Interstate 8 [LP]

by Modest Mouse

Overview

The music Modest Mouse makes has always been informed by the climate and geography that make the Northwest an eerie, lovely place. Oceans, mountains, and mercilessly unbroken periods of rain manifest in music, at times heartbreaking ("Edit the Sad Parts"), at others, the musical equivalent of a post office shooting spree ("Tundra/Desert"). With only a year of state-approved drinking under his belt at the time of Interstate 8's release, singer/songwriter Isaac Brock evidently has seen a thing or two. Lyrics like "Every planned occupation/sure-fire disappointment up ahead/till they treat you like desert/see mirages of friendship/face turns red" from "Tundra/Desert" is a worldview that doesn't typically sink in till the late twenties/early thirties. Brock's signature guitar style is matched by Jeremiah Green's distinctive drumming which occasionally reaches the bpm ratio of a drum'n'bass track. Bassist Eric Judy locks into bassline equivalents of how you might feel as you stood on your porch smoking a cigarette during that 35th consecutive day of rain. With over 70 minutes of music to delve into, this "EP" proves that Modest Mouse's musical cup truly runneth over. ~ Sean Hurley

Product Details

Release Date:	04/21/2015
Label:	Glacial Pace Recordings
UPC:	0767981149219
Rank:	33767

Tracks

1. Interstate 8
2. All Night Diner
3. Sleepwalking (Couples Only Dance Prom Night)
4. Tundra/Desert
5. Edit the Sad Parts
6. Beach Side Property
7. Buttons To Push the Buttons
8. Novocain Stain
9. Broke
10. Whenever You Breathe Out, I Breathe In (Positive/Negative)
11. Edit the Sad Parts

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Modest Mouse   Primary Artist
Steve Wold   Guitar,Slide Guitar
Isaac Brock   Guitar,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Jeremiah Green   Drums,Percussion
Eric Judy   Bass,Bass (Vocal)
Nicole Johnson   Vocals

Technical Credits

Steve Wold   Producer
Isaac Brock   Composer
Modest Mouse   Composer
C. Andrew Rohrmann   Design