Today I’m going to talk about Every Country’s Sun, the latest work from Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. Released by Rock Action in Europe and Temporary Residence in North America as a stunning Deluxe Edition and consisting of a lift-top box set containing the conventional CD, a double LP on white vinyl, and a bonus 12-inch EP featuring six previously unreleased demo recordings.
Creating sound tapestries and patterns for movie soundtracks has allowed the band to further enrich its offering (1,000 Foot Face) by introducing a more mature, more diverse sound palette with the addition of increasingly multilayered, more immersive soundscapes. Such a feat was certainly achieved with the inclusion of poppier numbers, like Party In The Dark—a sung track reminiscent of New Order—juxtaposed with more austere and concise production (Aka 47, or Don’t Believe The Fife).
This album confirms Mogwai’s ability to write and produce music that is atmospheric, urgent, somber, and euphoric and attests to the band’s capability of developing in the most disparately creative directions, yet being capable to tastefully circle back to some of its familiar cyphers, moods, and elements that have characterized Mogwai’s canon over the years. The demo recordings, exclusive to the Deluxe Edition, are a perfect example to support such statement, so are 20 Size and Fight For Work, another sung track that can only be found on the CD released in Japan by Hostess Records in really nice a packaging which can easily be obtained on Amazon).
This album by Mogwai is another killer, it’s been in my music playlist since its release and I highly recommend it!
Track listing:
1. “Coolverine” 6:17
2. “Party in the Dark” 4:02
3. “Brain Sweeties” 4:44
4. “Crossing the Road Material” 6:58
5. “aka 47” 4:16
6. “20 Size” 4:44
7. “1000 Foot Face” 4:31
8. “Don’t Believe the Fife” 6:24
9. “Battered at a Scramble” 4:03
10. “Old Poisons” 4:30
11. “Every Country’s Sun” 5:38
12. “Fight For Work” 6:49 (Japanese CD bonus track)
Deluxe edition bonus tracks:
1. “Acoustic Wash” (Demo Rough Mix)
2. “Baritone 2” (Demo Rough Mix)
3. “Bass Tuned to C” (Demo Rough Mix)
4. “Bends” (Demo Rough Mix)
5. “Frez” (Demo Rough Mix)
6. “Ludicrous Ripper” (Demo Rough Mix)
The Other Mix 