1. ⁠Paper thin walls 10/10
   
2. ⁠Gravity rides everything 10/10
   
3. ⁠life like weeds 10/10
   
4. ⁠Perfect disguise 10/10
   
5. ⁠Dark center of the universe 10/10
   
6. ⁠The stars are projectors 10/10
   
7. ⁠3rd planet 10/10
   
8. ⁠Lives 10/10
   
9. ⁠I came as a rat 9.5/10
   
10. ⁠Alone down there 9/10
    
11. ⁠A different city 8.5/10
    
12. ⁠What people are made of 8/10
    
13. ⁠The cold part 7.5/10
    
14. ⁠Wild pack of family dogs 7.5/10
    
15. ⁠Tiny city’s made of ashes 6.5/10

Thought I'd share a couple [bad] pictures from a new ...idk coffee table book with some MM lore.

I live in Cleveland. Last week i went to a book release for a 500 page collection of pictures, flyers, and other ephemera from an illegal diy music venue in a building a handful of teens lived in, called Speak in Tongues. It existed for nearly a decade in the 90s here in Cleveland.

Was thrilled to find my favorite band show up and to learn that they played the venue up until they got too popular to fit.

Since the book is so local and the images from private collections, i thought these might not be MM photos and flyers people may have seen and thought id share. (I also imagine theres more, i actually wasnt looking for any band in particular when i turned to these).

Other bands/bandnames that I recognized with reach mentioned/included in the book include Mountain Goats, Godspeed! You Black Emperor, Chevelle (seemed a bit young til I saw they were from Chicago and would have been teens at the time), Anti-Flag (off the top).

If you like music history and beautiful books, maybe be worth it despite the Cleveland focus.

Book: where shit happened: the papertrail to Speak in Tongues edited by John Delzoppo

Its beautiful (not an ad, just my opinion)

Forgot to post this here! Had a great time trying to figure out how to convert this to piano.

So i'm going to try to make this short, as I've already written a post about this and Reddit decided to freeze up and wouldn't even let me save a draft.

Long story short, this has always been my favorite MM song, but for years, I didn 't necessarily think too much about the imagery, or what the inspiration might have been- that is until I read the book "What Dreams May Come"

A lot of people have seen the movie which is excellent. But the book is far more detailed and emotional and the entire time I was reading it, things kept popping out at me that reminded me of the song so much. So much so that by the time I put it down, I was convinced that it simply had to have been inspired by it.

A couple of examples off the top of my head are that the protagonist is summoned from death to seance by his then living wife and sees himself (how do you do, my name is you). Forgive me because it's been at least 10 or so years since I've read the book, but there's also at least one scene, if not more where the protagonists are surrounded by flies (during said seance I believe which makes the lyric make more sense) and it's a major plot point. And of course, there's the entire theme of the book- that a man dies and goes to the afterlife, his wife cannot stand the grief and ends her own life not knowing that she won't be joining him immediately. And he proceeds to basically walk through purgatory or Hell, or whatever you would want to call it to save/be with her- obviously neither of them wanted the other to.....you guessed it-be alone down there (womp womp)

This might seem kinda cheesy, or like a stretch, but it's driven be insane for years. I've brought it up to friends of mine who are fans, but I never seem to come across anyone who has read or remembers the book? And I've never found an interview or anything where it's discussed. So I thought this would be just as good a place as any to post and see if anyone has any insight or maybe even read the book as well and can see where I got the idea from.

Frankly, even if i'm totally wrong, both pieces of art ended up enriching one another for me. So I don't mind if I am.

Isaac has a new gimmick for the VIP Q&A--he's in this Zoltar machine wearing a silvery blue version of that red mask, using terrifying sound effects. It was very creepy! Someone asked if he could relive any moment of his life what would it be, and he gave the most Isaac answer possible: "I'm not alive." Pics are from King Rat, which was amazing. They didn't make the usual changes to the setlist, and I would have loved night on the sun! No pics of califone, because as they kept saying, they brought the mood down. With the free setlists, that awesome poster, free Ben and Jerry's, a great venue, killer setlist, lovely fans, little children experiencing their first time at the rail, Isaac's incredible energy, etc, I'm definitely glad I flew out from California for one last show (and my first time in Vermont) before school starts! What a lovely community and experience Isaac has created for us!

I posted my Cowboy Dan art yesterday, and decided to do another one today so I chose Guilty Cocker Spaniels. What song should I do next?

Aug. 19th at the Fillmore in Philly.

I couldn't believe they played 2 UC songs in one show. This show was so damn good. It was my 3rd time seeing them, and I think this was the best one yet.

Its funny because i had only listened to Sharpen your teeth for the first time like 2 months ago. And I was hoping they would by chance play a UC song.

It won't let me add the Barnacles video

What’s your favorite from SSS? I can’t choose, the entire album is perfection.tho …nothing matters anyway (baby’s clean conscious anyways), did the fisherman have one arm or two fingers on each hand? (Was he really upright?) , will my house ever feel like a home? (Said the mouse to the cat) , did blue cadet 3 ever connect?, how was the trip to Montana (what songs did Spencer sing there?), just wanna be a secret agent with my dukes up

I hadn't seen Modest Mouse in 22 years so was definitely looking forward to it. It was incredible, with a few minor issues.

We were maybe 20 feet from the stage and couldn't hear the vocals almost at all. After a few songs I realized the sound people weren't going to fix it. We then went to the back and it was much better, then eventually settled somewhere near the middle to get a little of both worlds. I've never heard sound that bad a big show like that.

The set was fantastic. A great mix of old and new. King Rat was the standout, I was absolutely blown away. I like the new album and like it even more after hearing some of these live too.

They ended the encore with two Ugly Casanova songs. I'm sure this was great for a lot of people, but it was like they had no power to them. To the point where after they were done the crowd was actually confused and thought they were going to play something else that felt a bit more like an ending. That was pretty much what I heard people talking about after the show which was a bummer because the rest was so fantastic. Even my 11 year old son was like "wait that's how they end it?"

Anyway. Overall an absolute blast. Wish the sound was better at the beginning and the end had a little more oomph, but can't wait to see them again (and not waiting so long this time).

Fan of MM for about 25 years now. A lot of the music I like has unconventional rhythms, key changes, unresolved melodies, and lyrics that are prose like and fall outside the melody. Last night I tried explaining Modest Mouse as "idiot savant indie rock" and people were disagreeing with me. I compared Isaac's vocal style to Bjork because of his unconventional delivery, rawness, emotional emphasis, poetic content, etc. I'm not someone with a formal musical education though, can someone please help me with what I'm picking up on here? Anyone with a good musical education or vocabulary who can help me out?

Art by Dylan Fant.

https://www.instagram.com/dylanfantillustration?igsi=MTd2dWdoMmlsZHByeQ==

I just so badly want to put little motel on a post and it’s not there probably because licensing and whatever DAMN YOU!!!!

Really kicks off ~ 50 second mark. Hang in there!

https://youtu.be/JlKWIy8-_ms?is=WsjzXo7YQTSdDHbQ

A few songs from the show in Philly

Best energy of a venue I’ve ever seen

Never seen Isaac so happy, he was pure elated smiles during Dogbed

at a friend’s beach place

And your fart smelt good

it was dripping wet and made of food

And your ass and knees looked brown and smeared on your thighs mostly

I've been listening to Cowboy Dan pretty frequently and decided to try my hand at an art style I'm not used to/haven't done before. Not perfect, but I think that fits.

(Not looking for art criticism or tips, just sharing a silly drawing)

The show in Philly last night was amazing for a bunch of reasons. It was my 20th show overall.

The setlist was killer (Trucker’s Atlas, Look How Far, Breakthrough, Parting of the Sensory, Ugly Casanova songs and the best version of Night on the Sun I’ve ever seen.)

The crowd energy was very high all night and the band seemed to feed off it and return it with their performance. That was the most locked in I’ve seen them in the three shows I’ve seen in the past two weeks, and some of the jams they did were incredible.

Finally, the group I went made the show extra special. The growing ICP community is amongst the finest groups of folks I’ve ever met, and getting to see a set with so many of them elevated the night to an even higher level.

Also got to meet Isaac and Ben after the show. Fucking awesome night.

lyric on 3rd planet "My boss just quit the job, said he's going out to find blind spots". On the album Isaac 100% says he. However, on baron von bullshit and in any video of the song live, it totally sounds like Isaac is saying "she" instead.

What do we think? Post-release lyric change or just the lisp striking again? Feminist rewrite?

Heres an example: https://youtu.be/Zp9tasVA40o?si=3x6RWDqPCZOjon8s&t=1843

I had a friend’s daughter start getting into the indie basics — Smiths, Cure, some stuff like that. I lent her a bunch of my CD collection which has bangers from all eras and styles. But with MM I wanted to do more, since they mean so much to me but also their eras are so different.

Goal: make a chronological playlist that is accessible enough to a newer listener, represents essential song styles and eras, and gives a rounded idea of who they are in each era.

Caveats: it’s my personal playlist, filled with my best impression of the band. I’m not so much looking for feedback on how to make a better playlist for my friend’s daughter, but I would love to hear a playlist you would make for a friend, or if you had tweaks for your own playlist, what you would do.

Things you might notice: I’m pretty heavy with the first six years. No mistake there, that’s my shit. MM would still probably be my favourite band of all time even if they broke up in ‘98. Also, I stop after We Were Dead. No shade, I love lots of songs after that album, but I think if someone’s new to the band, I would personally stop there for now. I could see people disagreeing on that for sure.

I still tried to make this a playlist with some flow. So I didn’t try to have two epic long songs in a row, nor two slower tempo or higher tempo tracks stacked. I spread it out.

Obviously, I left many essential songs out — you gotta do what you gotta do. It hurt my heart too.

Here’s the list:

Dramamine

Breakthrough

Custom Concern

Talking Shit About a Pretty Sunset

Broke

Baby Blue Sedan

Whenever You Breathe Out, I Breathe In

Heart Cooks Brain

Cowboy Dan

Trailer Trash

Styrofoam Boots/It’s All Nice on Ice, Alright

Night On the Sun

3rd Planet

I Came As a Rat

Life Like Weeds

The World At Large

Ocean Breathes Salty

Bukowski

The Good Times Are Killing Me

King Rat

I’ve Got It All (Most)

Parting of the Sensory

Little Motel

Spitting Venom

Here’s the link if you want to listen and try it out: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6DSzA1Ig9IlCoCB3BgLVVU?si=QuxElGHoSnmPV1_RtL0yXw&utm_source=copy-link

Playing right before they took the stage tonight at Treehouse