Mogwai Announce Happy Tears and European Tour

Mogwai have announced their career-spanning compilation album, Happy Tears, which will be released on January 8, 2027, through Rock Action Records. Alongside this album announcement, the band released a new single titled Underground, which features Iggy Pop. Matt Sweeney arranged the vocals on the track Underground. The album also features a reworked track titled Brand New Paths to Helicon 1, which includes the Budapest Art Orchestra with orchestration arranged by Adam Wiltzie.

Happy Tears will be issued across multiple formats: 2xLP, 4xLP, 2xCD, and digital formats. The expanded four-LP version of the album adds 13 tracks to the main compilation, including six unreleased recordings. In connection with the release, Mogwai worked in collaboration with the Cup & Nuzzle studio on a two-and-a-half-hour audio documentary titled Happy Tears: The Story of Mogwai. This audio documentary recounts the story of the band, with Matt Everitt providing the narration.

Mogwai are also scheduled to embark on a tour across Europe in November. As part of this European tour, the band will play two concerts at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow.