Post-rock favorites Mogwai are back to announce their new album, The Bad Fire, releasing everywhere on January 24th, 2025. The band has also shared a new song called “Lion Rumpus.”
The Bad Fire follows Mogwai’s 2021 LP As the Love Continues. It was produced by indie veteran John Congleton (Tegan & Sara, Angel Olsen, St. Vincent) and was recorded in Lanarkshire, a town in the band’s native Scotland. Taking inspiration from their toughest moments, the album’s title refers to a common Scottish colloquialism for hell.
“After the high of putting out As the Love Continues, the following years were personally hard for us,” Mogwai wrote in a press release. “We’ve dealt with a lot of loss and in Barry’s case a serious family illness with one his daughters. Getting back together to write and record this record felt like a refuge and with John Congleton we feel that we’ve made something special. We often hear from people that our music has helped them get through hard times in their lives and for once I think it applies to us as well.”
Mogwai have offered “Lion Rumpus” as the latest preview of The Bad Fire, following last month’s lead single “God Gets You Back.” With fuzzy, explosive guitar work, robotic vocals, and a psychedelic hue, “Lion Rumpus” reprises Mogwai’s typically dramatic, widescreen impulses. Though the song (likely) came from a place of pain, it arrives with a rather lighthearted music video featuring a Glaswegian native named Larry Wilson as he walks various dogs around New York City. As the video concludes, it shows Wilson attempting to explain who Mogwai is to various New Yorkers. Watch the video below.
The band is supporting their new album with an extensive 2025 tour. The North American run kicks off on April 7th in Washington D.C., and continues with shows in Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Boston, Toronto, Chicago, Denver, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, and many more. See the Mogwai’s full list of 2025 tour dates below and get tickets here.
The Bad Fire arrives on January 24th via Temporary Residence Ltd. Revisit our list of 10 post-rock albums you definitely shouldn’t play at a party, which features Mogwai’s beloved 1997 debut Young Team.
The Bad Fire Album Artwork:
The Bad Fire Tracklist:
01. God Gets You Back
02. Hi Chaos
03. What Kind of Mix is This?
04. Fanzine Made Of Flesh
05. Pale Vegan Hip Pain
06. If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some Of The Others
07. 18 Volcanoes
08. Hammer Room
09. Lion Rumpus
10. Fact Boy
Mogwai 2025 Tour Dates:
02/04 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
02/06 – Hamburg, DE @ Große Freiheit 36
02/07 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
02/08 – Stockholm, SE @ Fållan
02/09 – Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller
02/11 – Berlin, DE @ Admiralspalast
02/12 – Leipzig, DE @ Taubchenthal
02/14 – Maastricht, NL @ Muziekgieterij
02/15 – Groningen, NL @ De Oosterpoort
02/17 – Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
02/18 – Antwerp, BE @ De Roma
02/19 – Paris, FR @ Casino De Paris
02/20 – London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
02/22 – Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy
02/23 – Edinburgh, UK @ Usher Hall
03/08 – Bangkok, TH @ Voice Space
03/11 – Osaka, JP @ Gorilla Hall
03/12 – Tokyo, JP @ Zepp Shinjuku
03/14 – Taipei, TW @ Zepp New Taipei
04/07 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
04/08 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre Of Living Arts
04/10 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
04/11 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
04/13 – Montreal, QC @ Beanfield Theatre
04/14 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
04/16 – Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall
04/17 – Chicago, IL @ The Metro
04/18 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre
04/20 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
04/22 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Commonwealth Room
04/24 – Vancouver, BC @ The Commodore Ballroom
04/25 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
04/26 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
04/28 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
04/29 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether
04/30 – Phoenix, AZ @ Van Buren
05/03 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
05/04 – Dallas, TX @ The Echo Lounge