Scottish post-rock band Mogwai have scored their first No 1 album, 25 years after the release of their first single. As the Love Continues is the band’s 10th studio album of atmospheric guitar-centred music. Frontman Stuart Braithwaite, who also runs the tiny independent Rock Action label that releases their albums, told the Guardian it was “totally surreal, completely unexpected. We had no expansion plans.”He said the escapist nature of his band’s music has resonated with audiences “in pretty testing times”, and thanked BBC Radio 6 Music for its support. As the Love Continues was the week’s bestselling vinyl record, and the bestselling album in independent record shops.

Source: The Guardian February 26, 2021 18:00 UTC