Modest Mouse

The Lonesome Crowded West

This album makes me want to make music, even if I doubt I could ever come close to it

The Lonesome Crowded West to me is about being stuck in a place you dislike, one that constantly seems to be changing for the worse. That feeling of being trapped in part by your own familiarity, and the feeling of being surrounded by so many people, yet still somehow being alone runs through the album's core. Sonically, Modest Mouse sound angry, vindictive, and just the slightest bit defeated across much of ... read more

WAit a minuTe A pLacE cant BE LonEly and CrOwdeD aT the SaMe TiMe

Here’s the biggie. I put off listening to this album for a long time just because of it’s length. I don’t even know why that was a problem to me but at least I am here now. Is this the best Modest Mouse album? To me, it’s hard to tell. I may need to give it more listens, but it’s close. This is still a fantastic record though. This shows Modest Mouse at their creative peak, and the creative vibe ... read more

This album really is something else for me. This is how I found Modest Mouse, only having heard Float On before. Hell, this album is the reason I started getting really into listening to music. This is currently my favorite album ever, closely followed by In Rainbows by Radiohead. It makes you feel exactly how you're supposed to, like you're shrinking in an ever-expanding world, with amazing songwriting and sound from beginning to end. This is music you stare at your ceiling to and think about ... read more

RIP Jeremiah Green, you significantly contributed to one of the best indie rock albums of all-time, the uncontrollable emotions this album pours is far beyond impactful, it's revolutionary!