In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Seattle had a problem. Many of its music stars had died. Record executives had mined the region of all its musical acts and there was veritable carnage left behind ...

When a band owns a catalog as deep and wide as Modest Mouse — seven full-length albums dating back 27 years, almost all of which contain around an hour's worth of music — fans are bound to hold their ...

On November 18, 1997, a trio of young punks from Issaquah, Washington named Modest Mouse released their second album, The Lonesome Crowded West. It was not an immediate sensation — by the time the ...

Resurrecting the dead isn’t a good idea. Logistically, the reawakened can be hard to manage. They need stapling together, a good scrub down, maybe a change of clothes. Think of the first Austin Powers ...

“The best room they have is the last room you want” – what an interesting, possibly metaphorical lyric. Is Modest Mouse referring to a general and persisting dissatisfaction with Western luxury? Or is ...

Since forming in Issaquah, Washington, in 1993, Modest Mouse has become one of the most successful and recognizable alternative-rock groups to come out to the Pacific Northwest. With its distinct ...