You know what I mean? “People have taken the record to heart. You can’t do much else. How do you celebrate finally getting to number one in the charts after 25 years of releasing records – if you’re living in the middle of a global pandemic? As each day rolled by, the Glasgow-based post-rockers maintained their unlikely grip on the number one spot. You can unsubscribe at any time. After Mogwai were jokingly billed by their publicist as experiencing “the slowest ever ascent to No 1”, Braithwaite expressed his gratitude to friends and fellow musicians – along with Hollywood actor Elijah Wood – for their support. There’s brilliant things about travelling, but when you tour a lot, you start to kind of obsess about the annoying things,” he says. Never miss a trick from The Big Issue with our weekly newsletter. Celtic supporters Mogwai are celebrating their first number one album. So yeah, I definitely miss travel a lot.”. Mogwai are main an extremely shut race for No 1 on this week’s Official Albums Chart with As The Love Continues. was released on Friday, February 19. The rollercoaster began the very day after release, Braithwaite recalls. February 26, 2021. You know what I mean? It didn’t take long for the band to make good on the promise – a Glasgow show has already been announced for November. Is As The Love Continues an instruction for 2021, maybe a rallying cry? [Alan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian boy whose image made global headlines in 2015 after he drowned in the Mediterranean Sea along with his mother and brother.] A quarter century after the release of their debut single, Mogwai score their first U.K. No. Overview. Stuart Braithwaite and Dominic Aitchison met in April 1991, and four years later formed Mogwai with old schoolfriend Martin Bulloch. Guitar bands strike back: Mogwai have a number 1 UK album and now they're trying to help Maximo Park get one too. How do you celebrate finally getting to number one in the charts after 25 years of releasing records – if you’re living in the middle of a global pandemic? Supposedly, We Were Nightmares. There seems to have been a real appreciation of what culture brings to people’s lives. “Making the record during the pandemic was a bit of a struggle,” says Braithwaite. “If things, when they open up, just kind of all clicked into place it’d be lovely to be playing gigs for the second half of this year,” says Braithwaite. You’re like, well, what happened about giving a shit about that little boy? Fans jumped on board to share photos of their vinyl or CD purchases, boasting that they’d set their Spotify to play the album on repeat, and encouraging others to join the movement. “It’s not something we ever considered or prepared for,” Braithwaite told The Independent. It’s a bit different. Mogwai celebrate first No 1, 25 years after debut single As The Love Continues, their tenth studio collection, entered the Official Albums Chart at number one following a social media campaign He was a really, really lovely guy. @laurakaykelly. As successive lockdowns have stopped Big Issue sellers from being able to work, he says he’s been thinking a lot about them as well as other people without stable housing. “It’s a really consistent record where all the songs we achieved what we were trying to do. “It didn’t even occur to me that it was the real charts. It was the right record at the right time says Braithwaite. I mean I’ve never met Elijah Wood! “Ghetts was on the news driving a tank through London and we thought ‘This is insane…’ I don’t know anyone who knows a tank.”. , it was not enough to knock Mogwai off the top. “You know, there was that photo of all the people in Glasgow, in George Square queueing in the snow and everyone was really appalled by it. Really smart. For now, this is music to make the horizon of your living room seem broader. Even when London grime MC Ghetts drove a tank into the race – literally taking to the streets of his home city in an armoured vehicle to promote his latest release Conflict Of Interest, it was not enough to knock Mogwai off the top. I think everyone’s been affected in different ways.”, The most surprising effect of lockdown for Braithwaite has been a massive change in how he sees travel. ”. Mogwai Young Team: Release date: 21 October 1997; Format: CD, LP; Label: Chemikal Underground; 75 — — — — — — — — 69: Come On Die Young: Release date: 29 March 1999; Format: CD, LP; Label: Chemikal Underground; 29 — — — — — — — — 24: Rock Action: Release date: 30 April 2001; Format: CD, LP; Label: Play It Again Sam; 23 — 82 — — — — — — 20: Happy So Mogwai score their first UK number one album with ‘As The Love Continues’. Back in 2015, he tried his hand at selling the magazine, during an event to mark international #VendorWeek – the global week of action to support street paper sellers around the world. With a group Zoom call and a takeaway curry, of course. Recorded last August during the brief period when lockdown was loosened enough to allow the band to go from their Glasgow base down to a studio in Worcestershire, Known for being politically outspoken, Braithwaite has long supported The Big Issue. Maybe our record’s a part of that story.”. And then a month later, you start hearing people banging on about refugees on the telly again. Scottish post rockers Mogwai are celebrating tonight after their latest album, As The Love Continues, hot the coveted No. And for Mogwai’s passionate fanbase, this felt like a much-needed win. “At first, I was like – there must be a chart for Scotland, or indy shops, or something. 1 spot in the UK album charts. “At first, I was like – there must be a chart for Scotland, or indy shops, or something. Mogwai are leading an incredibly close race for Number 1 on this week’s Official Albums Chart with As The Love Continues. “We’ve got definite plans for next year but it’s just waiting to see when we can when we can go out.”. And we just liked it. Lockdowns have taken income away from hundreds of Big Issue sellers. We could do it.”. … “I think in the lockdown people have really appreciated things like music and films, TV, books, all that kind of stuff. My fan-boy moment!! Their 10th full-length record, it’s a sweeping and evocative record, drenched in big effects-laden guitars and building to the sort of noisy crescendos that will hopefully soon soundtrack sweaty hugs in venues across the land. Mogwai have scored their first UK number one album with their 10th LP ‘As The Love Continues’. “He would sit in the street and we talk to him every day. “That kind of support definitely helped. Everyone loves an underdog story, a tale of triumph against the odds. I’ve had no sleep.”. Mogwai’s As the Love Continues is the No. Because there’s no lyrics in most of it, people can kind of feel about it in whatever they want. “I think we were all conscious of not letting the limitations affect us negatively,” says Braithwaite. “And maybe that brought the best out of us, in a way.”, Though having the record to work on was “a godsend” that kept him busy throughout this unpredictable and arduous year, Braithwaite said it’s still been rocky. Like that poor wee boy that drowned. The great desire to be unified by music – untapped in a world without gigs – had found an outlet. So Mogwai are remaining busy in their pursuit of the No. And then it was like – no, that’s, . Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. A lot of our song titles come from things people say by accident, or people say randomly and just kind of sticks in our head. “I mean it is appalling, but it’s appalling every single day of the year. For now, this is music to make the horizon of your living room seem broader. The Scottish band’s new album As The Love Continues was released on Friday, February 19. Mogwai. Back in 2015, he tried his hand at selling the magazine, during an event to mark international, “I think people have this weird thing where one image can really, really shock them. It’s something we’re amazed by. The Big Issue Group would like to send you emails with news stories and information on ways you can support our work with some of the most vulnerable people in society. Mogwai frontman Stuart Braithwaite has said he is “overwhelmed” after the Scottish rock band achieved their first No 1 album of their career. scotsman.com - Scottish post-rockers Mogwai have scored their first UK No.1 album – 25 years after releasing their debut single. Everyone’s life has been affected. Maintaining positivity, the band are “very tentatively planning some gigs” for later this year. And for Mogwai’s passionate fanbase, this felt like a much-needed win. Because when you’re stuck in your house, other than friendships, that’s kind of all you’ve got. And so the. The Mogwai to #1 campaign has already had support from fellow musical legends and celebrities spanning the globe, including from the likes of … “It was something Martin’s [Mogwai drummer Martin Bulloch] little girl said. Though he doesn’t think things will change “drastically” for Mogwai in the wake of their chart triumph, Braithwaite hopes it’ll at least help them get a bit of attention for their next tour. Famous fans including actor Elijah Wood, Tim Burgess from The Charlatans and The Cure’s Robert Smith even got on board. Photo: Antony Crook, Mogwai---2021-003---please-credit-Antony-Crook-. How do you celebrate finally getting to number one in the charts after 25 years of releasing records – if you’re living in the middle of a global pandemic? For 25 years there have been few instrumental rock bands more acclaimed or beloved than Scotland's Mogwai, yet they never had a No. Then it kind of snowballed.”. “It can’t do any harm,” he shrugs. 1 album and managed to squeeze in a 4 song session that was aired today February 22, 2021 on the Vic Galloway show. “All these people have kids or are part of a family. Mogwai beat Ghetts to claim their first Number 1 album Ghetts closes in on Mogwai for this … It was released on 1 September 2017 by Rock Action Records in the United Kingdom and Europe, Temporary Residence Limited in the United States, and Spunk Records in Australia. Fans jumped on board to share photos of their vinyl or CD purchases, boasting that they’d set their Spotify to play the album on repeat, and encouraging others to join the movement. SCOTTISH post-rock giants Mogwai are leading the race for the Number One spot in this week’s Official Albums Chart. Mogwai beat Ghetts to claim their first Number 1 on Official Albums Chart: “It’s been an incredible journey” The Scottish rock band score their first … Is the album title a message, then? 1. Support The Big Issue and our vendors by signing up for a subscription. Committed to their long-time producer but stuck on different continents, they ended up with a disembodied Dave on video call from the States, bringing the album together “from afar”. “I mean, there’s been really hard things, you know. Every Country's Sun is the ninth studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. Mogwai beat Ghetts to claim their first Number 1 album Ashleigh Durden 28 mins ago 2 minutes read Mogwai triumph on this week’s Official Albums Chart, scoring their first Number 1 with their tenth studio record As The Love Continues. Support The Big Issue and our vendors by, “It didn’t even occur to me that it was the real charts. Their 10th full-length record, it’s a sweeping and evocative record, drenched in big effects-laden guitars and building to the sort of noisy crescendos that will hopefully soon soundtrack sweaty hugs in venues across the land. I think that might have been part of it.”. But I definitely like the positivity.”. Maybe some people checked out our record that wouldn’t have.”. I don’t know what means people have of being famous… We’re not on TikTok or whatever. With a group Zoom call and a takeaway curry, of course. That’s in the future. have scored their first-ever Number 1 album. By Rob Laing 01 March 2021 "Bands like us don’t normally ever get to number one” Something strange and unusual happened yesterday: a guitar band's new album went straight in at number one in the UK charts. ©2021 The Big Issue Company Ltd, 113-115 Fonthill Road, Finsbury Park, London, N4 3HH.
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