Sell me on Modest Mouse

[C Dubya 04 0]

So, I heard "Float On" and really dug it. It has kind of a late Pixies feel to me. If I like this song, will I enjoy the rest of their cd?

[Edwin MacPhisto 0]

Yes. It's definitely top-3 of what's on there, but the album is very good and the single is pretty reflective of it as a whole, in both sound and lyrics.

 

If you like that, check out their back catalogue as well. Excellent albums all over, though everything but the new one can be a bit overwhelming at times. The Lonesome Crowded West is my favorite. Song recommendations across their career: "Gravity Rides Everything," "Teeth Like God's Shoeshine," "Dramamine," "Tundra/Desert," "Polar Opposites," and "Never-Ending Math Equation."

[C Dubya 04 0]

Ah cool thanks. I saw the new album for 10 bucks last night and will probably check it out.

[Giuseppe Zangara 0]

This band is better without all the polish, I think.

[Edwin MacPhisto 0]

Also, if you want the most plaintive song these guys have ever pulled together, it's "Make Everyone Happy/Mechanical Birds," straight off their first album. Superb.

[Narcoleptic Jumper 0]

isaac brock and modest mouse have perfected the melody.

[Giuseppe Zangara 0]

Good Lord, no.

[Jorge Gorgeous 0]

I'm down with the polished sound, I think some of their older songs lost something in how rough they were. A majority of their older stuff fit in well with the rough sound, but some of it could have used the production on the new CD. If you want a reaaaaal good Modest Mouse song listen to The Fruit That Ate Itself, its my personal favorite.