once stated in an interview that he and the rest of the band do not like the categorisation of post-rock because he believes it over-analyses everything. Their strong international fanbase is based, in part, on the band's music being largely lyric-free. Braithwaite has commented on the absence of lyrics in most of Mogwai's music, saying: Band members Current Stuart Braithwaite – guitar, bass, vocals (1995–present) Dominic Aitchison – bass, guitar, keyboards (1995–present) Martin Bulloch – drums (1995–present) Barry Burns – guitar, keyboards, bass, synthesizer, flute, vocals (1998–present) Former Brendan O'Hare – keyboards, guitar (1997) John Cummings – guitar, programming, bass, drums, keyboards (1995–2015) Occasional contributor and touring members Alex Mackay – guitar, keyboards, percussion (touring member: 2016–present) Luke Sutherland – violin, guitar, vocals, percussion (1998–2016) James Hamilton – drums (touring replacement for Martin Bulloch: 2011–2013) Scott Paterson – guitar (touring replacement for John Cummings/Alex Mackay: 2015, 2021) Cat Myers – drums (touring replacement for Martin Bulloch: 2017–2018) Timeline Discography Mogwai Young Team (1997) Come On Die Young (1999) Rock Action (2001) Happy Songs for Happy People (2003) Mr Beast (2006) The Hawk Is Howling (2008) Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will (2011) Rave Tapes (2014) Every Country's Sun (2017) As the Love Continues (2021) See also List of post-rock bands List of bands from Glasgow List of Scottish musicians References External links Mogwai's official website Mogwai at the Internet Archive's Live Music Archive Bright light! – unofficial website with complete gigography, articles and interviews My Life's Playlist: Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite [PIAS]'s Blog - 21 April 2015 Scottish post-rock groups Instrumental rock musical groups Scottish space rock musical groups Ableton Live users Musical groups established in 1995 Musical groups from Glasgow 1995 establishments in Scotland Rock Action Records artists Chemikal Underground artists Matador Records artists PIAS Recordings artists Temporary Residence Limited artists Love Da Records artists