Mogwai announces their new album The Bad Fire, produced by John Congleton (St Vincent, Angel Olsen) will arrive on January 24, 2025 via Temporary Residence Ltd./Rock Action. Their new single “Lion Rumpus,” is now available to stream and download today alongside a video directed by long-time collaborator Antony Crook, director of the documentary, Mogwai: If The Stars Had A Sound. The album features recent single “God Gets You Back” released in September, and arrives ahead of a World Tour taking place in 2025.

The Bad Fire was recorded in Lanarkshire, with Congleton joining the band in the studio. A Scottish colloquialism for Hell, The Bad Fire draws inspiration from a series of tough personal moments that the band found themselves in following on from their 2021’s As The Love Continues.

The band continued to work through this, leading to the creation of The Bad Fire: a collection of songs that forgo nostalgia and easy victories, once again finding Mogwai pushing forward with some of the most beautiful and explosive songs of their career.

Mogwai say: “After the high of putting out As The Love Continues, the following years were personally hard for us. 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.”

The accompanying video follows Glaswegian native Lawrence (Larry) Wilson who, after moving to New York, became a dog walker. This film takes us through the streets of downtown Manhattan with some of the dogs and people that he meets along the way.

Mogwai
The Bad Fire
Tracklist

God Gets You Back
Hi Chaos
What Kind of Mix is This?
Fanzine Made Of Flesh
Pale Vegan Hip Pain
If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some Of The Others
18 Volcanoes
Hammer Room
Lion Rumpus
Fact Boy

2025 World Tour Dates

Feb 04 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
Feb 06 – Hamburg, Germany – Große Freiheit 36
Feb 07 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega
Feb 08 – Stockholm, Sweden – Fållan
Feb 09 – Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller
Feb 11 – Berlin, Germany – Admiralspalast
Feb 12 – Leipzig, Germany – Taubchenthal
Feb 14 – Maastricht, Netherlands – Muziekgieterij
Feb 15 – Groningen, Netherlands – De Oosterpoort
Feb 17 – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique
Feb 18 – Antwerp, Belgium – De Roma
Feb 19 – Paris, France – Casino De Paris
Feb 20 – London, England – O2 Academy Brixton
Feb 22 – Leeds, England – O2 Academy
Feb 23 – Edinburgh, Scotland – Usher Hall
Mar 08 – Bangkok, Thailand – Voice Space
Mar 11 – Osaka, Japan – Gorilla Hall
Mar 12 – Tokyo, Japan – Zepp Shinjuku
Mar 14 – Tapai, Taiwan – Zepp New Taipei
Apr 7 – Washington, D.C., USA – 9:30 Club
Apr 08 – Philadelphia, PA, USA – Theatre Of Living Arts
Apr 10 – Brooklyn, New York City, USA – Brooklyn Steel
Apr 11 – Boston, MA, USA – Paradise Rock Club
Apr 13 – Montreal, Canada – Beanfield Theatre
Apr 14 – Toronto, Canada – Danforth Music Hall
Apr 16 – Detroit, MI, USA – Saint Andrew’s Hall
Apr 17 – Chicago, IL, USA – The Metro
Apr 18 – Minneapolis, MN, USA – Varsity Theatre
Apr 20 – Denver, CO, USA – Ogden Theatre
Apr 22 – Salt Lake City, UT, USA – Commonwealth Room
Apr 24 – Vancouver, Canada – The Commodore Ballroom
Apr 25 – Seattle, WA, USA – The Showbox
Apr 26 – Portland, OR, USA – Roseland Theatre
Apr 28 – San Francisco, CA, USA – The Regency Ballroom
Apr 29 – Los Angeles, CA, USA – The Bellwether
Apr 30 – Phoenix, AZ, USA – Van Buren
May 03 – Austin, TX, USA – Emo’s
May 04 – Dallas, TX, USA – The Echo Lounge

pre-order The Bad Fire by Mogwai HERE