Mogwai Drop ‘Ritchie Sacramento,’ Tribute to David Berman and Other Lost Friends Jon Blistein
As the Love Continues, out February 19th
“Ritchie Sacramento” is an all-enveloping track topped with shimmering guitars and Stuart Braithwaite’s melodic vocals, which are deftly undercut by a deep rumble of bass and distortion.
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In a statement, Braithwaite said of the song: “‘Ritchie Sacramento”s title came from a misunderstanding a friend of ours had about how to say Ryuchi Sakamoto. The lyrics were inspired by a story Bob Nastanovich shared about his friend and bandmate David Berman who proclaimed ‘Rise Crystal Spear’ as he threw a shovel at a sports car. The song is dedicated to all the musician friends we’ve lost over the years.”
Mogwai s New Song Is Inspired by Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Berman Ritchie Sacramento is the latest from As the Love Continues Ritchie Sacramento follows the previously shared Dry Fantasy and arrives alongside a video from director Sam Wiehl that you can take in below.
Mogwai s Stuart Brathwaite shared in a statement that the song is dedicated to all the musician friends we ve lost over the years in pointing out its connections to prolific composer Ryuichi Sakamoto and late Silver Jews/Purple Mountains songwriter David Berman.
Brathwaite explained, Ritchie Sacramento s title came from a misunderstanding a friend of ours had about how to say Ryuchi Sakamoto. The lyrics were inspired by a story Bob Nastanovich shared about his friend and bandmate David Berman who proclaimed Rise Crystal Spear as he threw a shovel at a sports car.
Mogwai Post New Single Ritchie Sacramento Tuesday, 12 January 2021
Mogwai have shared a new track.
Ritchie Sacramento serves as the second preview of the Scottish post-rock quartet s forthcoming 10th studio album, As The Love Continues , due out on February 19 through Rock Action Records. It follows up to 2017 s Every Country s Sun .
Cast across shifts in volume, pace and billowing warm guitar tones, it s one of the rarer Mogwai songs to feature vocals, and follows the previously released cut Dry Fantasy. Head below to check out its accompanying video created within the Unreal Games Engine by director Sam Wiehl. Frontman Stuart Braithwaite said: