| Artist |
Mogwai |
| Album Title: |
Every Country's Sun |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Art Rock |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
09/01/2017 |
| Label |
Temporary Residence Limited |
| Catalog No |
TRR291CD |
| Bar Code No |
656605329123 |
| Packaging |
Cardboard Gatefold |
| Tracks |
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Coolverine (6:16)
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| 2.
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Party In The Dark (4:02)
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| 3.
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Brain Sweeties (4:43)
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| 4.
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Crossing The Road Material (6:57)
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| 5.
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Aka 47 (4:16)
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| 6.
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20 Size (4:44)
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| 7.
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1000 Foot Face (4:31)
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| 8.
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Don't Believe The Fife (6:23)
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| 9.
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Battered At A Scramble (4:02)
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| 10.
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Old Poisons (4:30)
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| 11.
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Every Country's Sun (5:37)
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| Date Acquired |
10/01/2017 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Temporary Residence Limited Website |
| Purchase Price |
14.00 |
Web Links |
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Notes |
Design, Illustration – DLT
Mastered By – Frank Arkwright
Producer [Assisted By], Mixed By [Assisted By] – Matt Estep
Producer, Mixed By – Dave Fridmann
Written-By, Performer – Mogwai
Copyright (c) – Rock Action Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Temporary Residence Ltd.
Produced At – Abbey Road Studios
Mixed At – Abbey Road Studios
Mastered At – Abbey Road Studios
Published By – Tomorrow Hits
Published By – Kobalt Music Publishing
Barcode (Scanned): 656605329123
Matrix / Runout: 20951-CD-0251 17-155-15-2 39871
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LV89
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foobar2000 1.3.17 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Mogwai / Every Country's Sun
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR5 -0.63 dB -8.16 dB 6:17 01-Coolverine
DR5 -0.32 dB -6.75 dB 4:02 02-Party In The Dark
DR4 -0.36 dB -6.38 dB 4:44 03-Brain Sweeties
DR4 -0.78 dB -7.28 dB 6:58 04-Crossing The Road Material
DR5 -0.43 dB -8.61 dB 4:16 05-Aka 47
DR3 -0.40 dB -6.61 dB 4:44 06-20 Size
DR5 -0.40 dB -8.13 dB 4:31 07-1000 Foot Face
DR5 -0.28 dB -10.25 dB 6:24 08-Don't Believe The Fife
DR5 -0.54 dB -7.64 dB 4:03 09-Battered At A Scramble
DR5 -0.27 dB -6.67 dB 4:30 10-Old Poisons
DR3 -0.16 dB -6.85 dB 5:38 11-Every Country's Sun
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR4
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 808 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
Note: This CD has been compressed to the point of being unlistenable. -aangen
AllMusic Review by Heather Phares:
Mogwai rang in their 22nd year of existence with Every Country's Sun, their first non-soundtrack album since 2014's Rave Tapes and their first without founding guitarist John Cummings. Despite the lineup change, there are no drastic differences to the band's approach, and they spend most of the album expressing the extremes of their minimalism and maximalism. They bookend the set with songs that are quintessentially Mogwai: the slow-burning opener, "Coolverine," begins with shimmering keyboards and warm bass before layers of guitar, synths, and brass take the track to the saturation point, while the deep drones and explosive guitars of "Every Country's Sun" close the album with a blaze of cathartic glory. In between, Mogwai offer cerebral pleasures like the aptly named "Brain Sweeties," a sonic sculpture that sets a circular guitar motif spinning above perpetually tumbling drums and gently arcing synths, and "aka 47," a strangely shifting mood piece for analog synth and pedal steel that reaffirms why the band's film scores are so compelling. Elsewhere, they provide more visceral satisfaction with "Party in the Dark"'s fizzy alt-rock and the seething guitar workout "Battered at a Scramble"; it's no coincidence that this track is reminiscent of Rock Action, an album that also featured Every Country's Sun producer Dave Fridmann. Just as Mogwai maintain the tension of most of these songs for as long as possible, they also save the album's biggest climaxes for last, as on the furious "Old Poisons." As effective as the band's loud-quiet juxtapositions can be, there are times when Every Country's Sun feels more like an exercise in pacing and dynamics than purposeful expression: "20 Size" is all climax, while the spacy ramble "Crossing the Road Material" lacks any peaks. Moments like these are reminders that there's a fine line between repeating and elaborating on a band's style, especially when that band has had as distinctive and lengthy a career as Mogwai's. Nevertheless, Every Country's Sun has enough great moments to please fans.
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