Post by Avaloner on Jul 18, 2004 10:06:48 GMT 1
Back in the days when Audiogalaxy was the king of music piracy, I was hooked totally on Radiohead and, no matter what music I listened to, it quickly faded into some dark recess of my brain as soon as I spun OK Computer in my player. I would browse Audiogalaxy every day looking for a band which equalled Radiohead in their craft. While I cannot say I did find such band, my meandering opened my ears to many indie bands, one of which was Modest Mouse. Listening to Cowboy Dan or Dirty Fingernails I could not help but be awed by this U.S. trio not least because they reminded me so much of The Pixies. I compiled quite a collection of MP3s but never got around to ordering any album... ...until now.
I recently bought three of their albums, including their latest release, Good News For People Who Love Bad News. While all three are full of mind blowing indie rock, their last album just blew me away. The Pixies influences are quite evident not least because front man Isaac Brock sounds quite similar to Black Francis - but with a lisp. He also does a Tom Waits impresonation on a couple of tracks. The lineup has changed after their longtime drummer left and new blood was injected into the group, but this seems to have affected the band quite positively. Isaac's lyrics are funny(ish) yet speak of very serious issues (mainly death and the fact that our life will never get us anywhere since we are all bound to die in the end). This album is slightly more accessible than any other work they compiled in the past years.
Stand out tracks are: 'Float On' 'Black Cadillacs' 'Bukowski' and 'The World At Large'
Highly recommended!
I recently bought three of their albums, including their latest release, Good News For People Who Love Bad News. While all three are full of mind blowing indie rock, their last album just blew me away. The Pixies influences are quite evident not least because front man Isaac Brock sounds quite similar to Black Francis - but with a lisp. He also does a Tom Waits impresonation on a couple of tracks. The lineup has changed after their longtime drummer left and new blood was injected into the group, but this seems to have affected the band quite positively. Isaac's lyrics are funny(ish) yet speak of very serious issues (mainly death and the fact that our life will never get us anywhere since we are all bound to die in the end). This album is slightly more accessible than any other work they compiled in the past years.
Stand out tracks are: 'Float On' 'Black Cadillacs' 'Bukowski' and 'The World At Large'
Highly recommended!