Modest Mouse – We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
To be perfectly honest, I really didn’t know much about Modest Mouse, I had listened to their last CD a few times and of course grooved to the track “Float On”. I had all but forgotten about Modest Mouse until I noticed their new release: “We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank”. I noticed “Dashboard” was a radio mainstay although I saw this on a chart as I never listen to the radio. I through the tracks into my playlist and began playing it more regularly. It did end up growing on me and now I can say that I have a new appreciation of the band. This album is quite solid. Reminiscent of vocals similar to David Byrne from the Talking Heads days, with an intentionally vacillating feel, it grows on you over time. With numerous radio catchy tracks like “Florida”, “Invisible”, “People as Places as People” and the anthem “Fire it Up”, it is worth the time to mold your aural senses around this full length landscape of sound. I am going to also check out their previous stuff which I hear is more experimental.