{"title":"Modest Mouse","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Modest Mouse\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eModest Mouse formed in Issaquah, Washington in 1992 around Isaac Brock, Jeremiah Green, and Eric Judy. They built their audience across the 1990s through extensive indie label releases (K Records and Up Records) before signing with Epic Records in 1999. Their 2004 album Good News for People Who Love Bad News - featuring the commercial breakthrough single Float On - reached number one on the Billboard 200 and brought them mainstream attention. Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr joined the band from 2006 to 2008, contributing to We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank (2007). Eric Judy departed in 2012. Jeremiah Green died of cancer on December 31, 2022 at age 45. Brock launched the Glacial Pace Recordings label for subsequent material. The band has continued releasing material across multiple decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eModest Mouse's sound combines indie rock, alternative rock, art rock, indie folk, and post-punk with Brock's distinctive frenetic vocal delivery, intricate dual guitar work, and lyrical content addressing existence, philosophy, nature, and personal experience drawing on wordplay and abstract reference points.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About (1996, Up)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Lonesome Crowded West (1997, Up)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Moon \u0026amp; Antarctica (2000, Epic)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGood News for People Who Love Bad News (2004, Epic) - Billboard #1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank (2007, Epic)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrangers to Ourselves (2015, Epic\/Glacial Pace)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Golden Casket (2021, Epic)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eUp Records and Epic Records pressings of the Modest Mouse catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings, with collector demand. The 25th anniversary edition of The Lonesome Crowded West has been.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to Modest Mouse typically start with Good News for People Who Love Bad News (2004) or The Moon \u0026amp; Antarctica (2000). \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/classic-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003eClassic Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"modest-mouse-sad-sappy-sucker-vinyl-4214","title":"Sad Sappy Sucker LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeveral songs were recorded at Olympia, Washington's Dub Narcotic Studios, released in 2001,\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540804645047,"sku":"210000038463","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/51054cmeg4l.jpg?v=1781154328"},{"product_id":"modest-mouse-the-fruit-that-ate-itself-vinyl","title":"The Fruit That Ate Itself LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally released in 1997, The Fruit That Ate Itself is modest Mouse's third release, produced by Calvin Johnson.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540804710583,"sku":"210000038459","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/r-388505-1170302896jpeg.jpg?v=1781154329"},{"product_id":"modest-mouse-interstate-vinyl","title":"Interstate LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eInterstate 8 is the second EP by alternative rock band Modest Mouse, released on Up Records in 1996. 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