New Music: Mogwai: "The Sun Smells Too Loud"
Hey, it's a track from Mogwai's new album-- you remember, that one called The Hawk is Howling that features this lovely picture of an animal that is neither a hawk nor howling? Well this track, which bears an equally puzzling name, begins typically enough for a Mogwai tune-- some slightly distorted guitars chiming, a nice simple post-rock drum beat. But soon enough, like clouds parting to reveal a sunny sky, chiming synths and pulsing electronic tones open up a heavier side to the song, the drums eventually getting outright tribal and all the elements building up to a wash of noise before devolving into a few blinking synth patterns and delicately strummed guitars.
MP3:> Mogwai: "The Sun Smells Too Loud"
[from The Hawk is Howling; due 09/22/08 on Matador]