Roaring ’90s: Modest Mouse stays in tune with poetic, prose-inspired lyrics In 1993, Seattle-based band Modest Mouse took its name from an obscure line in Virginia Woolf’s “The Mark on the Wall.” The ...

Doubt can be experienced in one of two ways. Either it’s a deliberate doubt – upheld by persistent questions railroaded at your reality – or it’s an emotional doubt – anxiety compelled by the ...

Over the past 20 years or so, Modest Mouse has come out with some unforgettable, inimitable tunes. Distinguished through its lead singer Isaac Brock's aggressive voice and an arsenal of odd ...

With song titles like "Shit Luck," "Talking Shit About a Pretty Sunset" and — from his band's latest album, Strangers to Ourselves — "Shit in Your Cut," it's safe to say Modest Mouse frontman Isaac ...

Modest Mouse headlines the Project Pabst music festival at Zidell Yards in Portland, Oregon on Sept. 28, 2014. (David Greenwald/The Oregonian) Modest Mouse's new album has a name: "Strangers to ...

The Washington-born and Portland-based band announced a new LP and, subsequently, a tour. The band’s seventh studio album, The Golden Casket, is out June 25, and already, there’s so much speculation ...

Modest Mouse performed a sold-out show at the Knitting Factory on Wednesday night, and the Districts were the opening act. “Relax your breath, lean into yourself. Here’s what I know is true.” – “The ...

Modest Mouse recently announced a tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their breakthrough album Good News for People Who Love Bad News. The expanded edition of the album arrived on April 5 ...

After 11 years, the day of their return at this venue finally happened last night. People stormed in the venue wearing different eras of Modest Mouse Band tees and were hooting and hollering the whole ...

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Some weird combinations just make sense once you experience them. Like peanut butter and pickles. Or like indie rock bands Modest Mouse and The Flaming Lips. The two tried-and-true acts, along with ...