A three-track EP designed to ready fans for Mogwai’s 2008 full-length outing, THE HAWK IS HOWLING, BATCAT finds the Scottish post-rock ensemble in fine form.
The two non-album tunes are standouts, with “Stupid Prick Gets Chased By the Police and Loses His Slut Girlfriend” showcasing the group’s more melodic, keyboard-driven work, and the chiming “Devil Rides” featuring the uniquely flat vocals of psychedelic icon Roky Erickson.
However, the real draw of BATCAT is the title track, a searing and thrillingly ominous number that finds Mogwai channeling its inner Black Sabbath with astounding--and extremely metallic--results.
For diehards worried that Mogwai was losing its focus on prior releases, this EP hones in on the band’s strengths with laser-like precision.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bat Cat | Mogwai | Play | 05:23 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Stupid Prick Gets Chased by the Police and Loses His Slut Girlfriend | Mogwai | Play | 05:09 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Devil Rides | Mogwai | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 mins | 33 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mogwai | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |