Modest Mouse

The Lonesome Crowded West

Cowboy Dan is my favorite Rango character

Indie Rock | Introspective | United States
9.5
Masterpiece

Me ranting about other reviews:

Hey guys! You know what really pisses me off! You don't? Well that thing that people do, when they review albums, where they claim something to be, for examble like calling this record "the bible for emo music." I mean we're all guilty of this, but cmon, this album, the bible for Emo. Really?
And it's not that this is inherently a bad way to describe something. It's not, but when i see ... read more

I literally have no idea why I love this so much. I listened through this three times, trying to understand why I was enjoying this so much and I haven't been able to pinpoint an exact reason.

I think the lyrics are amazing and perfectly convey this feeling of losing the small but beautiful things in life to constantly growing urban development.

Besides that, some songs simply detail events in the band's life while on the road and even these songs are just so goddamn good.

The vocals ... read more

[RELISTEN]

This album is such a beautiful experience through and through, Isaac Brock's emotion charged shout voice over the borderline midwest emo indie rock instrumentals that make everything feel so greyish blueish it's such an immaculate aura that only Modest Mouse can capture. With only a few bumps in the tracklisting this album is an amazing experience I think everyone should have at least once, the hooks are infectious and sure to be stuck in your head for months and the real emotional ... read more