Sunday, September 26, 2010

Pot-Luck-Humor - Some Not-So-Modest Modest Mouse Music

 

From a contemporary rock music standpoint this album should not work. Strained, dischordant vocals, erratic changes in tempo, wacky and unconventional lyrics, and to top it all off a violinist?  Isaac Brock is either a mad man or a genius, I would estimate the latter. Brock successfully assembles this melange of eclectic and disparate rock sounds into 15 melodious and head nodding indie rock tunes. With clever guitar hooks accompanied by solid rythmn, Modest Mouse accomplishes what most indie bands can only aspire to: A fresh and coherent low-fi indie rock sound.

Modest Mouse - Lonesome Crowded West

part1

http://www.sendspace.com/file/n2mng1

part2

http://www.sendspace.com/file/pogx50

 

Modest Mouse is one of a very selective group to successfully blend all of the streams for rock's leanings into post-modernism. Basically its clear to that this album stems from the indie scene but has grown to be a bit more well-rounded. There's a lot of Pixies pop-punk present but also a lot of Radiohead or Pink Floyd spaciness. A lot of the lyrics (which are brilliantly nonsensical) even have some kind of space theme going.  In the end what makes the album is a strong group of diverse sounding songs that are seamlessly brought together for a nice cohesive listen.

Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica

part1

http://www.sendspace.com/file/yi46qv

part2

http://www.sendspace.com/file/u1z91f

 


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