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In the late 90s Modest Mouse made angry-young-man music that was the spitting, alt-noise id of frontman Isaac Brock. By 2004's Good News for People Who Love Bad News the band found buoyancy — but refused to get too comfortable. Surprise hit "Float On" perfectly captures the new m.o., layering on haunted sound effects (cartoon boings, needling rhythm guitar) that are weirder and darker than the almost nursery-rhyme-like melodies suggest. Likewise, "Ocean Breathes Salty" pairs sun-dazed guitars with mournful organ. Throughout, Brock's lisping, serrated vocals veer wildly from a falsetto to a bark, often in the course of a single song. But even the off-kilter touches from the radio hits can’t prepare you for the campy and calamitous "Dance Hall," cowpoke cautionary tale "Bukowski" ("Who would want to be such a control freak?") or aggressively Tom Waits-y "The Devil's Workday." But when Modest Mouse borrows a bit of Pavement’s laconic vibe for “Blame It on the Tetons” and do a little sci-fi disco on “The View,” it’s pretty magical. © Qobuz
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Modest Mouse, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Isaac Brock, Composer, Lyricist - Eric Judy, Composer - The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Horn - Dann Gallucci, Composer - Dennis Herring, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Jacquire King, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Stuart Sikes, Engineer - Clay Jones, Recording Engineer - Sean Macke, Assistant Engineer - Dawn Palladino, Assistant Engineer - Nathan Provence, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Modest Mouse, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Isaac Brock, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Piano, Whistles, Vocal - Eric Judy, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion - Dann Gallucci, Composer, Guitar, Percussion, Timpani, Synthesizer - Dennis Herring, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Stuart Sikes, Engineer - Clay Jones, Recording Engineer - Sean Macke, Assistant Engineer - Dawn Palladino, Assistant Engineer - Benjamin Weikel, Drums - Nathan Provence, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Modest Mouse, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Isaac Brock, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocal - Eric Judy, Composer, Keyboards, Bass, Background Vocal - Dann Gallucci, Composer, Guitar, Drum Machine, Background Vocal - Dennis Herring, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Jacquire King, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Stuart Sikes, Engineer - Clay Jones, Recording Engineer - Sean Macke, Assistant Engineer - Dawn Palladino, Assistant Engineer - Benjamin Weikel, Drums - Nathan Provence, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Modest Mouse, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Isaac Brock, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocal - Eric Judy, Composer, Bass - Dann Gallucci, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards - Dennis Herring, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Jacquire King, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Stuart Sikes, Engineer - Clay Jones, Recording Engineer - Sean Macke, Assistant Engineer - Dawn Palladino, Assistant Engineer - Benjamin Weikel, Drums - Nathan Provence, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Modest Mouse, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Isaac Brock, Composer, Lyricist, Ukulele, Vocal - Dennis Herring, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Stuart Sikes, Engineer - Clay Jones, Recording Engineer - Sean Macke, Assistant Engineer - Dawn Palladino, Assistant Engineer - Nathan Provence, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Modest Mouse, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Isaac Brock, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocal - Eric Judy, Composer, Bass - Dann Gallucci, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards - Dennis Herring, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Jacquire King, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Stuart Sikes, Engineer - Clay Jones, Recording Engineer - Sean Macke, Assistant Engineer - Dawn Palladino, Assistant Engineer - Benjamin Weikel, Drums - Nathan Provence, Assistant Engineer - The Rising Star Fife And Drum Band, Drums
(P) 2004 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Modest Mouse, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Isaac Brock, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocal - Eric Judy, Composer, Bass - Dann Gallucci, Composer, Glockenspiel, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano - Dennis Herring, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Jacquire King, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Stuart Sikes, Engineer - Clay Jones, Recording Engineer - Sean Macke, Assistant Engineer - Dawn Palladino, Assistant Engineer - Benjamin Weikel, Drums - Nathan Provence, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Modest Mouse, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Isaac Brock, Composer, Lyricist, Banjo, Vocal - Eric Judy, Composer, Acoustic Guitar - Dann Gallucci, Composer, Guitar - Tom Peloso, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Bass - Dennis Herring, Producer, Accordion, Mixing Engineer - Jacquire King, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Stuart Sikes, Engineer - Clay Jones, Recording Engineer - Sean Macke, Assistant Engineer - Dawn Palladino, Assistant Engineer - Benjamin Weikel, Drums - Nathan Provence, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Modest Mouse, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Isaac Brock, Composer, Lyricist, Banjo, Vocal - The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Horn - Dennis Herring, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Jacquire King, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Stuart Sikes, Engineer - Clay Jones, Recording Engineer - Sean Macke, Assistant Engineer - Dawn Palladino, Assistant Engineer - Nathan Provence, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Modest Mouse, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Isaac Brock, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Eric Judy, Composer, Bass - Dann Gallucci, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer - Dennis Herring, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Jacquire King, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Stuart Sikes, Engineer - Clay Jones, Recording Engineer - Sean Macke, Assistant Engineer - Dawn Palladino, Assistant Engineer - Benjamin Weikel, Drums - Nathan Provence, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Modest Mouse, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Isaac Brock, Composer, Lyricist, Banjo, Vocal - Eric Judy, Composer, Organ - Dann Gallucci, Composer, Guitar - Tom Peloso, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Bass - Dennis Herring, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Stuart Sikes, Engineer - Clay Jones, Recording Engineer - Sean Macke, Assistant Engineer - Dawn Palladino, Assistant Engineer - Benjamin Weikel, Drums - Nathan Provence, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Modest Mouse, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Judy, Composer, Lyricist, Organ - Dann Gallucci, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar - Tom Peloso, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Bass - Dennis Herring, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Stuart Sikes, Engineer - Clay Jones, Recording Engineer - Sean Macke, Assistant Engineer - Dawn Palladino, Assistant Engineer - Nathan Provence, Assistant Engineer - Milo Chaska Judy, Vocal
(P) 2004 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Modest Mouse, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Isaac Brock, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocal - Eric Judy, Composer, Bass - Dann Gallucci, Composer, Piano - Tom Peloso, Composer, Lyricist, Fiddle - Dennis Herring, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Stuart Sikes, Engineer - Clay Jones, Recording Engineer - Sean Macke, Assistant Engineer - Dawn Palladino, Assistant Engineer - Benjamin Weikel, Drums - Nathan Provence, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Modest Mouse, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Isaac Brock, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Eric Judy, Composer, Bass - Dann Gallucci, Composer, Guitar, Piano - Dennis Herring, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Jacquire King, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Stuart Sikes, Engineer - Clay Jones, Recording Engineer - Sean Macke, Assistant Engineer - Dawn Palladino, Assistant Engineer - Benjamin Weikel, Drums - Nathan Provence, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Modest Mouse, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Isaac Brock, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocal - Eric Judy, Composer, Bass - Dann Gallucci, Composer, Guitar - Dennis Herring, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Jacquire King, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Stuart Sikes, Engineer - Clay Jones, Recording Engineer - Sean Macke, Assistant Engineer - Dawn Palladino, Assistant Engineer - Benjamin Weikel, Drums - Nathan Provence, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Modest Mouse, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Isaac Brock, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocal - Eric Judy, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Whistles, Background Vocal - Dann Gallucci, Composer, Organ, Background Vocal - Dave Fridmann, Mixing Engineer - The Flaming Lips, Mixing Engineer, All Instruments - Dennis Herring, Producer - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Stuart Sikes, Engineer - Clay Jones, Recording Engineer - Sean Macke, Assistant Engineer - Dawn Palladino, Assistant Engineer - Nathan Provence, Assistant Engineer - The Rising Star Fife And Drum Band, Drums
(P) 2004 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
In the late 90s Modest Mouse made angry-young-man music that was the spitting, alt-noise id of frontman Isaac Brock. By 2004's Good News for People Who Love Bad News the band found buoyancy — but refused to get too comfortable. Surprise hit "Float On" perfectly captures the new m.o., layering on haunted sound effects (cartoon boings, needling rhythm guitar) that are weirder and darker than the almost nursery-rhyme-like melodies suggest. Likewise, "Ocean Breathes Salty" pairs sun-dazed guitars with mournful organ. Throughout, Brock's lisping, serrated vocals veer wildly from a falsetto to a bark, often in the course of a single song. But even the off-kilter touches from the radio hits can’t prepare you for the campy and calamitous "Dance Hall," cowpoke cautionary tale "Bukowski" ("Who would want to be such a control freak?") or aggressively Tom Waits-y "The Devil's Workday." But when Modest Mouse borrows a bit of Pavement’s laconic vibe for “Blame It on the Tetons” and do a little sci-fi disco on “The View,” it’s pretty magical. © Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:31
- Main artists: Modest Mouse
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
(P) 2004 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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