Mogwai Announces Happy Tears Featuring Iggy Pop

Mogwai has announced a new compilation titled Happy Tears. The newly announced compilation includes highlights from the band's 31-year history, as well as rare recordings from that 31-year history. In addition to the highlights and the rare recordings, the compilation includes a new track that features Iggy Pop. Happy Tears is scheduled to be released on January 8 via Rock Action. The compilation Happy Tears will be released alongside a new audio documentary, which recounts the rise of Mogwai and is titled Happy Tears: The Story of Mogwai.

The tracklist for Happy Tears features the track Underground (feat. Iggy Pop). On the track Underground, Iggy Pop speaks from the perspective of a robot and addresses various topics. Concerning the band, Iggy Pop stated that he has always loved Mogwai. Iggy Pop also stated that the opening of the track Underground reminds him of modern loneliness.

Stuart Braithwaite described his love for Iggy Pop in his 2022 memoir. The 2022 memoir by Stuart Braithwaite is titled Spaceships Over Glasgow: Mogwai, Mayhem and Misspent Youth, in which he recounted his love for Iggy Pop.