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Issaquah, Washington, United States (1993 – present)

Modest Mouse is an band which formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington, United States. The band’s original lineup consisted of guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green and bassist Eric Judy. Since being signed to Sony’s Epic Records in 2000, Modest Mouse has attained significant popular success with songs such as “Float On” and “Dashboard.”

The band’s current configuration is Isaac Brock (vocals, guitar), Tom Peloso (strings, horns, bass, keyboards), Jim Fairchild (guitar), Eric Judy (bass), Jeremiah Green (drums) and Joe Plummer (drums). Plummer has recently become the new drummer for The Shins.

Brock came up with the name “Modest Mouse” when he read the Virginia Woolf stream of consciousness essay The Mark On the Wall in which the author described the working middle class as “modest mouse-coloured people”

Brock frequently moved around with his mother when he was a child. Around this time, his mother left his father for his father’s brother (Brock’s uncle). Brock’s mother’s house flooded and forced them to move into his mother’s new husband’s trailer, but there was no room for Brock. Brock stayed behind, living in the second story of the flooded house, until he was eventually evicted by police. He then moved into a shed next to his mother’s house and it is said this is where Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green and bassist Eric Judy first began playing music.

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  • AliceMaple

    It's pity they cancelled for Southside.

    yesterday afternoon Reply
  • xVomitself

    Modest Mouse's artist picture have been going full retard.

    Yesterday 5:19pm Reply
  • no-thanks

    Jesus Christ Was an Only Child is louder than the rest of Lonesome Crowded West.

    17 Jun 2:29am Reply
  • smoker05

    New Album.

    16 Jun 5:55pm Reply
  • El_Hound

    Well don't you suck for cancelling your tour.

    10 Jun 7:35pm Reply
  • jorrando

    <333333333333333333333333333

    9 Jun 2:09am Reply
  • elomartiniasty

    'I'm glad they canceled the tour and instead decided to work over the new album so I could listen to it earlier" - said no eurofella fucking ever

    8 Jun 5:31pm Reply
  • YorkNew

    america vs europe war [2]

    7 Jun 5:15pm Reply
  • DoubleM24

    My sympathy to those who were hyped for the UK tour, that's gotta sting. Hopefully a new record will help ease the pain.

    7 Jun 1:26pm Reply
  • arcade_water

    it's been years since they toured europe and they never toured austria at all.. without wanting to offend american fans, they tour america every year and there's still people on this shoutbox saying "come to this or that place in the US please" .......... we are happy that the album is coming finally as well and I have calmed down a bit since yesterday... mainly there should be more understanding on both sides and this shouldn't (have) turn(ed) into an america vs europe war...

    7 Jun 12:06pm Reply
  • BlueCadet-3D

    He wasn't proven guilty for rape.

    7 Jun 10:02am Reply
  • BlueCadet-3D

    Their album was suppose to come in 2012 I think? It has been years, and we are extremely happy, because he stopped giving odd answered about the album's release date. He said next year, so now I can stop suffering. I do have some sort of sympathy for the UK fans though, but this album needs to come out so we can all keep our sanity.

    7 Jun 10:00am Reply
  • tycols

    nah i think the worst thing they could have done is break the band up (fyi if they cancelled a show where i was supposed to see them so they could record new material i really wouldn't be outraged)

    7 Jun 7:58am Reply
  • AsthrayHeart

    i'm pretty shocked by the responses of american fans how happy they are that the european tour is cancelled and who cares about the european fans etc... this stuff is really ridiculous. i rather won't comment on Modest Mouse announcement regarding cancelling the tour... worst thing they could have done.

    7 Jun 12:47am Reply
  • YorkNew

    the rape charges were dropped.[2]

    6 Jun 9:04pm Reply
  • Jedidude77

    the rape charges were dropped.

    6 Jun 6:22pm Reply
  • goandrewgo

    wyjebka

    6 Jun 2:46pm Reply
  • CaptainTurtels

    never trust a band with a rapist in it

    6 Jun 12:29pm Reply
  • YorkNew

    I still hope its some kind of bad joke...:( [3]. Good news for people who love bad jokes.

    6 Jun 11:30am Reply
  • doodlepress

    fuckin cunts

    6 Jun 11:24am Reply
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