Modest Mouse - New Song

Timis · **Posted:** Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:55 pm

Modest Mouse — Dashboard

http://www.sonybmgemail.com/arch/Hit?m= ... o&u=mjtc9z

Quote:

Modest Mouse has released the first single from their album. he band had previously set a December 19th release date for their upcoming album but later delayed it into "early 2007." Titled We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank. Modest Mouse leader Isaac Brock describes the record as a "nautical balalaika carnival romp."

The band recently added Johnny Marr to their lineup and the former Smiths guitarist reportedly contributed to songwriting as well as performing on the album. He will also be joining the band on their next tour.

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:58 pm

That link didn't work for me. Anyone else get it to work?

Timis · **Posted:** Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:58 pm

hmm...works just fine for me

paladisiac · **Posted:** Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:58 pm

timmyjoe42 Wrote:

That link didn't work for me. Anyone else get it to work?

pitchfork has a link under "singles". not sure if it's the same link.

Timis · **Posted:** Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:59 pm

shittier version here

http://myspace.com/modestmouse

Timis · **Posted:** Thu Jan 04, 2007 1:01 pm

also:

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news ... _Dashboard

i didnt realize pitchfork had it on their page today

e-stone · **Posted:** Thu Jan 04, 2007 2:31 pm

huh. not bad. pretty poppy even for MM. i can definitely hear marr's guitar there though....

Aural Fixation · **Posted:** Thu Jan 04, 2007 2:55 pm

I heard this song this morning on the way to work -- I like it.

paladisiac · **Posted:** Thu Jan 04, 2007 3:00 pm

i heard a live version and was "meh" on it. waiting to hear a qual studio mp3 version.

Rocktavius · **Joined:** Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:17 pm **Posts:** 178

i don't know about this song, i got it in a epic records email last night and listened to it. I don't like how he's trying to sound now singing.

The horns and strings could go too.

catswilleatyou · **Posted:** Thu Jan 04, 2007 6:08 pm

i like the song and how his voice has been changing over the last couple releases

i predict that everyone on the board will hate the album but me

leak damnit!

Sex, Drugs, and Dave · **Posted:** Thu Jan 04, 2007 6:23 pm

I kinda dig it, then again, I don't know shit even though I suck on ass all damn day.

Dalen · **Posted:** Thu Jan 04, 2007 6:46 pm

i like it.

no guru · **Posted:** Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:11 pm

F**K You Dave Wrote:

I kinda dig it, then again, I don't know shit even though I suck on ass all damn day.

Now that's a credo to get behind.

jewels santana · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:36 pm **Posts:** 10198

sounds more generic than all the other generic bands that sound generic.

puma · **Posted:** Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:52 pm

catswilleatyou Wrote:

i predict that everyone on the board will hate the album but me

not i. i HATED good news, but when i saw marr play with mm a few months ago and they played the new stuff, i was totally diggin what i heard.

DHRjericho · **Posted:** Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:31 pm

I think its a very solid single. i like it. - huge LCW fan

Rocktavius · **Joined:** Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:17 pm **Posts:** 178

DHRjericho Wrote:

I think its a very solid single. i like it. - huge LCW fan

i'm a huge fan of that too, i don't know, i just like liked it less than i did Float On initially. I like in this order;

LCW
Building nothing out of something
M&A
Everywhere...
Good News... etc.

paladisiac · **Posted:** Fri Jan 05, 2007 2:05 am

i just caved. listening now. better than the live version i have.

Old Kentucky · **Posted:** Fri Jan 05, 2007 4:38 am

just ok. Hopefully this will grow on me. Love the MM.

wilked · **Posted:** Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:07 am

good tune

puma · **Posted:** Fri Jan 05, 2007 3:24 pm

i posted a quality rip of the single on atad.

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