Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will | ||||
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Studio album by Mogwai | ||||
Released | 14 February 2011 | |||
Recorded | Chem19 Studios (Hamilton, Scotland) |
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Genre | Post-rock | |||
Length | 53:08 | |||
Label | Rock Action | |||
Producer | Mogwai, Paul Savage | |||
Mogwai chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 77/100 |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
Drowned in Sound | 8/10 |
NME | 8/10 |
Pitchfork Media | 6.6/10 |
PopMatters | 6/10 |
Rolling Stone | |
Slant Magazine | |
Spin | 7/10 |
Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will is the seventh studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, released in the UK and Europe on 14 February 2011 by Rock Action Records, and in the U.S. on 15 February 2011 by Sub Pop.
The album's cover art is a photo of New York City as seen from the Hudson River. 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.
All songs written by Mogwai, except where noted.
Bonus Tracks
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".
Credits adapted from Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will album liner notes.