New Modest Mouse Video - "Whale Song"

When we were deep in No One's First And You're Next mode, I called "Whale Song" the most interesting material from the collection. It's also a track that reminded a bunch of you of one of our decade's best, The... CONTINUE READING NEW MODEST MOUSE VIDEO - "WHALE SONG"»

Posted on October 8, 2009 in Video (6 comments)
Tags: Modest Mouse | Thom Yorke

Bumbershoot 2009 In Photos

At Seattle's biggest music festival, rain is not unexpected; still, the downpours at Bumbershoot '09 were scary even for this neck of the Pacific Northwest. No bands got electrocuted, but the sound cut out during Black Eyed Peas' set, so... CONTINUE READING BUMBERSHOOT 2009 IN PHOTOS»

New Modest Mouse Video - "King Rat" (Directed By Heath Ledger)

There's been much talk and speculation regarding the Heath Ledger-directed video for No One's First, And You're Next's "King Rat." The EP's out today, and so is Ledger's clip. As the seemingly playful fish-on-fish animation opens, those hoping (knowingly or... CONTINUE READING NEW MODEST MOUSE VIDEO - "KING RAT" (DIRECTED BY HEATH LEDGER)»

Posted on August 4, 2009 in Video (31 comments)
Tags: Heath Ledger | Modest Mouse

New Modest Mouse - "History Sticks To Your Feet"

The band's putting out a new 7" on 7/21, "Perpetual Motion Machine" b/w "History Sticks To Your Feet." The latter's a relatively bright, bendy guitar rocker that teases (but then backs off of) being an epic. Hear it at Pitchfork.... CONTINUE READING NEW MODEST MOUSE - "HISTORY STICKS TO YOUR FEET"»

Posted on July 16, 2009 (2 comments)
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New Modest Mouse - "Perpetual Motion Machine"

So far it seem like folks' favorite No One's First And You're Next-related track was the slippery 6-minute "Whale Song." Well satisfied fans, the mid-tempo Big Easy horn howler "Perpetual Motion Machine" takes Brock and Co. into a pretty different... CONTINUE READING NEW MODEST MOUSE - "PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINE"»

Posted on July 13, 2009 (9 comments)
Tags: Bumbershoot | Cold War Kids | Modest Mouse

New Modest Mouse - "Whale Song"

We've been dishing out a lot of No One's First And You're Next-related fare lately, and the responses remain mixed: People are loving, people are hating, but nary are folks simply lukewarm. It's hard to chart a winner between the... CONTINUE READING NEW MODEST MOUSE - "WHALE SONG"»

Posted on June 19, 2009 in MP3 (26 comments)
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New Modest Mouse - "Autumn Beds"

Modest Mouse experts were mixed on "Satellite Skin" and its B-Side rousing "Guilty Cocker Spaniels," but no worries, the elder Washington statesmen keep on trucking. That said, it'll be interesting to see what folks make of this gentler, Ugly Casanova-esque... CONTINUE READING NEW MODEST MOUSE - "AUTUMN BEDS"»

Posted on June 16, 2009 (15 comments)
Tags: Modest Mouse | Wavves

New Modest Mouse - "Guilty Cocker Spaniels" (Stereogum Premiere)

Modest Mouse's No One's First And You're Next single "Satellite Skin" has been around awhile in various forms. Now it's being pressed onto a proper 7" you'll be able to take home in May, which is why it popped up... CONTINUE READING NEW MODEST MOUSE - "GUILTY COCKER SPANIELS" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Posted on May 18, 2009 (82 comments)
Tags: Modest Mouse | Reggie Watts | These Are Powers

New Modest Mouse Video - "Satellite Skin"

Modest Mouse have been playing this chipper No One's First And You're Next single live, and two days ago started streaming it, and they're officially wasting no time getting out this video. It's directed by Tool collaborator Kevin Willis, naturally,... CONTINUE READING NEW MODEST MOUSE VIDEO - "SATELLITE SKIN"»

Posted on May 15, 2009 in Video (35 comments)
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New Modest Mouse - "Satellite Skin"

You've heard the song live for a while and perhaps caught it on Letterman: It's about time Modest Mouse release the official studio version of "Satellite Skin." The No One's First And You're Next track is out as the A-Side... CONTINUE READING NEW MODEST MOUSE - "SATELLITE SKIN"»

Posted on May 13, 2009 (13 comments)
Tags: Dirty Projectors | Modest Mouse

Progress Report: The Shins

NAME: The Shins PROGRESS REPORT: Writing songs for the follow-up to 2007's Wincing The Night Away. Working on a collaborative side-project. "You go a year without playing and you think, maybe I can't do it anymore. Maybe I forgot how... CONTINUE READING PROGRESS REPORT: THE SHINS»

Posted on May 6, 2009 in Progress Report (17 comments)
Tags: Dark Night Of The Soul | James Mercer | Modest Mouse | The Shins

Modest Mouse Shed "Satellite Skin" On Letterman

Modest Mouse has been performing this song since last summer -- we heard it again in Hollywood last month -- though this Letterman clip is probably the best indication of how it will sound on record. Said record is an... Letterman'">CONTINUE READING MODEST MOUSE SHED "SATELLITE SKIN" ON LETTERMAN»

Modest Mouse @ Hollywood Palladium 2/24/09

With Johnny Marr off turning his seasoned tricks for the Jarmans, Modest Mouse recruited ex-Grandaddy guitarist Jim Fairchild for this twelve date tour. Seems it was a good choice. These shows are being hailed as fiery and focused, which couldn't... CONTINUE READING MODEST MOUSE @ HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM 2/24/09»

Isaac Brock & Broken Social Scene Show Us "The World At Large"

There are so many people in Broken Social Scene that an extra body onstage might go unnoticed. Well, if that extra body didn't have the very distinctive voice of Isaac Brock. The Modest Mouse teamed up with BSS recently at... CONTINUE READING ISAAC BROCK & BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE SHOW US "THE WORLD AT LARGE"»

Posted on December 2, 2008 in Video (15 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Isaac Brock | Modest Mouse | of Montreal

Johnny Marr Joins The Cribs

Last time we heard from the Jarmans they were on stage with Lee Ranaldo in Brooklyn. Now, according to this NME video interview with frontman Ryan J and Johnny Marr, the ex-Smith and current Modest Mouse is a full-time member... CONTINUE READING JOHNNY MARR JOINS THE CRIBS»

Posted on August 26, 2008 (1 comments)
Tags: Johnny Marr | Modest Mouse | Peter Bjorn And John | The Cribs | The Smiths

New Modest Mouse - "Satellite Skin" (Live)

Modest Mouse have been performing new material during their recent tours. In some shaky YouTube footage, for instance, we see Isaac bouncing through the jagged then poppy "Satellite Skin," a track ostensibly from the forthcoming, still untitled EP. From the... CONTINUE READING NEW MODEST MOUSE - "SATELLITE SKIN" (LIVE)»

Posted on July 9, 2008 in Video (30 comments)
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Sasquatch 2008 In Photos

On first blush we all agreed Sasquatch! pulled together one of the lineups to beat of this glutted summer festival season, which is why we're psyched that, despite not having made the trip ourselves, we were able to send photog... CONTINUE READING SASQUATCH 2008 IN PHOTOS»

New Modest Mouse Video - "Fly Trapped In A Jar"

The song title might be "Fly Trapped In A Jar," but in this Saline Project-animated video for the R.E.M./National touring mates's We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank tune, Isaac Brock's bumping into a white-striped Candy Land/Magic Rocks realm... CONTINUE READING NEW MODEST MOUSE VIDEO - "FLY TRAPPED IN A JAR"»

Posted on March 17, 2008 in Video (3 comments)
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Tony Hawk Interviews Isaac Brock And Johnny Marr

On the new site ShredOrDie -- a member of the OrDie Network -- skating legend Tony Hawk (did he ever find Animal Chin, btw?) interviews Isaac Brock and Johnny Marr before the start of one of Modest Mouse's shows. Yes,... CONTINUE READING TONY HAWK INTERVIEWS ISAAC BROCK AND JOHNNY MARR»

Posted on February 22, 2008 in Video (1 comments)
Tags: Isaac Brock | Johnny Marr | Modest Mouse | The Smiths | Tony Hawk

Camp R.E.M. Talk "Supernatural Superserious," Unveil Accelerate Album Art, Tour With The National & Modest Mouse

Well shit how's that for a post title. Let's just take it in order: We poked our heads into the wine shop on the LES that R.E.M. invaded while filming their "Supernatural Superserious" with La Blogothèque field general Vincent Moon;... Accelerate Album Art, Tour With The National & Modest Mouse'">CONTINUE READING CAMP R.E.M. TALK "SUPERNATURAL SUPERSERIOUS," UNVEIL ACCELERATE ALBUM ART, TOUR WITH THE NATIONAL & MODEST MOUSE»

Posted on January 28, 2008 in Album Art, Tour Dates (7 comments)
Tags: Modest Mouse | R.E.M. | The National

New Modest Mouse Video - "People As Places As People"

There's been a bit of cinematic flair in Modest Mouse videos of late. Last time it was the unsettling backwards player for "Little Motel," and just two weeks later we get a Phoebe Cates look-alike as all-American daughter, hanging at... CONTINUE READING NEW MODEST MOUSE VIDEO - "PEOPLE AS PLACES AS PEOPLE"»

Posted on October 26, 2007 in Video (5 comments)
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New Modest Mouse Video - "Little Motel"

From nautical themes to green screens, the Marr-ified Modest Mouse have covered lots of territory with their videos for We Were Dead Before We Finished Typing This Album Title, but never have they fucked with time quite like they have... CONTINUE READING NEW MODEST MOUSE VIDEO - "LITTLE MOTEL"»

Posted on October 10, 2007 in Video (13 comments)
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Lollapalooza '07: Sunday In Photos

Sometimes you have great intentions of diligence and punctuality, and sometimes your airline decides to be late, sloppy, and in love with sitting on the runway. The terra blue chips and (congratulations!) 36 channels of DirectTV didn't quite make... CONTINUE READING LOLLAPALOOZA '07: SUNDAY IN PHOTOS»

"Fire It Up" And Exercise Your Right To Vote For The Best Modest Mouse Video

The drop box is closed, submissions are in, and it's time to turn the reins of this thing over to you guys. The Stereogum Presents: Another Freakin' Green Screen Contest (Starring Modest Mouse) netted ten entries from Modest die hards... CONTINUE READING "FIRE IT UP" AND EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE FOR THE BEST MODEST MOUSE VIDEO»

Posted on May 24, 2007 in Contest (13 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | Jeff Goldblum | Modest Mouse

Remember To Make Your Modest Mouse Video

Before you head out into your weekend of fun, we wanted to remind you that there are just FOUR DAYS left before we close the ingeniously titled Stereogum Presents: Another Freakin' Green Screen Contest (Starring Modest Mouse). Sorta tells you... CONTINUE READING REMEMBER TO MAKE YOUR MODEST MOUSE VIDEO»

Posted on May 18, 2007 in Contest (1 comments)
Tags: Modest Mouse