Mogwai have been a bit busy where soundtracks are concerned. Firstly, they've got two tracks, 'We're No Here' and 'Auto Rock', appearing on the OST of the new Miami Vice film, out 4 Aug. Secondly, they've done the soundtrack for 'Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait', which is about that footballer who is famous for head-butting someone recently. Oh, all right, by all accounts he is a very good and very famous footballer, but I don't know much about these things. Though I'm told I should say he 'was' a very good footballer, I believe he's retired now.
Anyway, Mogwai have done the soundtrack for the film, which will debut at the always-lovely Edinburgh International Film Festival in August, before getting a general release on 29 Sep. The main news of the day, I think, though, is that they'll be releasing a 10" vinyl and download taster of the soundtrack on 18 Sep, with the full soundtrack CD to follow in Oct. So there you go. And here are the band's upcoming live appearances, FYI.
1 Sep: Electric Picnic
21 Sep: Leicester Charlotte
22 Sep: London Royal Albert Hall
23 Sep: Glasgow Barrowlands
24 Sep: Manchester Academy