Modest Mouse has long been one of my favorite bands ever since I first gave The Moon and Antarctica (2000) a listen. It took me multiple listens to fully grasp the brilliance of that album, but it is a very special achievement. I subsequently discovered This is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Talk About (1996) and The Lonesome Crowded West, their 1997 masterpiece. Even their most recent work, Good News for People Who Love Bad News (2004), and We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank (2007) are quality albums, albeit an adjustment to mainstream.
Here are my 20 favorite Modest Mouse Songs:
20. Exit Does Not Exist - This is a Long Drive...
19. People as Places as People - We Were Dead...
18. Trucker's Atlas - The Lonesome Crowded West
17. Broke - Building Nothing out of Something
16. Parting of the Sensory - We Were Dead...
15. The Ocean Breathes Salty - Good News...
14. 3rd Planet - The Moon and Antarctica
13. Life Like Weeds - The Moon and Antarctica
12. Lounge (Closing Time) - The Lonesome Crowded West
11. Never Ending Math Equation - Building Nothing out of Something
10. Teeth Like God's Shoeshine - The Lonesome Crowded West
9. Float On - Good News...
8. Dramamine - This is a Long Drive...
7. The Cold Part - The Moon and Antarctica
6. Night on the Sun - Everywhere and his Nasty Parlor Tricks
5. Talking Shit About a Pretty Sunset - This is a Long Drive...
4. The Stars are Projectors - The Moon and Antarctica
3. Doin' the Cockroach - The Lonesome Crowded West
2. A Different City - The Moon and Antarctica
1. Cowboy Dan - The Lonesome Crowded West
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