Modest Mouse "Other People's Lives" 7" Up! (US)

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A Other People's Lives Producer – 7:42 B Grey Ice Water Producer – Vocals – 5:06

Modest Mouse is an American band formed in 1993 in the Seattle suburb of by singer/lyricist/guitarist , drummer , and bassist . Since their 1996 debut album, , their lineup has centered around Brock, Green and Judy. (formerly of ) joined the band in May 2006, along with (formerly of the ) and multi-instrumentalist , to work on the album . joined the band in February of 2009.

The band has attained significant mainstream success since being signed to 's in 2001 and have been one of the leading bands in the commercialization of indie rock, beginning with and , which have been certified gold and platinum by the RIAA respectively. They have gone on to sell over three million records since. Elements of Modest Mouse's early sound have been likened to or inspired by that of and numerous other and bands. Their name is derived from a passage from the story "The Mark on the Wall" which reads, "I wish I could hit upon a pleasant track of thought, a track indirectly reflecting credit upon myself, for those are the pleasantest thoughts, and very frequent even in the minds of modest, mouse-coloured people, who believe genuinely that they dislike to hear their own praises."
Origins

In 1994, Isaac Brock, Jeremiah Green, Eric Judy, and John Wickhart recorded their debut , , at 's Dub Narcotic Studios. It was released under . John Wickhart played bass guitar on the EP. Then followed a single, "", under that was recorded by Steve Wold (now better known as ) at Moon Studios. During this time, Modest Mouse also recorded their would-be debut album , but constant delays caused the album to be shelved and forgotten (it was officially released in 2001).

Up Records releases

After moving to , Modest Mouse put out two full-length albums and other recordings recorded at Moon Studios, including the 1996 LP . This album was produced and recorded by Steve Wold (at this time Wold was assisting in the recordings as well, but was not officially a part of the band). The next offering was , also produced by Wold. The 1997 album (also recorded at Moon Studios, by Scott Swayze) turned out to serve as the band's breakthrough. The Lonesome Crowded West gained the band a , and is now popularly considered to be one of the defining albums of mid-1990s indie rock. Prior to its release, the band had recorded the EP . In 1999, Up Records released a singles and rarities collection entitled , which included the entirety of Interstate 8 except for the songs "Edit the Sad Parts" and "Buttons to Push the Buttons".

Recent work : current Modest Mouse touring guitar player- live in concert

In May 2006, (who had left the band amicably in September 2004) was replaced on guitar by . The album, entitled was released on March 20, 2007 after being delayed from December 19, 2006. The album was successful in being the first Modest Mouse album to reach number one on the US charts, and spawned the hit single "", as well as "" and "".

In issue 1045 of magazine, Brock reported that his biggest priority is to finish a Modest Mouse EP; referring to the songs that did not make it onto Good News and We Were Dead. He says there are songs named "The Whale Song" and "Satellite Skin" as well as another song with .

Isaac Brock says he will begin writing music for their next album during March. An update on the band's blog featured a picture of the band rehearsing . The band had a tour with and in 2008 which ended in Atlanta.

The band had begun a North American tour beginning in June 2008. The band returned to Florida for the first time since their November 2006 Bang Music Festival show where they were cut off stage early, with three shows in Miami, Orlando, and St. Augustine. While an update on the Modest Mouse blog was subtitled catching up on some words for the next tour, it is in fact the lyrics to Heart Cooks Brain. Modest Mouse recently finished their tour supporting We Were Dead after 2 years of promoting the record.

Modest Mouse released singles for the songs , and in limited edition (a run of 4,000 each) vinyl 7 inches, featuring artwork by Joshua Mark Levy, J.Alex Stamos, and Natasha Wheat.

of and replaced Marr as touring guitarist during the support of , which was released on August 4, 2009, composed of unreleased tracks from the recording sessions of Good News for People Who Love Bad News and We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank.

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