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Issaquah, Washington, USA (1993 – present)
Modest Mouse is an American indie rock band. The band was formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington, USA by guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green and bassist Eric Judy. Since being signed to Sony’s Epic Records in 2000, the band has attained significant popular success with songs such as 
Float On, Dashboard and Missed the Boat.
The band’s current configuration is Isaac Brock (vocals, guitar), Johnny Marr (guitar), Tom Peloso (guitar), Eric Judy (bass), Jeremiah Green (drums) and Joe Plummer (drums). Jim Fairchild will replace Marr for their 2009 tour while Marr focuses on his other band, The Cribs. Marr is a former member of legendary alternative band The Smiths and 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.
Float On, Dashboard and Missed the Boat.The band’s current configuration is Isaac Brock (vocals, guitar), Johnny Marr (guitar), Tom Peloso (guitar), Eric Judy (bass), Jeremiah Green (drums) and Joe Plummer (drums). Jim Fairchild will replace Marr for their 2009 tour while Marr focuses on his other band, The Cribs. Marr is a former member of legendary alternative band The Smiths and 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.
Top Albums
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Good News for People Who Love Bad News
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We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
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The Lonesome Crowded West
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The Moon and Antarctica
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Top Tracks
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Float On
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Dashboard
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The World at Large
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Ocean Breathes Salty
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The View
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Bukowski
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Missed the Boat
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Bury Me With It
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3rd Planet
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Fire It Up
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The Good Times Are Killing Me
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Gravity Rides Everything
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Satin in a Coffin
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Black Cadillacs
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One Chance
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Shoutbox
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spoonypony wrote:
I TOLD MY dad WHAT I NEED
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mathewjordan wrote:
OH MY GOD! OH MY CAT!
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Yeedil wrote:
It's a drug used to help prevent motion sickness, if I recall. I'm pretty sure Isaac abused it, though.
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diamondsayshi wrote:
Dramamine is a medicine
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eliot_r wrote:
what the hell does Dramamine mean anyways?
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diamondsayshi wrote:
sad sappy sucker is my favorite
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Jedidude77 wrote:
why isn't cats on the top?! oh wait... WHY ISN'T CATS ON THE TOP 15~?!
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lemonz09 wrote:
wahhh? i came as a rat isn't in the top 15?
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frimsah wrote:
I knew you were kidding, fantasian asian, because all-capital hyperboles on the internet are rarely serious. learn, y'all
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fantasianazn wrote:
Yeah I was kidding. I think everyone should give all the albums at least one listen.
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frimsah wrote:
the last half of SSS is my favorite. it's the essence of MM, without production or structure. pure, concentrated modest mouse <3
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Packiesla wrote:
By no means 'Indie', still good though.
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prophetpope wrote:
it's just some guy calling Isaac and sings a song on his answering machine. The rest of SSS is better recorded.. Maybe not the 30-second songs though.
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R0b0hobo wrote:
It's a good album in my opinion but someone who isn't super into MM wouldn't "get it" If you do like SSS I would recommend Bee Thousand by Guided by Voices. Excellent Lo-fi album.
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prophetpope wrote:
I hope you're joking, fantasianazn. Sad Sappy Sucker is awesome, and totally worth listening to.
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fantasianazn wrote:
NO OF COURSE NOT
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Yeedil wrote:
Is Sad Sappy Sucker worth listening to?
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FishermansAtlas wrote:
The Lonesome Crowded West and Long Drive are the best albums by far, along with Sad Sappy Sucker.
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FishermansAtlas wrote:
"Whale Song is by far the best song they've made." Why don't you download more than their newest EP and WWD.
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Standingonair66 wrote:
This band means so much to me. Opened a whole other world up for me when I was twelve. And introduced me to my favorite writer, Bukowski. Despite mainstream attention and bastardization of their songs in Rock Band, they will probably always be my favorite band.
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Featured Tracks
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Float On full track | 3:28 |
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Dashboard full track | 4:07 |
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The World at Large full track | 4:31 |
Events
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Dec
5
Modest Mouse
Black Box, Galway, Ireland
27 shouts
| 33 attendees
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Dec
6
Modest Mouse - the second Galway show
Radisson Hotel, Galway, Ireland
2 shouts
| 16 attendees
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Dec
7
Modest Mouse
Academy, Dublin, Ireland
11 shouts
| 31 attendees
News
New Video For "The Whale Song" Out Now
8 Oct 2009 | from www.modestmousemusic.com/news
Modest Mouse premiered the new video for “The Whale Song” on Pitchfork.com earlier today. This new 6 minute video was directed by Nando Costa and created with the help of Bent Image Lab…
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"King Rat" Video on MySpace Now!
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"No One's First, and You're Next" EP Available Now!
4 Aug 2009 | from www.modestmousemusic.com/news -
King Rat Video directed by Heath Ledger to premiere on MySpace Music starting 8/4
3 Aug 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/modestmouse
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