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We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank

Modest Mouse
 
 

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Year Released 2007
Label Epic (USA)
Categories Rock & Pop  >  Alternative
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Modest Mouse: Eric Judy, Isaac Brock, Jeremiah Green, Johnny Marr , Joe Plummer, Tom Peloso.
Recording information: Sweet Tea, Oxford, MS.
Though the album title sounds like it was borrowed from the avant-weirdos Liars, WE WERE DEAD BEFORE THE SHIP EVEN SANK finds quintessential indie-rockers Modest Mouse charting a course down the stylistic middle. They retain enough of their trademark quirkiness to keep longtime fans from feeling alienated, but they simultaneously put popwise songcraft to the fore. The dance-rock of "Dashboard" sounds like it could be a Killers outtake, and several tracks find the band engaging in the kind of post-Pavement mid-fi style that first endeared them to the slacker masses.
Isaac Brock sounds properly unhinged on "Florida," "Invisible," and "Steam Engenius," as the band pushes into overdrive, but there's also a brace of low-key, acoustic-based tunes that provide a perfect contrast. The Mouse is bolstered by some high-powered guests as well: Smiths guitar legend Johnny Marr adds a bit of six-string support, and Shins singer James Mercer contributes some backing vocals. Nevertheless, the fraying-but-fierce group dynamic that's always been at the heart of the MM sound prevails throughout.


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song title
1March Into The Sea listen listen
2Dashboard listen listen
3Fire It Up listen listen
4Florida listen listen
5Parting Of The Sensory listen listen
6Missed The Boat listen listen
7We've Got Everything listen listen
8Fly Trapped In A Jar listen listen
9Education listen listen
10Little Motel listen listen
11Steam Engenius listen listen
12Spitting Venom listen listen
13People As Places listen listen
14Invisible listen listen


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    "I literally came into Modest Mouse from Shaun Whites Snowboarding Game. I couldn't find their track "Dashboard" listed on the original soundtrack. and i have no idea why. This band is incredible and doesn't cease to amaze. Although they may not be played a lot on the radio and not mentioned publicly very often they are amazing and will blow..." see more
    reviewed by Soccer9217 on Feb 9, 2009  |  comment
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    "by far the band's best record to date. Johnny Marr's guitar adds to the amazing textures."
    reviewed by boogaloo on Sep 12, 2008  |  comment
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Manufacturer's List Price:  $15.34
Format:  CD
Popularity Rank:  442
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