Sold Date: December 5, 2014
Start Date: November 4, 2014
Final Price: $24.95 (USD)
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"Modest Mouse celebrates the 10th anniversary of their acclaimed major label debut, The Moon & Antarctica, with a long-awaited vinyl re-issue of the album . . . the 12" re-issue on heavy double vinyl has been re-mastered, features restored original artwork and replicates the infinite lock groove found in the original vinyl pressings of 2000. The reissue also includes a download card for The Moon & Antarctica." - Creativeloafing.com

'Modest Mouse's Epic debut, The Moon & Antarctica, finds them strangely subdued, focusing on mortality as well as the moody, acoustic side of their music and downplaying the edgy, spastic rock that helped make them indie stars. Not that their first major-label release sounds like a sellout - actually, the slight sheen of Brian Deck's production enhances the album's introspective tone . . . Though it explores death and the afterlife, The Moon & Antarctica's liveliest moments are its most effective. "3rd Planet"'s simple, ramshackle melody and strange, moving lyrics ("Your heart felt good"), the elastic guitars on "Gravity Rides Everything," and the angular, jumpy "Tiny Cities Made of Ashes" and "A Different City" get the album off to a strong start, while the fresh, unaffected "Wild Packs of Family Dogs," "Paper Thin Walls," and "Lives" bring it to an atmospheric, affecting peak before "What People Are Made Of" closes t
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