• Modest Mouse New Album 'Strangers to Ourselves': Group Announces First LP in Eight Years

    It has been a while since we got a new Modest Mouse record — seven years, to be exact. By March 2015, it will be eight years. But MM fans got great news this weekend when the group shipped a special vinyl edition of their new single "Lampshades on Fire" to a select group of die-hards with a note that contained a big announcement.Check it:"We want you to have this limited test pressing of our new single 'Lampshades On Fire.'"The song will be available for purchase tomorrow, Tuesday, December 16."'Lampshades On Fire' is the first single from our new album Strangers To Ourselves, which will be released on Tuesday, March 3, 2015."- Modest MouseRead the full note below in a photo posted by twitter user @ModestMouse123. Consequence of Sound reports that this is a legitimate band announcement:So sick!! Thanks @modestmouseband!! Can't wait #marchthird #strangerstoourselves pic.twitter.com/e0x9cY43kt — Modest Mouse (@ModestMouse123) December 14, 2014

  • Modest Mouse Teases New Music On Instagram With Photo Of Vinyl Record Labeled, Side A: Lampshades On Fire [LISTEN]

    Modest Mouse launched their official Instagram page today by posting an image of a vinyl record labeled "Side A: 'Lampshades on Fire'." This is sparked rumors of new material from the group, which would be their first new music since 2009's No One's First and You're Next. As Pitchfork points out, the band has been playing a song believed to have the title "Lampshades on Fire" live since 2011, so it's possible that they are finally getting around to recording it.

  • No Thanks, U2: 8 Artists We'd Actually Like Free Surprise Albums From: OutKast, Kanye West, And More

    Earlier this week, U2 unexpectedly released their new album Songs of Innocence for free on iTunes, making it the largest album release ever. Though this method of putting a new album into everyone's iTunes library is pretty cool and groundbreaking (and not "invasive," stop whining), there are plenty of other bands we would have rather gotten a free surprise album from than U2, who aren't exactly at the top of their game musically. Here are eight artists we would have rather gotten a free surprise album from.

  • Modest Mouse To Reissue First Two Albums On Vinyl, Share Bonus Track [LISTEN]

    Modest Mouse hasn't released a new studio album since 2007's We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, but they'll be filling up this void with some vinyl reissues of their '90s classics. Pitchfork reports that Glacial Pace and Fat Possum Records will be reissuing Modest Mouse's first two full-length albums, 1996's This is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About, and 1997's The Lonesome Crowded West, on Oct. 28 and Nov. 4, respectively.

  • 9 Albums That Open With Instrumentals: Simon & Garfunkel, Modest Mouse And More

    Last week I wrote about albums that end on instrumental tracks, which I described as sort of epilogues to the album's narrative structure. If ending an album on an instrumental is an epilogue, opening with one must be a prologue, a way to ease the listener in. Here are nine albums that open with instrumental tracks.

  • Modest Mouse, Tears For Fears To Play 'Project Pabst' Festival In Portland

    It seems as though Pabst Blue Ribbon beer has finally accepted its place in American indie culture with the announcement of Project Pabst, a three-day music festival in Portland, Oregon. The festival will take place across various venues in Portland from September 26-28 and will feature sets from Modest Mouse (who are based in Portland), Tears For Fears, Guided By Voices, and Violent Femmes. The Wu-Tang Clan's GZA is also scheduled to appear, and will be performing his 1995 solo album Liquid Swords in its entirety.

  • 12 Classic Albums Produced By Musicians Outside The Band: Weezer, Beck, And More

    Today marked the tragic passing of Ramones drummer Tommy Ramone, and along with being a founding member of one of the most influential bands in history, another one of his crowning achievements was his production of the Replacements' classic 1985 album Tim. Here are some other classic albums that were produced by musicians outside of the band.

  • Highlights from 2014 Hangout Music Festival Day 2

    Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama was in full swing yesterday for Day 2. We saw Diarrhea Planet, Trombone Shorty, and Fitz and the Tantrums at the Palladia stage; Tegan & Sara, Matt and Kim, and The Flaming Lips at the Chevrolet Stage; Moon Taxi at the Red Bull Stage; Pretty Lights in the Boom Boom Tent and finally Needtobreathe, Modest Mouse, and the Killers at the Hangout Stage. See the highlights below, and check back tomorrow for our favorite things from Day 3.
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