Modest Mouse

**Modest Mouse** is an indie rock band from Issaquah, Washington. It was formed by Isaac Brock, Jeremiah Green, and Eric Judy. They started making music in 1993.

## History

They formed in the state of Washington, during the popularity of grunge music. They struggled to release an album, but eventually released their first album _This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About_ in 1996 after being signed to Up Records. Their second album, _The Lonesome Crowded West_, came next, one year later.

They then re-signed to Epic Records in 2000 and released _The Moon & Antarctica_.

In 2003, Jeremiah Green left the band, but he was replaced with Benjamin Weikel and Dann Gallucci. Modest Mouse was fairly unaffected by this, and they released their fourth album, _Good News for People Who Love Bad News_ one year later. It was very popular and had two main hits: "Float On" and "Ocean Breathes Salty."

In 2006, after a long tour supporting _Good News_, Modest Mouse came back to the studio to record their fifth studio album, _We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank_. It was fairly quick to record, and it was released on March 20, 2007. It was even more popular than _Good News_. A hit single from this album was "Dashboard." After touring for over a year with R.E.M. and The National, Modest Mouse released a collection of songs not released on _Good News_ or _We Were Dead_ known as _No One's First and You're Next._ It was released in 2009.

### Studio albums

|align="center" valign="top" width="40"|Year|align="left" valign="top"|Title|align="left" valign="top"|Other information|align="left" valign="top"|Label|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="center" valign="top" width="40"|1996|align="left" valign="top"|_This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About_|align="left" valign="top"||align="left" valign="top"|Up Records|
|align="center" valign="top" width="40"|1997|align="left" valign="top"|_The Lonesome Crowded West_|align="left" valign="top"||align="left" valign="top"|Up Records|
|align="center" valign="top" width="40"|2000|align="left" valign="top"|_The Moon & Antarctica_|align="left" valign="top"|Reissue in 2004.|align="left" valign="top"|Epic Records|
|align="center" valign="top" width="40"|2004|align="left" valign="top"|_Good News for People Who Love Bad News_|align="left" valign="top"|Reissue on DualDisc in 2005.|align="left" valign="top"|Epic Records|
|align="center" valign="top" width="40"|2007|align="left" valign="top"|_We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank_|align="left" valign="top"||align="left" valign="top"|Epic Records|
|align="center" valign="top" width="40"|2015|align="left" valign="top"|_Strangers to Ourselves_||align="left" valign="top"|Epic Records||
|align="center" valign="top" width="40"|2021|align="left" valign="top"|_The Golden Casket_||align="left" valign="top"|Epic Records||

### Other albums

|align="center" valign="top" width="40"|Year|align="left" valign="top"|Title|align="left" valign="top"|Other information|align="left" valign="top"|Label|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="center" valign="top" width="40"|2000|align="left" valign="top"|_Building Nothing Out of Something_|align="left" valign="top"|Contains singles and rare songs|align="left" valign="top"|Up Records|
|align="center" valign="top" width="40"|2001|align="left" valign="top"|_Sad Sappy Sucker_|align="left" valign="top"|Early demos|align="left" valign="top"|K Records|
|align="center" valign="top" width="40"|2004|align="left" valign="top"|_Baron von Bullshit Rides Again_|align="left" valign="top"|Live|align="left" valign="top"||

## Other websites

- Official Modest Mouse website
- Epic Records' Modest Mouse site
- Modest Mouse at MySpace
- Interview with Isaac Brock
- Early Modest Mouse demos
- Interstate-8.com
- ModMouse Fan Site
- Onion A.V. Club interview with Isaac Brock
- Filter Magazine interview with Isaac Brock
- Modest Mouse "Untitled" documentary

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Modest Mouse
- **img**: Modest Mouse UPT.jpg
- **img capt**: Performing at the United Palace Theatre, New York City in 2007
- **img size**: 250
- **landscape**: yes
- **background**: group_or_band
- **origin**: Issaquah, Washington (state), Washington, United States, U.S.
- **genre**: Alternative rock
indie (music), Indie rock
Pop music, Noise pop
indie (music), Indie folk music, folk
- **years active**: 1993–present
- **label**: Epic Records, Epic
Up Records
K Records
- **url**: [https://www.modestmousemusic.com www.modestmousemusic.com]
- **current members**: Isaac Brock (musician), Isaac Brock
Eric Judy
Jeremiah Green
Johnny Marr
Tom Peloso
Joe Plummer
- **past members**: John Wickhart
Dann Gallucci
Benjamin Weikel
Steve Wold (Seasick Steve)