Watch: Mogwai live at the CCA, as they storm UK album chart

Mogwai's Rave Tapes, their 8th studio album, has entered the UK album charts at number ten, a first for the veteran band after almost 20 years of being. Released through their own Rock Action label, Rave Tapes is their fastest-selling LP to date. On its day of release last Monday, the band performed an intimate live show at Glasgow's CCA, as part of a session for BBC Radio Scotland broadcaster Vic Galloway's contribution to Celtic Connections. 

The BBC had cameras present, capturing four tracks from their extended set, including Remurdered, Heard About You Last Night and The Lord Is Out Of Control, all taken from Rave Tapes. They also performed an encore, featuring the classic track Helicon 1, taken from the band's debut, 1997's Ten Rapid.

Speaking exclusively to The Skinny for a forthcoming feature, Mogwai's Barry Burns describes preparing his contributions for Rave Tapes' sessions in a Berlin studio. "I like that feeling of terror," he tells us. "It’s pretty much like when you play football as a child – that feeling where you’re chasing a ball, terrified..." 

From the archive

INTERVIEWS
Mogwai on Hardcore Will Never Die: "There are Scottish traits that are quite helpful when you’re in a band..." 

REVIEWS
Mogwai – Rave Tapes
Mogwai – Les Revenants