We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank - Modest Mouse

First up: Modest Mouse have perhaps the most rubbish name for any band, ever, and that list includes Limp Bizkit, a band so bad they resemble a disabled digestive with dyslexia. And it's a terribly inaccurate name, too. The Mouse, as we in The Know call them, make songs which tend to veer towards the hysterical rather than the shy and subliminal. Not for Modest Mouse the hushed antics of... The Beautiful South, oh no. Why have quiet reflection when you can surround your worries about human behaviour in the form of a big, brassy, sea shanty? Modest Mouse have almost cornered the market in sea shanties, you see, although as there are only one other band who could claim ...

My girlfriend first intrduced me to Modest Mouse a few months ago. She gave me all of the bands albums and over the 12 years they have been formed they have developed their own unique style. This most recent album was an eagerly anticipated collaboration with ex-Smiths Jonny Marr, a well renowned British songwriter. Many loyal Modest Mouse fans were not impressed with the idea of Marr - who has historically been involved well polished and produced pop music - working with MM, whos style has has been very lo-fi and rough around the edges indie since their debut in 1996. It is my opinion however that this collaboration has produced one of the most ...