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Formed: 1993

iSound Site: www.isound.com/modest_mouse

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Yo La Tengo
Genres:
Indie Rock

Featured Album

	Dashboard Released: 2007

Biography

Modest Mouse is an American indie rock band. The band was formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington by guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green and bassist Eric Judy.

Brock came up with the name \"Modest Mouse\" when he read a Virginia Woolf novel The Mark On the Wall in which the author described the working middle class as \"modest, mouse-coloured people.\"

In 1996, the band recorded their debut EP, Interstate 8, at Calvin Johnson\'s Dub Narcotic Studios, which was then released on Calvin\'s record label K Records. After moving to Up Records Modest Mouse put out two releases, 1996\'s This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About and 1997\'s The Lonesome Crowded West, which turned out to be the band\'s breakthrough album. The Lonesome Crowded West gained the band a cult following and is now widely considered by many critics to be one of the defining album of mid-90s indie-rock. In 2000, Up released a singles and rarities collection entitled Building Nothing Out of Something, which included the entirety of Interstate 8 except for the song \"Edit the Sad Parts\".

Also in 2000, Modest Mouse released The Moon And Antarctica, their first album on a major label (Epic Records). The band enjoyed some success on alternative radio with the singles \"3rd Planet\" and \"Gravity Rides Everything.\" While initially positively received by critics, The Moon And Antarctica has subsequently gone on to receive further acclaim. Lead singer Isaac Brock has since put out an album with his side project Ugly Casanova on Sub Pop Records. The band licensed \"Gravity Rides Everything\" for a commercial for Nissan\'s Quest minivan, a move that Brock has publicly acknowledged as blatantly commercial but necessary to achieve financial stability. (See A.V. club interview in external links)

Since 2000, Modest Mouse has put out several releases, including the EP Everywhere & His Nasty Parlour Tricks and Sad Sappy Sucker, a collection of songs Modest Mouse recorded in 1994, originally intended to be their debut album, but shelved in favor of This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About. In 2002, they joined Cake, De La Soul, The Flaming Lips, The Hackensaw Boys, and Kinky on the Unlimited Sunshine Tour.

In 2003, drummer Jeremiah Green quit the band due to a mental breakdown; the official word was that he was quitting to work with his side project, The Vells. He was replaced with two new members, drummer Benjamin Weikel (who also drummed for The Helio Sequence) and guitarist Dann Gallucci. On April 6, 2004, Modest Mouse released their most recent album, the platinum-selling Good News For People Who Love Bad News, which scored two hits with \"Float On\" and \"Ocean Breathes Salty\". In 2004 Jeremiah Green returned to the band, and Benjamin Weikel now drums exclusively for The Helio Sequence. Dann Gallucci left the band in August, and they have been touring with Hutch Harris of The Thermals.

Source: http://www.modestmousemusic.com/bio.html

Artist Forum


Discussion Topic	Creator
Modest Mouse!!! come on peoplez!!! let's hear it for Modest Mouse!!! they're a great band and they should be reckognized for it!!!	BillieJoeKing1039

Replys	Listener
One of the greatest Indie bands I've ever heard... i love them... just bought their new album and I LOVE IT! i listen to it so much and i'm so glad i found out about them. Float On is a great video (and song) so yes... go modest mouse!	rancidropkick12cents
there way to over played	simpleplanzgrupislut
They are a great band indeed. I recommend the song "Dramamine" it's excellent	just_a_fan
what the hell you talkin bout, overplayed? they don't get enough play...Hoobastank is overplayed...	BillieJoeKing1039
I know, seriously, they arent overplayed at all, at least over here... Bands that are over played: Hoobastink..oops i mean...skank...oh shit, STANK! wow i got it. well... lots of those pop rock bands, and gc and simple plan..but no one really plays 'em on the radio anymore My song recomendations are: Ocean Breaths Salty, Dance Hall, The World at Large, Satin in A Coffin, and of course Float On..	rancidropkick12cents
I really didn't like the new album. It wasn't nearly as good as their release in, what was it?, 1996. Building Nothing out of Something. I am really glad "Float On" is off the radio. As whoever said, they are a great indie band. I think they need to stay indie. When you get all the pop music loving people listening to it, it completely takes away the value of the lyrics. That's my comment.	sharp_objects
I totally agree, then they turn into bands like Good Charlotte and Simple Plan. Ick.	bandchick
beww-chikka-bew-wweeyww...	bmhg15
i remember hearing about this band in school from some kid... he called me weird and said id like them... and of course i did... i heard paper thin walls, not float on... i like paper thin walls better, and i am sad that just after i learned about the band, i saw them everyday on mtv ...:( but oh well, they are friggin awesome and ..odd...	Xzar
modest mouse is like a totally cool band! i love them!	the_chicken_did_it
MODEST MOUSE SUCKS ASS!!!!! THEY R RETARDED AS HELL!! THE VOCALIST CANT EVEN SING RIGHT HE SUCKS AND U CANT UNDERSTAND WHAT HE EVN SAYS AND THE CD SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!THEY CANT EVEN PLAY THEIR INSTRUMENTS!!! FUCK MODEST MOUSE!!!!	immortalife30
YOU SUCK EVERYTHING IMMORTAL30 OR WHATEVER YOUR GAY NAME IS!!!!!!!!!!! MODEST MOUSE ROCKS!!!!!!!!	brandnew17
yea i like their new cd but its not their best Dramamine kicks ass by the way whoever said they liked it	emmy
This kid from my school used to be in the band. Dont know what happened, it was obviously a long time ago, before they got big. SUCKS FOR HIM.	BandChick
i highly doubt that story	FattyMcfatfat18