Saint Etienne have added three further dates to their final ever UK & Ireland tour in 2026, due to phenomenal demand.
They will perform at Poole’s St Peter’s Church on 10 September, London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire on 11 September following their initial London show at the Roundhouse selling out, and Birmingham Institute on 12 September.
Saint Etienne played their first ever live show on 15 November 1990 at Heaven nightclub in London, just months after releasing their debut single ‘Only Love Can Break Your Heart’.
Since then, they’ve appeared at major festivals across the globe, visiting more countries than Bob Stanley, Pete Wiggs and Sarah Cracknell can count on their combined fingers, and their UK tours have, at various points, featured Oasis, Stereolab, Broadcast and Pulp in support. They’ve also shared bills alongside the great and the good, from James Brown to Kylie Minogue.
Their final studio album ‘International’, released in September 2025, was praised as a pop music masterclass that distilled everything fans love about Saint Etienne. To celebrate both the album and the band’s long goodbye, shows were promised, and now the details of their final UK tour in September 2026 are confirmed.
Rather than a moment of sadness, the band see this as a series of celebrations: parties built around a live set that draws on the “best of the best” from their illustrious 35-year catalogue, including 17 UK Top 40 singles and 13 albums.
Will there be shows in Europe, America, Japan or Australia? Time will tell – but the band are clear: if you want to catch Saint Etienne on tour in the UK, 2026 will be the final opportunity.
The group spoke with NME in December on their decision to embark upon their final tour, as well as the reaction to the announcement.
Saint Etienne: Final UK & Ireland Tour September 2026
Thursday 10 Poole, St Peter’s Church *NEW DATE ADDED* Friday 11 London, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire *NEW DATE ADDED* Saturday 12 Birmingham, Institute *NEW DATE ADDED* Tuesday 15 Manchester, New Century Hall SOLD OUT Wednesday 16 Bristol, Beacon Theatre Friday 18 London, Roundhouse SOLD OUT Saturday 19 Sheffield, Electric SOLD OUT Sunday 20 Glasgow, SWG3 Tuesday 22 Dublin, 3Olympia Theatre Thursday 24 Gateshead, The Glasshouse Friday 25 Brighton, Dome Saturday 26 Cambridge, Corn Exchange
Kicking things off at The Fire Station in Sunderland at the end of the month, The Bretheren are set to join good friends Midlake for a run of dates across the UK. The tour will make stops at some of the most beloved venues in the country, including the iconic Brudenell Social Club in Leeds, Gorilla in Manchester and cargo ship-turned-venue Thekla in Bristol.
The Brethren will also play at the 1,500-capacity Electric Ballroom and Camden, before bringing the tour to a close by the seaside at Brighton’s Chalk. The tour follows the release of Midlake’s new album ‘A Bridge To Far’, which arrived last autumn, while The Bretheren are gearing up to release new music of their own. The full list of dates can be found below, and tickets are on-sale now.
About The Bretheren
Best known as Elle King’s backing band since 2015, The Bretheren have spent a decade touring globally, shaping the sound behind King’s raw and electrifying performances. Comprised of Joey McClellan (lead vocals, guitar), Dave “Moose” Sherman (keys), Paulie DeVincenzo (bass) and Dave Scalia (drums), their individual resumés extend fsr beyond, having also been members of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Midlake, Kevin Morby, Rufus Wainwright, Dawn Richard, White Rabbits and The Veronicas.
Recorded by The Bretheren at their Nashville studio, Brethren Sound, their debut album, ‘The Bretheren’ features lead vocal contributions from some of their favourite collaborators, including Elle King, Britt Daniel, Ben Bridwell, Hamilton Leithauser, Sharon Van Etten, Michael Shannon, Nicole Atkins, Butch Walker, Judy Blank and Striking Matches.
The songs are the feature. Classic writing informed by years of playing many classic catalogs and creating a spark together as a band. The Bretheren’s first single is coming soon.
2026 will be the year in which The Enemy make a long-awaited comeback with the February 20th release of their new album ‘Social Disguises’ – their first in more than a decade. Today they come into the year fighting as they preview the record with their new single ‘The Boxer’.
‘The Boxer’ finds The Enemy at their full-blooded best, as thunderous rhythms, a vehement main riff and Tom Clarke’s vitriolic vocals craft an hypnotic intensity. While it’s the story of a man whose glory days are behind him, it’s also a metaphor for more universal experiences – particularly the realisation that our futures can always change for the better if we can keep striving and battling for something more.
Tom Clarke says, “‘The Boxer’ is about a fictional character, but it’s an observation about regret and how anxiety can stop us achieving things we want to in life. It’s about fear holding us back, and how that can destroy who we are. We tried to achieve an industrial weight to the sound, and a monotony to the composition to reflect the sentiment of being stuck.”
‘The Boxer’ plus the recent singles ‘Not Going Your Way’ and ‘Trouble’ will also feature on the upcoming ‘Social Disguises’, which was produced by their long-term collaborator Matt Terry (‘40 Days and 40 Nights’ and ‘No Time For Tears’). This new era in The Enemy got underway with the reunion of their original line-up late in 2022. Never ones to do things by halves, the trio were fiercely committed to making sure that a new record equalled the standard of their breakthrough with their hit-packed, Platinum-certified #1 debut album ‘We’ll Live And Die In These Towns’. And part of the puzzle towards achieving that was one of dogged commitment: its songs are drawn from 90 demos that they have written since reforming.
It’s a comeback which is being embraced by fans. Last autumn’s UK headlinetour was entirely sold-out, a run of dates which the band have declared to be one of their best ever tours. Meanwhile the new songs have been celebrated by media as well as audiences, with recent support including NME, Radio X, This Feeling’s Video of the Week, Shiiine On’s Track of the Week, Live4Ever, Stereoboard, XS Noize and Songbird HQ.
The ‘Social Disguises’ album is available to pre-order HERE. The must-have physical format is a signed double-vinyl (one yellow, one orange) which extends the album to twenty tracks. Other formats include black vinyl, orange vinyl, regular CD, deluxe CD and cassette. All bundles purchased from the band’s official store add a bonus acoustic CD.
The Enemy will be back on stage throughout 2026. Summer festival dates at Tramlines, Y NOT? and Victorious are already confirmed, as is a major autumn arena tour as very special guests to Ocean Colour Scene. Their live schedule so far runs as follows:
JULY
26th – Tramlines
30th – Aug 2nd – Y NOT? Festival
AUGUST
30th – Victorious Festival
NOVEMBER – VERY SPECIAL GUESTS TO OCEAN COLOUR SCENE
21st – Glasgow, OVO Hydro
27th – Bradford, Live
28th – Manchester, AO Arena
30th – Newcastle, City Hall
DECEMBER – VERY SPECIAL GUESTS TO OCEAN COLOUR SCENE
THE TWILIGHT SAD today announce their long-awaited sixth album IT’S THE LONG GOODBYE due out 27th March via Rock Actions Records and available to preorder here.
Following the album’s lead track “Waiting For The Phone Call”, released last October, today the band also share the equally epic new single “DESIGNED TO LOSE”. The second track on the album is a beautifully meditative yet muscular reflection on the human condition, hinged on how we can seem doomed to lose in so many of our endeavours – including our capacity to cope with loss. Watch the visualiser here.
“It had to contain every element of emotion I was feeling,” says singer/lyricist James Graham of THE TWILIGHT SAD’s deeply resonant sixth album. On their first record in seven years, Scotland’s post-punk outfit return with a story to share: a cogent story of loss and personal crisis, rooted in specific experience yet mounted with a palpable emotional power that feels universal. Set to urgent and guitar-rich arrangements from bandmate Andy MacFarlane, IT’S THE LONG GOODBYE reflects on James’s mother’s illness, her subsequent death and his own mental health struggles, exploring profound human vulnerability with tenderness and tempestuous force.
The result is the most personal yet relatable album to date from a band whose portraits of bruised humanity have forged close ties with their audience. As James says, “In the past I’ve used a lot of metaphors within my lyrics. With this, there’s not as much. The record is heavily influenced by my mental health, grief and loss, and the need to be strong in positions where you’re not feeling it. It’s a very human story, I think – this is just my version of it. I feel that everybody goes through something like this. Everybody loses somebody. Everybody questions life.”
Back in 2016, James and Andy returned from the “pinch yourself” high of a tour with The Cure to find that James’s mother had been diagnosed with early onset frontotemporal dementia. Roughly 80 per cent of the record was written as James wrestled with the contrast between the joys in his life – marriage, parenthood – and the cruelty of his mother’s decline. In November 2023, another tour with The Cure was brought to a necessary halt as his mental health deteriorated. “And then my mum passed away in the January afterwards,” says James.
The record was developed over seven years, with the London-based MacFarlane stockpiling musical ideas during lockdown while exchanging words and sounds with Graham. The Cure’s Robert Smith, by now a longtime close friend of the band, provided invaluable input on the demos and guested on the record, supplying extra guitars on ‘WAITING FOR THE PHONE CALL’, guitars/“Tron keys” on ‘DEAD FLOWERS’ and six-string bass on ‘BACK TO FOURTEEN’. “Then we had to piece together a band,” says Andy, with THE TWILIGHT SAD now centred on him and James after former bandmates were drawn away by life commitments. Sometime Arab Strap player David Jeans and Mogwai live team-member Alex Mackay play drums and bass respectively, while the album was produced by MacFarlane at Willesden’s Battery Studios – a location rich in cherished Cure history, notably – with additional production from Andy Savours (My Bloody Valentine) and mixing by Chris Coady (Slowdive).
The result is a pinnacle for THE TWILIGHT SAD in a career of tremendous integrity and artistry, and a record that honours the band’s ability to turn lived experience into fully felt music. “To know that I’m saying things that connect with other people, that’s such a powerful thing,” says James. “I want to be a relatable person that talks about things that can happen and give an opportunity for people to go, well, you’re not alone. I want people to be able to listen to this record and hear that it comes from a place of raw emotion. The album is an opportunity to share my experience and move forward with my life.”
The Twilight Sad will be on tour in the UK and Europe in April and May including a performance at the Roundhouse in London. The band also recently announced news of a second Glasgow Barrowland show in early May. This will be followed by a handful of dates performing as special guests to The Cure in June & July.
THE TWILIGHT SAD headline shows:
Sun 12 April – Italy, Milan, Legend Club
Tues 14 April – Switzerland, Zurich, Bogen F
Weds 15 April – Germany, Munich, Ampere
Thurs 16 April – Germany, Berlin, Gretchen
Sat 18 April – Denmark, Copenhagen, Loppen
Sun 19 April – Norway, Oslo, Parkteateret
Mon 20 April – Sweden, Stockholm, Slaktkyrkan
Weds 22 April – Germany, Hamburg, Grünspan
Thurs 23 April – Netherlands, Utrecht, Tivolivredenburg Pandora Hall
Sat 25 April – Germany, Cologne, Gebäude 9
Sun 26 April – Belgium, Brussels, Rotonde – Botanique
Mon 27 April – France, Paris, Le Trabendo
Weds 29 April – UK, Bristol, Electric
Thurs 30 April – UK, London, Roundhouse
Sat 2 May – UK, Manchester, New Century Hall
Sun 3 May – UK, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Boiler Shop
Tues 5 May – Scotland, Glasgow, Barrowlands
Weds 6 May – Scotland, Glasgow, Barrowlands
Sat 9 May – Ireland, Dublin, Button Factory
24th-26th July – UK, Deer Shed Festival
Live dates with The Cure:
Sun 14 June – Italy, Firenze, Visarno Arena
Weds 24 June – Cardiff, Blackweir Fields
Fri 26 June – Dublin, Marley Park
Sun 28 June – Belfast, Belsonic
Weds 8 July – Slovakia, Pohoda Festival
Fri 10 July – Germany, Berlin, Wuhlheide
Sat 11 July – Germany, Berlin, Wuhlheide
Sun 12 July – Germany, Berlin, Wuhlheide
IT’S THE LONG GOODBYE – album artwork & tracklist:
Nearly 45 years since their formation, and 25 years on from their exaltant reunion in 2000 – CHAMELEONS – are ecstatic to announce a new run of shows for later this year.
The Middleton post/punk band’s second major tour in as many years, the announcement follows a triumphant series of UK performances that saw them play some of the UK’s biggest and most iconic spaces last December, including a night at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire.
And in 2025, Mark Burgess and the band will be expanding their horizons with 8 shows locked-in nationwide throughout November.
Kicking off at Southampton’s 1865 on 13th November, the cult band will also be visiting Bristol, Birmingham, Nottingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, and London’s infamous Electric Ballroom. I
In London and Manchester, Chameleons will be joined by very special guests Kirk Brandon (Theatre of Hate, Spear of Destiny) aKoustiK featuring Sam Sansbury on cello, who will be playing a career-spanning set.
As is now customary, the tour will also see the return of Chameleons’ legendary pre-Christmas homecoming show ‘HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS… 2025’. Planning a very special night for what will be the 11th Anniversary in this series of shows, the band will headline Manchester’s salubrious Albert Hall venue once again on 21st November.
Chameleons spent 2024 recording and releasing new music, sharing their new live album, ‘Return of the Roughnecks (Live at The Ritz)’, and a new EP titled ‘Tomorrow Remember Yesterday’. This year, they will release their highly anticipated new album, Arctic Moon, which will mark their first full-length studio record in over two decades.
The Chameleons’ live band for these dates will feature Mark Burgess (bass / vox), Reg Smithies (guitar), Todd Demma (drums), Danny Ashbury (keyboards), and Stephen Rice (guitar). With an incendiary setlist already in mind, expect a broad, career-spanning collection of classics plus new material from their forthcoming album ‘Arctic Moon’ (due out on Metropolis Records later this year).
With additional very special guests for Manchester and London still to be announced, support for the entire tour is confirmed to come from: The Veldt. Emerging in the 1980s, the North Carolina shoegaze soul heroes carved out a distinct niche within the first wave of shoegaze bands worldwide. With their music a mesmerizing blend of ethereal atmospheres, sultry melodies, and irresistible rhythms, they established themselves as a standout presence in the genre. Collaborating with an array of influential artists across their career, including TV On The Radio, Mos Def, and Lady Miss Kier (Deee-Lite), The Veldt released their magnum opus in 1994: ‘Afrodisiac’; a record that has since been ranked as one of Pitchfork’s “Top 50 Shoegaze Albums Ever Released”.
Mon 10 Nov – Le Local Bar – Strasbourg, France – INFO
Wed 12 Nov – Carousel – Heidelberg, Germany – TICKETS
Their latest album ‘Linger’ was released a year ago, and it delves deep into themes of memory and loss, resistance and rebirth. It presents a dualism, balancing the delicate beauty of ethereal melodies with the intense power of a wall of sound. This back-and-forth builds and tears down emotional landscapes and mindscapes alike. If shoegaze stands for anything in the annals of indie music, it’s the sonic expression of a state of “uncomfortable numbness”—a form of escape from reality, hidden beneath layers of distorted guitars and distant vocals. It’s a sound that more effectively encapsulates the discomforts of ultramodern life than any statement could. While mainstream music moves towards hyper-produced pop and ever-grander spectacles, shoegaze has become the preferred voice for younger generations who feel adrift, with few points of reference.
Since forming in 2018, Mondaze have defined themselves as “heavy shoegaze,” taking inspiration from bands like genre-giants Swervedriver and Ride, but also contemporary bands that are pushing shoegaze through the limits like Nothing and Ringo Deathstarr. With ‘Linger’, they aim to amplify the melancholic tones of their frustration and rage. These sonic characteristics drove them to work with Chris Fullard (who’s collaborated with Idles and Boris) on mixing, and Maurizio Baggio (The Soft Moon, Boy Harsher) for mastering. The result is an album with roots, yet distinctly modern in its direction and sound with arrangements able to perfectly synthesise a modern approach to dreamy-eerie landscapes. Guitars in Linger are back as a centre for world-making as they foster sensations through music with refined overlaps where influences merge, expressing modern sensibility.
“We often strive to act as rationally as possible, but inevitably end up feeling empty and numb,” the band reflects on the broader implications of their work, “This album is about contemplation,” they continue, “but there’s also an element of action, a kind of non-action that comes from the awareness gained through reflection.”
With ‘Linger’, Mondaze return with a sound that is as powerful as it is necessary in the times we live in. There’s a strength that stems from reflection and observation. Their music taps into the deep emotions of generations unwilling to return to the “normal” of the past.
Heeding the cry that your disco needs you, multi-million streamed producer and soundtrack specialist Lack of Afro rocks the house and captures the bygone glamour of clubbing perfectly on the ‘Love Dealer’ LP
05.11 – Manchester, Band on The Wall / 06.11 – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
07.11 – Glasgow, Oran Mor / 08.11 – Edinburgh, La Belle Angele / 09.11 – Newcastle, The Cluny / 11.11 – Birmingham, The Castle & Falcon / 12.11 – Falmouth, The Cornish Bank
This Autumn, award-winning British-Lebanese comedian Esther Manito (as seen on Live at the Apollo and Stand Up Sketch Show) sets out on her biggest UK tour to date, performing her brand new hilarious stand-up show Slagbomb in Essex, Exeter, Edinburgh and many more in between. Tickets are on sale for all dates from 10am, Friday, 28th March 2025 at https://esthermanito.seetickets.com/tour/esther-manito
Slagbomb takes a nosedive into the challenges and hilarities of the awkward sandwich years, inviting audiences to feel better about the madness in their own lives. Youthful freedom has given way to the reality of adult responsibilities and one finds oneself juggling everything while hosing faeces off the garden decking, clad in questionable footwear.
She’s tried elegance. She’s aimed for sophistication. But somehow, the chaos always wins. Because really—how do you keep your poise when you’re juggling kids, aging parents, and the crushing weight of unmet expectations? Following the success of her last show, Hell Hath No Fury, Esther is done pretending. Now, owning the label of ‘Angry woman’, she’s leaning in even further—into the mess, the mayhem, and the gloriously undignified truth of it all. From failed attempts at being sexy, sudden hearing loss, and awkward encounters with dodgy drug dealers, to the brutal realities of a waxing session gone sideways—nothing’s off limits. Because when there’s war in the world and family back in Lebanon, there are bigger things to worry about than being a ‘Slagbomb’
An Arab Essex girl who will challenge every single preconception of what that means, Esther Manito deftly skewers gender politics, expectations of modern parents and the obscene pressures put on modern women.
Esther Manito has appeared on Live At The Apollo (BBC), The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV) and Hypothetical (Dave). She has been heard on The News Quiz (BBC Radio 4), The 13 million Club (BBC Radio 4), Mark Watson Talks a Bit About Life (BBC Radio 4), Russel Kane’s Evil Genius (BBC Sounds), Breaking the News (BBC Radio Scotland) and co-hosting Newsjack Unplugged (BBC Radio 4 Extra). She is also the co-host of Ghastly Women podcast alongside Lily Phillips and I Didn’t Want it Anyway with Shappi Khorsandi.
Esther’s debut show Crusade received huge critical acclaim and is available to watch on NextUp Comedy and ITVX. Her second show #NotAllMen won best show at Leicester Comedy Festival 2021 and her most recent tour Hell Hath No Furywas a smash hit success, receiving rave reviews and adding numerous extra dates due to demand for tickets.
‘Skilfully weaves her own personal story with a wider look at gender issues’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Evening Standard
‘Effervescent… incisively funny’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐The Skinny
‘A brilliant show from start to finish…incredibly funny’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ From Page to Stage
‘An absolute riot from start to finish’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Everything Theatre
‘She OWNS her anger […] Funny and truthful’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ North West End UK
‘Treads the nuance of gender, political and other global debates with aplomb’⭐⭐⭐⭐ WhyNow
ESTHER MANITO: SLAGBOMB – 2025 & 2026 UK TOUR LISTINGS
2025 TOUR DATES
Sunday 14th September – Norwich Theatre Stage Two
Thursday 18th – Saturday 20th September – Soho Theatre, London
Wednesday 24th September – Farnham Maltings
Friday 26th September – The Glee Club, Birmingham
Saturday 27th September – GRUB, Manchester
Sunday 28th September – The Leadmill, Sheffield
Tuesday 30th September – Palace Theatre Dixon Studio, Southend
Sunday 12th October – Exeter Phoenix
Wednesday 22nd October – Storyhouse, Chester
Thursday 23rd October – Monkey Barrel Comedy, Edinburgh
Wednesday 29th October – Swindon Arts Centre
Thursday 30th October – The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
Sunday 2nd November – Old Fire Station Oxford
Wednesday 12th November – Old Woollen, Farsley, Leeds
Thursday 13th November – The Stand, Glasgow
Saturday 15th November – The Alex, Faversham
Thursday 20th November – The Arc, Winchester
Friday 28th November – Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester
Saturday 29th November – The Stand, Newcastle
Thursday 4th December – The Spring Arts Centre, Havant
2026 TOUR DATES
Saturday 31st January – Komedia, Brighton
Friday 13th February – G Live, Bellerby Studio, Guildford
Icons of the original post-punk era The Psychedelic Furs are out on tour this autumn, stopping at beloved venues across the country throughout October.
This autumn, The Psychedelic Furs have announced their plans to tour the UK, bringing their British post-punk sound to a number of huge venues across the country. Playing the hits, such as “Love My Way”, “Heaven” and “Pretty In Pink”, and more as well as some deeper cuts from their back catalogue, the band promise a dazzling live show decades in the making.
Kicking off in Wolverhampton on 22nd October, the band will spend the end of October on the road making stops in Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds and more. The tour will culminate with a show at the stunning Palladium in London.
The band will be joined on tour by special guest and post-punk icon Anja Huwe, marking her first UK shows in over 15 years. The visual artist and former vocalist of German goth outfit Xmal Deutschland unveiled her debut solo record, ‘Codes’, last spring via Sacred Bones. Earlier this year, she returned to releasing with “PolarForest”, which blended her solo track “Living In The Forest” with Xmal Deutschland’s 1987 song “Polarlicht”.
The full list of UK dates can be found below. Please get in touch with rob@sonicpr.co.uk for interview time or guestlist requests.
About The Psychedelic Furs
The Psychedelic Furs may not have invented rock and roll per se, but their influence since arriving on the post-punk scorched-earth landscape four decades ago has reverberated and resonated amongst all those who cherish the sweet-and-sour spot where rawness and romanticism meet.
Born out of the UK post-punk scene and led by vocalist and songwriter Richard Butler, and his bass-wielding brother Tim, the Furs quickly developed as one of the premiere bands at college and alternative radio. They scored a flurry of major hits with “Love My Way”, “Pretty In Pink”, “Heaven”, “The Ghost In You” and “Heartbreak Beat”, in all releasing eight studio albums, spawning several compilations, a boxed set, a live concert DVD and inspiring one of the most iconic motion picture soundtracks of all time.
Nearly thirty years later, their latest release ‘Made Of Rain’ has charted in a multitude of countries and became the Furs’ second highest ranked UK album ever. It was prominently featured in end of year lists in dozens of publications worldwide.
But the Furs especially thrive live in concert, with previously headlining Glastonbury Festival, and more recently playing at esteemed venues including the Hollywood Bowl, London’s Royal Albert Hall, and New York’s Radio City Music Hall. With a dazzling live show, they continue to tour quite regularly across the globe.
The Psychedelic Furs touring lineup is Richard Butler (vocals); Tim Butler (bass); Rich Good (guitar), Amanda Kramer (keyboards), Zachary Alford (drums) and Peter DiStefano (guitar).
Mogwai today announce a UK tour for February 2026, taking in 11 dates, starting at Paisley Town Hall on 12 February and running through to O2 Apollo in Manchester on 27 February. The shows feature support from Forest Swords and follow this summer’s headline performance at South Facing Festival in London, and the band’s current, ongoing European tour. Fans can sign up for pre-sale access for the new shows, ahead of tickets going on general sale at 10am Friday 19 September. Dates are below; see www.mogwai.scot for details.
Thu 26 Feb – Gateshead – The Glasshouse International Centre for Music
Fri 27 Feb – Manchester O2 Apollo
The tour will see Mogwai performing songs from across their 30 year-spanning discography, including their 11th studio album The Bad Fire, released earlier this year to considerable critical acclaim. Produced by John Congleton (St Vincent, Angel Olsen, John Grant) at Chem19 studios in Blantyre, Scotland, the album features the singles “Lion Rumpus”, “God Gets You Back” and “Fanzine Made Of Flesh”.
A Scottish colloquialism for Hell, The Bad Fire draws inspiration from a series of tough personal moments that the band found themselves in following on from their chart-topping tenth album, 2021’s As The Love Continues. The band continued to work through this, leading to the creation of The Bad Fire: a collection of songs that forgo nostalgia and easy victories, once again finding Mogwai pushing forward with some of the most beautiful and explosive songs of their career. It is a record that retains Mogwai’s power whilst delving into fresh new territory for the band.
Mogwai – The Bad Fire art (download high res assets here)
Praise for The Bad Fire
“”Unexpectedly heavenly” – The Guardian, 4* Album Of The Week
“Luminous soundscapes” – Uncut, 8/10
“A crafted, discerning grace” – Mojo, 4*
“Powerful and profound.” – Kerrang, 4*
“Heaven or Hell, the bad fire as lit by Mogwai always offers a flame of hope” – Prog
“Some of the most euphoric music they have ever made” – DIY, 4*
“A terrific followup to Mogwai’s number 1 smash” – The Quietus
“To retain the power to surprise and delight when entering its fourth decade is something few bands can claim” – Under The Radar, 8/10
“Uplifting new dimensions to their sound” – Pitchfork
