| The Hawk Is Howling | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 22 September 2008 | |||
| Recorded | Chem19 Studios (Hamilton, Scotland) | |||
| Genre | Post-rock, instrumental rock | |||
| Length | 63:29 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Producer | Andy Miller | |||
| Mogwai chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Guardian | [3] |
| NME | 9/10[4] |
| Observer Music Monthly | [5] |
| Pitchfork | 4.5/10[6] |
| PopMatters |   [7] |
| Q | [8] |
| The Skinny | [9] |
| Slant | [10] |
| URB |  [11] |
The Hawk Is Howling is the sixth studio album by the Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, released on 22 September 2008, by Wall of Sound, Play It Again Sam and Matador in the UK, Europe, and the US, respectively.[12] It was released in Australia by Spunk Records on 27 September 2008.
It is their first album of exclusively instrumental songs, since their earlier albums have all had vocals (singing or spoken word) on some tracks.
The album peaked at number 35 in the UK Album Charts[citation needed] and 97 on the Billboard 200.[citation needed]
- ^ "The Hawk Is Howling by Mogwai". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ Phares, Heather. The Hawk Is Howling at AllMusic. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Clark, Betty (18 September 2008). "Electronic review: Mogwai, The Hawk is Howling". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ NME, September 2008, page 23
- ^ Gilmour, Charlie (14 September 2008). "Rock review: Mogwai, The Hawk is Howling". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ Currin, Grayson (23 September 2008). "Mogwai: The Hawk Is Howling". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ Baynes, Chris (24 September 2008). "Mogwai: The Hawk Is Howling". PopMatters. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ Q, October 2008, issue 87, page 149
- ^ Carle, Darren (4 September 2008). "Mogwai - The Hawk Is Howling". The Skinny. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ Rybicki, Steven (2 September 2008). "Mogwai: The Hawk Is Howling". Slant. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ URB.COM Archived 22 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Burns, Barry. "Nearly Done!". mogwai.co.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2008.