The Moon & Antarctica
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100
On The Moon & Antarctica, Modest Mouse have actually been pulling off this sort of mischief in the twelve tracks leading up to this song, even going on further to effectively carry such a unified division of material to its very end on the tumultuous final fifteenth cut, “What People Are Made Of”.
10y
100
Dig deeper into other albums and find recurring themes throughout every song this drunken genius has ever written. maybe some day Brock's doctrines will make perfect sense to us, but I hope not any time soon; this is just too much fun.
12y
98
You officially have not heard Modest Mouse until you have heard their major label debut. The growth, bravery, and confidence are staggering for a trio that most recently hammered through a song about "doin' the cockroach."
12y
90
Their most cohesive collection of songs to date, The Moon & Antarctica is an impressive, if flawed, map of Modest Mouse's ambitions and fears.
12y
70
'Dark Centre Of The Universe' - the album's centrepiece - shows the Mouse at their awkward, contrary best. Frustrating. Stubborn. But always charming.
10y
70
What is lost in warm immediacy is gained in eclectic cool.
Pt. 2 of a huge album swap with the homie @TheSuds, I will be listening to their Top 42 albums that I haven't heard yet.
Up to this point, I wasn't really familiar with any of Modest Mouse's music, but I have heard of them quite a bit. So now in this big album swap with my friend Suds, I finally get the chance to check out some of their work, and oh god... this album is fantastic!
I honestly wasn't expecting to love it so much for some reason, but I did. I think a lot of that has to do with ... read more
I really enjoy the more philosophical/existential ramblings and overarching themes of this release ahead of any other Modest Mouse effort.
Some of the greatest lyrics of all time buried deep in this one.
I'm now questioning the universe after listening to this
Modest Mouse is a band that I've always liked. I grew up listening to "Good News For People Who Love Bad News" which is an album that I especially love from this band. That album and "The Golden Casket" were the only two I had heard until now. I never really dove into their earlier stuff for some reason, and I'm not sure why, but I'm glad I finally decided to listen to this. Honestly, this album had me worried a bit ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | 3rd Planet 3:59 | 96 |
| 2 | Gravity Rides Everything 4:19 | 96 |
| 3 | Dark Center of the Universe 5:03 | 95 |
| 4 | Perfect Disguise 2:41 | 90 |
| 5 | Tiny Cities Made of Ashes 3:41 | 87 |
| 6 | A Different City 3:07 | 91 |
| 7 | The Cold Part 5:00 | 92 |
| 8 | Alone Down There 2:22 | 92 |
| 9 | The Stars Are Projectors 8:46 | 95 |
| 10 | Wild Packs of Family Dogs 1:44 | 86 |
| 11 | Paper Thin Walls 3:02 | 92 |
| 12 | I Came As a Rat 3:48 | 91 |
| 13 | Lives 3:18 | 92 |
| 14 | Life Like Weeds 6:30 | 93 |
| 15 | What People Are Made Of 2:15 | 91 |
Total Length: 59 minutes
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2mo
ok but can we talk about how these walls are paper thin and everyone hears every little sound
