you knew this would happen eventually, i have to blog about the new modest mouse ep.
for those of you who dont know modest mouse has been my favorite band since i first heard Shit Luck (iTunes) off the skate video Misled Youth some time in middle school. which is on their best cd The Lonesome Crowded West (iTunes). the last two full length cds has gained them much popularity, which long time users aren’t a fan of (the sound and popularity that is). i can agree with that to an extent, but the new ep has restored my hope in the fact that they are still able to make music like they used to.
The two songs that stick out in my mind when i say this are King Rat (iTunes) and The Whale Song (iTunes). The whole cd is FAR from the new singles that made them big such as Float On and Dashboard. I can recommend this with confidence to anyone who wants to know what modest mouse should sound like. Not to be elitist or anything but if you only like Float On and Dashboard and act surprised when i mention that modest mouse has more than two cds and goes back to 1993, i much rather you just be ignorant that they exist, it’ll make me much more comfortable around you. I still stick with my original promise as well, if i see you at a modest mouse concert and don’t yell fakes (or snakes in some cases) during Trailer Trash (iTunes) ill punch you in the face.
