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With their classic debut all fancily reissued and available for the purchase, Mogwai have recast their gaze towards the future. Their new LP, The Hawk Is Howling, is due September 22 in the UK and September 23 in the U.S. on Matador, and just a few weeks before its release, the post-rock vets will issue a very cool-sounding EP with a little help from a bona fide psych icon. (Via NME.com, confirmed by Matador.)

The Batcat EP begins with a pair of non-album cuts: there's "Batcat", of course, plus the unfortunately titled "Stupid Prick Gets Chased by the Police and Loses His Slut Girlfriend". But it's the closer, "Devil Rides", that really fascinates, as it sports vocal contributions from freakout legend/13th Floor Elevators frontman Roky Erickson. It's due on CD, 12" and digitally September 8 in the UK and on 12" and digitally (not on CD) September 9 in the U.S.

With an EP and LP all lined up, there's only one thing left on the rock action checklist: a tour. Mogwai have a mess of dates over the coming months, including a trio of just-announced UK gigs off in October. Word of a full-out fall tour can be expected closer to the fact.

Batcat EP:

01 Batcat
02 Stupid Prick Gets Chased by the Police and Loses His Slut Girlfriend
03 Devil Rides (ft. Roky Erickson)

Mogwai:

06-25-28 Calgary, Alberta - Sled Island Festival
06-30 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre
07-13 Joensuu, Finland - Ilosaarirock Festival
07-18-19 Madrid, Spain - Boadilla Del Monte (Summercase Festival) *
07-18-19 Barcelona, Spain - Parc del Fòrum (Summercase Festival) *
08-06 Oslo, Norway - Oya Festival
08-11 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Belsonic Festival
08-30 Utrecht, Netherlands - De Beschaving Festival
08-31 Antwerp, Belgium - Rivierenhof
09-21 Monticello, New York - ATP New York
10-21 Edinburgh, Scotland - Corn Exchange
10-23 Manchester, England - Academy
10-24 London, England - Hammersmith Apollo

* performing Young Team