Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will

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By the 2010s, post-rock had been around long enough that the style’s artists could look back to their roots. Mogwai does that on Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will, from the title’s bone-dry humor to the band’s reunion with Young Team producer Paul Savage. The musical DNA of Young Team — and its definitive track “Like Herod” in particular — is everywhere on Hardcore Will Never Die, informing the doomy coda of “Too Raging to Cheers” as well as opening track “White Noise”’s graceful melodic arcs, which lure the listener in rather than making a grand statement. Indeed, the album carries much of its emotional weight in its keyboard melodies, whether it’s the subtle soar of “Death Rays” or the more mournful tones of “Letters to the Metro.” Compared to the epic sprawl of The Hawk Is Howling, Hardcore Will Never Die feels simpler and more structured.

Tracklist

1 White Noise
2 Mexican Grand Prix
3 Rano Pano
4 Death Rays
5 San Pedro
6 Letters To The Metro
7 George Square Thatcher Death Party
8 How To Be A Werewolf
9 Too Raging To Cheers
10 You’re Lionel Ritchie

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