Modest Mouse

Modest Mouse is an American indie rock band. The band was formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington by guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green and bassist Eric Judy.

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American - Indie rock - 1993 - Issaquah, Washington - Isaac Brock - Jeremiah Green - Eric Judy

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Brock came up with the name "Modest Mouse" when he read a Virginia Woolf novel The Mark On the Wall in which the author described the working middle class as "modest, mouse-coloured people."

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Virginia Woolf - The Mark On the Wall

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In 1996, the band recorded their debut EP, Interstate 8, at Calvin Johnson's Dub Narcotic Studios, which was then released on Calvin's record label K Records. After moving to Up Records Modest Mouse put out two releases, 1996's This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About and 1998's The Lonesome Crowded West, which turned out to be the band's breakthrough album. In 2000, Up released a singles and rarities collection entitled Building Nothing Out of Something, which included the entirety of Interstate 8 except for the song "Edit the Sad Parts".

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1996 - Interstate 8 - Calvin Johnson - Dub Narcotic Studios - K Records - Up Records - This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About - 1998's - The Lonesome Crowded West - 2000 - Building Nothing Out of Something

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Also in 2000, Modest Mouse released The Moon And Antarctica, their first album on a major label (Epic Records). The band enjoyed some success on alternative radio with the singles "3rd Planet" and "Gravity Rides Everything." Lead singer Isaac Brock has since put out an album with his side project Ugly Casanova on Sub Pop Records.

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2000 - The Moon And Antarctica - Epic Records - Ugly Casanova

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Since 2000, Modest Mouse has put out several releases, including the EP Everywhere & His Nasty Parlour Tricks and Sad Sappy Sucker, a collection of songs Modest Mouse recorded in 1994, originally intended to be their debut album, but shelved in favor of This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About. In 2002, they joined The Flaming Lips and Cake on the Unlimited Sunshine Tour.

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2000 - Everywhere & His Nasty Parlour Tricks - Sad Sappy Sucker - 1994 - 2002 - The Flaming Lips - Cake - Unlimited Sunshine Tour

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In 2003, drummer Jeremiah Green quit the band to pursue his side project, The Vells. He was replaced with two new members, drummer Benjamin Weikel (who also drummed for The Helio Sequence) and guitarist Dann Gallucci. On April 6, 2004, Modest Mouse released their most recent album, Good News For People Who Love Bad News, which scored two hits with "Float On" and "Ocean Breathes Salty". In 2004 Jeremiah Green returned to the band, and Benjamin Weikel now drums exclusively for The Helio Sequence.

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2003 - The Vells - Benjamin Weikel - The Helio Sequence - Dann Gallucci - April 6 - Good News For People Who Love Bad News

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A new album is widely expected to be released sometime in early 2006.

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