So “Every Country’s Sun” debuts at #6 in the UK album charts. Pretty impressive! I wonder which situation is at play here:
a) Mogwai’s fanbase has increased dramatically over time
b) Mogwai’s usual 1st week sales performance ends up landing higher in the charts because nobody buys albums any more
Just wanted to chime in and say how great this album is and how it keeps getting better and better with more listens. When it was released I was expecting an alright album to throw on when I couldn’t think of what else to listen to, but instead I got an album of the year candidate and possibly my favorite thing that I’ve ever heard from them.
Have you all watched their set for 6 Music on IPlayer yet? Was a real treat to be there. The band have only clicked with me in recent years and I’m totally kicking myself for for not getting into them properly before.
There’s some single tracks and bits about their set here