Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will explained

Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will
Type:	studio
Artist:	Mogwai
Cover:	Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die but You Will.png
Border:	yes
Studio:	Castle of Doom (Glasgow, Scotland) Chem19 (Hamilton, Scotland)
Genre:	Post-rock
Length:	53:08
Label:	Rock Action
Producer:	Mogwai Paul Savage
Prev Title:	Special Moves
Prev Year:	2010
Next Title:	Earth Division
Next Year:	2011

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.

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

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]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will.^[5]

Mogwai

• Mogwai – production
• Dominic Aitchison – bass guitar
• Stuart Braithwaite – guitar
• Martin Bulloch – drums
• Barry Burns – guitar, keyboards, vocoder (tracks 2, 7)
• John Cummings – guitar

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

Chart (2011)! scope="col"

Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[6]	78

Notes and References

1. Web site: 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. . . 12 October 2011 . 7 August 2018 . 7 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107023149/http://www.impalamusic.org/arc_static/docum/04-press/2011/PR%20-%2020111012.htm . dead .
2. Web site: Stribley . Robert . Mogwai – Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will . . 12 April 2011 . 13 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150910230044/http://www.skyscrapermagazine.com/music/mogwai-hardcore-will-never-die . 10 September 2015.
3. Web site: Fortunato . John . Interview with Stuart Braithwaite from Mogwai: Turning Away From The Light . . 20 April 2011 . 20 July 2011.
4. Web site: Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will – Mogwai . . 19 February 2011.
5. Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will . liner notes . . 2011 . ROCKACT55CD.
6. ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 28th February 2011 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20110530060600/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20110530-1606/Issue1096.pdf . dead . 2011-05-30 . . 1096 . 6 . 28 February 2011 . 13 August 2012 . Pandora Archive.