Mogwai - The Hawk is Howling [CD]

Wall of Sound

Rock without words…well I never!

The first thing that annoyed me about this band was a quote I saw on Wikipedia:

“I think most people are not used to having no lyrics to focus on. Lyrics are a real comfort to some people. I guess they like to sing along and when they can’t do that with us they can get a bit upset.”

It just makes me think that they are arrogant and that they think that the people who hear their music are stupid enough to go:

“urgh, no words…what going on…me no like!”

GET OUT OF YOUR OWN BOTTOMS!

Now I’ve gotten that out of the way, the album is good. Very good in fact. It’s dynamic, it’s exciting, it’s all the things you want from a post-rock album. The lack of words isn’t even an issue in this album and it took me till at least half way through the album to even notice that there was no vocalist, because I was enjoying the music so much.

It reminds me a lot of Tool, in style, with the repetitive bass lines and staccato lead guitar creating a very engaging sound that really sucks you in and keeps you stuck. It just won’t let me go!

It’s like a meat pie, this album. It’s succulent and juicy, and it fills you up, leaving you satisfied at the end. Not completely full to the brim, but enough to sustain you for the rest of the evening.
It’s really quite a decent length, this album, which isn’t bad, because you can have a few goes at it, and it will continue to be interesting and exciting and you will always want to go back for second helpings.

It’s also a very robust album, you can have it on in the background, you can turn it up loud and it can also accompany lovemaking. For any occasion, unleash the Mogwai.

Listen to this album: Anywhere/Anytime.