The Glaswegian post-rock band Mogwai have charmed the world with their balladry and macabre songwriting since as early as 1995. Now with all that has been said and done, singer and guitarist Stuart Braithwaite has announced a new memoir titled; “Spaceships Over Glasgow: Mogwai and Misspent Youth”, which could go some way to explaining how; “Stuart Braithwaite was perhaps always destined for a life of psychedelic adventuring on the furthest frontiers of noise”.
Via White Rabbit Publishing, the book is due to hit the shelves on the 1st of September 2022 and will cover Braithwaite’s life and upbringing in Scotland right through to his long and storied career as a pillar of the alternative music world. Braithwaite said of the new book; “I am immensely proud to be working with White Rabbit on my first book Spaceships Over Glasgow, the process of researching it and writing it has been challenging but one that I’ve really enjoyed. It’s incredibly exciting to be able to share it with the world.”
Founder of White Rabbit Publishing Lee Brackstone shared his excitement for the new book saying; “From his early years in thrall to the giants of alternative music like MBV, JAMC and Sonic Youth to improbable sonic misadventures on tour with one of the greatest psychedelic bands of the present day, Mogwai, Stuart Braithwaite’s memoir is a funny and righteous celebration of a life lived on the road and in the studio, dedicated to the pursuit of aural (and occasionally) psychic enlightenment and obliteration.”
“Spaceships Over Glasgow” is available in a range of formats which can be found here.
Mogwai are set to embark on the UK and European leg of their tour which follows their receipt of the Scottish Album Of The Year (SAY) award in October 2021- for As The Love Continues. However, many of the dates were rescheduled due to the rise of the Omicron variant that swept the world late last year. As The Love Continues was Mogwai’s 10th studio album and afforded the band their first-ever UK number one. The only way to celebrate was to confirm a special homecoming show at Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall in November 2021.
Tickets For Mogwai’s upcoming tour in the UK and Europe are located here, with dates and details for the UK shows listed below;
UK Tour Dates:
05/05/2022- Festival Marquee- Belfast, UK
27/05- Alexandra Palace- London, UK
21-24/07- Bluedot Festival 2022- Macclesfield, UK
26-28/08- Connect Festival 2022- Edinburgh, UK
