
13 October – Vega, Copenhagen
14 October – Columbiahalle, Berlin
16 October – Docks, Hamburg
17 October – E-Werk, Koeln
18 October – Aeronef, Lille
20 October – AB Main Hall, Brussels
21 October – AB Main Hall, Brussels
22 October – Tivoli Vredenburg Ronda, Utrecht
23 October – Grand Rex, Paris
25 October – Riviera, Madrid
26 October – Reithalle @ Kaserne Basel, Basel
27 October – Fabrique, Milan
28 October – Atlantico, Rome
29 October – Estragon, Bologna
31 October – Roxy, Prague
1 November – Arena, Vienna
2 November – Täubchenthal, Leipzig
3 November – Backstage, Munich
18/19 November – Corona Capital Fest, Mexico
20 November – Observatory N. Park, San Diego
21 November – Belasco Theater, Los Angeles
22 November – Regency Ballroom, San Francisco
23 November – Roseland Theater, Portland
24 November – The Showbox, Seattle
25 November – Commodore Ballroom. Vancouver
28 November – Ogden Theatre, Denver
30 November – The Waiting Room, Omaha
1 December – First Avenue, Minneapolis
2 December – House of Blues, Chicago
3 December – Majestic Theatre, Detroit
5 December – Danforth Music Hall, Toronto
6 December – Corona Theatre, Montreal
7 December – Royale Nightclub, Boston
8 December – Terminal 5, New York
9 December – Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia
10 December – 9:30 Club, Washington
15 December – O2 Academy Brixton, London
16 December – The SSE Hydro, Glasgow

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