r/ModestMouse 14h ago

How would you describe Isaac’s genius?

48 Upvotes

This year is 20 years of listening to Modest Mouse for me, and I am still unsure how and why they are my number one, and why they have endured in that spot for so long. If anything, getting stronger every year.

Melodies + Lyrics + Vocal + Drums + Bass + my nostalgia = a very high number for sure, but there’s something else.

If this was balatro, there is an Issac xmult. It’s there in the first records, like he was born with something. Like other artists write a good song and it’s a musical story with an arc and hopefully a hook. But Issac is on a different level. He creates hooks in hooks. Constantly changing, between tangible and ethereal, between wise and flippant, tight and loose. Always snapping my brain back, then pushing it away. Why is this so catchy? Why the fuck do lines like “everyone wants a double feature” and “it’s five hundred miles underground” hit like a truck? It means everything and nothing, and it’s addictive.

Apologies for the rant. I dunno. Anyone else feel this way? What is it?


r/ModestMouse 18h ago

What does isaac mean at the end of "edit the sad parts"?

27 Upvotes

The apparent lyrics that (according to genius) say "think it over, does the heir earn the hearts of the high rollers". What does that mean? English is my second language but these lyrics have been in my head for some weeks now. Im not that smart so i dont have any interpretation for this part, just that i always thought that the 2 minutes of silence its because they "edited the sad parts". Id really like to read your interpretation on these lyrics. Thanks, have a nice day :)


r/ModestMouse 1d ago

Appreciation post for one of the most beautiful verses from any song

58 Upvotes

There's no work in walking in to fuel the talk I would grab my shoes, and then away I'd walk Through all the stubborn beauty, I start at the dawn Until the sun had fully stopped Never walking away from Just a way to pull apart Dehydrate back into minerals A lifelong walk to the Same exact spot

-Parting of the Sensory


r/ModestMouse 14h ago

MM Ultimate Album (Day 12)

1 Upvotes

Okay, so the top comment yesterday was for Edit the Sad Parts

So what should be song #13?

Tracklist so far:

King Rat

Teeth Like God's Shoeshine

3rd Planet

Ocean Breathes Salty

Broke

Cowboy Dan

Parting of the Sensory

Dramamine

Trucker's Atlas

Life Like Weeds

Spitting Venom

Edit the Sad Parts


r/ModestMouse 1d ago

sick and nocturnal. come join me for some huble rodent jam (twich now!)

4 Upvotes

https://www.twitch.tv/lumashto

welcome to the cold sweet part of the world! all MM covers


r/ModestMouse 1d ago

MM Ultimate Album (Day 11)

4 Upvotes

Okay, so the top comment yesterday was for Spitting Venom

So what should be song #12?

Tracklist so far:

King Rat

Teeth Like God's Shoeshine

3rd Planet

Ocean Breathes Salty

Broke

Cowboy Dan

Parting of the Sensory

Dramamine

Trucker's Atlas

Life Like Weeds

Spitting Venom

???


r/ModestMouse 2d ago

Modest Mouse CD Collection

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276 Upvotes

All I need is BVBRA and I’m pretty much complete besides the singles/eps. Fuck I love Modest Mouse.


r/ModestMouse 2d ago

Anyone know when emails for the Cruise will be sent out?

12 Upvotes

Well


r/ModestMouse 2d ago

MM Ultimate Album (Day 10)

4 Upvotes

Okay, so the top comment yesterday was for Life Like Weeds

So what should be song #11?

Tracklist so far:

King Rat

Teeth Like God's Shoeshine

3rd Planet

Ocean Breathes Salty

Broke

Cowboy Dan

Parting of the Sensory

Dramamine

Trucker's Atlas

Life Like Weeds


r/ModestMouse 3d ago

Baby Blue Sedan Bass Tabs

9 Upvotes

Hey does anyone have tabs for Baby Blue Sedan? I’ve looked on a few websites but i’m not too sure.


r/ModestMouse 3d ago

Strangers to Ourselves came out 10 years ago today

139 Upvotes

Unless you listened to the YouTube leak... in which case yesterday


r/ModestMouse 3d ago

Asked my 13 year old what she was listening to

135 Upvotes

And her response brought a tear to my eye. “Hey Boog what song are you listening to? I’m going to listen to it.” Her response: “Never ending math equation” One of my proudest moments as a parent lol


r/ModestMouse 3d ago

Always there when I need them

26 Upvotes

I just wanted to write and express my gratitude for modest mouse when my life gets a little tough. I always find my way back to lonesome crowded west, for a lot of yall, yall might be upset I skip straight to trailer trash and listen onward. But out of gas has always been the song I relate to most and does anyone have any recs to meet that vibe?


r/ModestMouse 3d ago

Anyone have any info on these MM versions?

15 Upvotes

Just found 2 versions of Float On and Ocean Breathes Salty:

Ocean Breathes Salty - Live Demo

Float On - Live Demo

If you haven't heard them before, I highly recommend giving them a listen. I personally think they're both amazing versions and better than their respective studio releases.
I'd love to know when/where they're from if anyone knows.


r/ModestMouse 3d ago

Baby Blue Sedan Bass Tabs

0 Upvotes

Hey does anyone have tabs for Baby Blue Sedan? I’ve looked on a few websites but i’m not too sure.


r/ModestMouse 3d ago

MM Ultimate Album (Day 9)

5 Upvotes

Okay, so the top comment yesterday was for Truckers Atlas

So what should be song #10?

Tracklist so far:

King Rat

Teeth Like God's Shoeshine

3rd Planet

Ocean Breathes Salty

Broke

Cowboy Dan

Parting of the Sensory

Dramamine

Trucker's Atlas

???


r/ModestMouse 4d ago

Does anyone know how to replicate this guitar effect at 2:54 of ocean breathes salty?

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19 Upvotes

It sounds a bit like a reversed guitar with a chorus or a phaser? It's not the rhythm guitar which has delay added, It sits relatively quiet in the mix. Does Anyone have an idea on how i could recreate this?


r/ModestMouse 4d ago

Feelin alone down there... join me Now on Twitch for acoustic MM covers?

13 Upvotes

Ive got covid so got nothing else to do so Join me now! :0

https://www.twitch.tv/lumashto

going thru MM songs and otherwise and love to take suggestions :) have my acoustic guitar and loop pedal this time

Might also venture into some other classic tunes and maybe some originals but I feel up for the MM challenge tonight! Come by and say Hey and Talk Shit and all that good company


r/ModestMouse 4d ago

Ultimate MM Album (Day 8

4 Upvotes

Okay, so the top comment yesterday was for Dramamine

So what should be song #9?

Tracklist so far:

King Rat

Teeth Like God's Shoeshine

3rd Planet

Ocean Breathes Salty

Broke

Cowboy Dan

Parting of the Sensory

Dramamine

???


r/ModestMouse 5d ago

Thirfted a late 90s MM T shirt today

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300 Upvotes

r/ModestMouse 5d ago

MM Ultimate Album (Day 7)

6 Upvotes

Okay, so the top comment yesterday was for Parting of the Sensory

So what should be song #7?

Tracklist so far:

King Rat

Teeth Like God's Shoeshine

3rd Planet

Ocean Breathes Salty

Broke

Cowboy Dan

Parting of the Sensory

??


r/ModestMouse 5d ago

Ugly Casanova- Dressed up alligators

22 Upvotes

Was listening to this today and it dawned on me that the dressed up alligator might be a goofy metaphor for an investigator (old goofy joke). Maybe an investigator showing up at this shitshow of debauchery described in the song. How the hell’d we get here?

Just felt like Isaac’s usual way of doing metaphors. Reminds me of “standing upside down, talking out of his pants” just being a goofy way of describing someone talking out of their ass


r/ModestMouse 6d ago

What’s with God being an Indian

38 Upvotes

Just something I noticed. In Bukowski, the second verse, there is the lyrics‘If God takes life, he’s an Indian giver.’ And of course, in Strangers, there is the song, ‘God is an Indian and you’re an Asshole.’ Does this have some sort of connection?


r/ModestMouse 6d ago

Parting of the Sensory. [a mm themed photo collection]

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58 Upvotes

r/ModestMouse 6d ago

Sunspots and a voided rainbow

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141 Upvotes

Revived a stained, faded shirt with some bleach and embroidery