Inhalt: Zum 20-jährigen Bandjubiläum erscheint eine Art Werkschau der schottischen Post-Rock-Instrumentalband. Hits im klassischen Sinne kann die Band weniger verbuchen, die Sammlung ist eine musikalische Retrospektive, die die intensive Klasse der Gruppe nachhaltig unterstreicht. "'Central Belters' invites the listener to mediate on what it is that gives music its lasting impact. It's always been evident that pomp and circumstance in its conservative sense doesn't necessarily correlate to import. Mogwai are a band who have always managed to traverse the line between crushing heft and textured intelligence and have achieved personable beauty with both, and Central Belters is a reminder that, whatever sonic direction their next full-length takes, it'll be one of growth and development" (Jack Mckeever, www.thequietus.com).