Liverpool Music Week playlist feat Mogwai, Låpsley, Hookworms, Foals & more plus closing party stage times

Liverpool Music Week Closing Party

Passing around the Hors d’oeuvre’s, Getintothis’ Christopher Hughes prepares us for the feast ahead.

Now in its 10^th year, Liverpool Music Week has garnered a reputation for being an electrifying showcase of new sparks running in tandem with heavyweight stalwarts, helping to make it the UK’s biggest indoor music festival.

This year promises to be no different, and to get you in the mood we’ve compiled a pulsating playlist of the very best noise to expect. There really is something for everybody here- capturing the very essence of the festival.

Opening with the steadily building beat of Remurdered by legendary post-rockers Mogwai, the anticipation and excitement of the festival is manifest.

Sliding seamlessly into the Foals remix of Wild Beasts’ Palace and then into the glittering Recover by Scottish pop-dreamers CHVRCHES, the playlist follows a blissfully chilled path through some of the very best modern electronica around.

Rediscovering some grit through post-punk outfit Eagulls’ Moulting and psychedelic-noise makers Hookworms, the playlist then embarks on an instrumental odyssey through 3^rd Movement by local ensemble Ex-Easter Island Head.

By now you’ll be shivering with anticipation, so we’ve dripped some chilled, shimmering electronica into the mix in the form of Falling Short by Låpsley. Space-out to Black Fountain by Liverpool kraut-psych legends Mugstar– recent founders of God Unknown Records.

And if your ears are still ringing after that pounding, indulge in some rest and relaxation through the beautifully simple Hotel from dream-folk trio Antlers. Following that trend are some ambient-pop gems from Etches, Queen Maud and Natalie McCool.

But before we bliss you out too much, there’s the cheerful Umbrella Medley from Liverpool’s finest ukulele troupe Ukebox, and some buzzing garage-psych from Hooton Tennis Club. Polishing off the playlist is a piece of foreboding acapella from alt-rock screamers We Came Out Like Tigers.

Liverpool Music Week promises, as ever, to be an intense voyage of discovery and excitement set to the backdrop of this stunning city. Whether you’re new to Liverpool, or are looking for a reminder as to why we’re the best musical city in the world, make sure you head on down and listen to the playlist now to start the festival early.