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Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will

2011 studio album by Mogwai


Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will is the seventh studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, released on 14 February 2011 by Rock Action Records.

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In October 2011, it was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association (IMPALA), which indicated sales in excess of 20,000 copies throughout Europe.[1]

The album's cover art is a photo of New York City as seen from the Hudson River.[2] The inspiration for the closing track's title, "You're Lionel Richie", comes from what a hungover Stuart Braithwaite said when he ran into the singer at an airport.[3]

The album continues the post-rock sound Mogwai’s previous releases, with most tracks being instrumental.

Critical reception

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Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will received mostly positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 34 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Mogwai, except where noted

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Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will.[17]

Mogwai

Additional personnel

  • Kate Braithwaite – additional voices
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Antony Crook – photography
  • DLT – design
  • Andrew Lazonby – additional voices
  • Domenico Loiacano – additional voices
  • Niall McMenamin – additional recording, mixing assistance
  • Paul Savage – mixing, production, recording
  • Kim Supajirawatananon – additional voices
  • Luke Sutherland – additional guitar (tracks 1, 3); violin (tracks 1, 2, 9); human singing (track 2)

Charts

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References

  1. "As Adele hits thirteen times platinum across Europe, over 60 artists pick up IMPALA Sales Awards, including Manel, Bon Iver, Miossec, dEUS, Agnes Obel and The Horrors". Independent Music Companies Association. 12 October 2011. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  2. Stribley, Robert (12 April 2011). "Mogwai – Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will". Skyscraper. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  3. Christian Williams (15 February 2011). "Mogwai: Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  4. "DIS review". Archived from the original on 15 February 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  5. Jamie Crossan (10 February 2011). "NME review". NME. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  6. Reed, Ryan (15 February 2011). "Mogwai: Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will". Paste. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  7. Andrew Gaerig. "Pitchfork Media review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  8. Rob Sheffield (8 February 2011). "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  9. Matthew Cole (11 February 2011). "Slant review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  10. Josh Modell (15 February 2011). "Spin review". Spin. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  11. Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will (liner notes). Rock Action Records. 2011. ROCKACT55CD.
  12. "ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 28th February 2011" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1096): 6. 28 February 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 May 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2012 via Pandora Archive.
  13. "Austriancharts.at – Mogwai – Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  14. "Ultratop.be – Mogwai – Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  15. "Ultratop.be – Mogwai – Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  16. "Dutchcharts.nl – Mogwai – Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2012.

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