Group
Modest Mouse
- From
- Issaquah, Portland
- Since
- 1993–present
- Rating
- ★ 4.65
- Releases
- 116
- indie rock
- alternative rock
- art rock
- experimental
- indie pop
- lo-fi
- post-hardcore
- rock
About
Modest Mouse is an American indie rock band formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington, and currently based in Portland, Oregon. The founding members were lead singer/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green and bassist Eric Judy. They achieved critical acclaim for their albums The Lonesome Crowded West (1997) and The Moon & Antarctica (2000) and found mainstream success with the release of Good News for People Who Love Bad News (2004) and its singles "Float On" and "Ocean Breathes Salty". The following album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank (2007) brought additional successes with the single "Dashboard".
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The group has seen many line up changes with Brock remaining the sole consistent member following Judy's departure in 2012 and Green's death in 2022. Notable former members include guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Dann Gallucci, guitarist Johnny Marr (of the Smiths fame), drummer and multi-instrumentalist Joe Plummer, multi-instrumentalist Tom Peloso and guitarist Jim Fairchild. The band's sixth album, Strangers to Ourselves, was released in 2015 and their seventh, The Golden Casket, in 2021. Their eighth and latest album, An Eraser and a Maze, was released in June 2026.
Members
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Isaac Brock banjo, guitar, keyboard, lead vocals
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Tom Peloso background vocals, double bass, fiddle, horn, keyboard
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Jim Fairchild background vocals, guitar, ukulele
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Russell Higbee background vocals, bass guitar, guitar, double bass
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Lisa Molinaro background vocals, bass, keyboard, strings
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Eric Judy acoustic guitar, background vocals, bass guitar, double bass, harmonium, percussion
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Jeremiah Green drums (drum set), percussion
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Johnny Marr guitar
Discography
Albums
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Sad Sappy Sucker Chokin on a Mouthful of Lost Thoughts
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This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About
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The Lonesome Crowded West Apple Music
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The Lonesome Crowded West Demos
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The Moon & Antarctica Demos
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The Moon & Antarctica
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Sad Sappy Sucker Apple Music
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Good News for People Who Love Bad News
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We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
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Strangers to Ourselves
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The Golden Casket
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An Eraser and a Maze
EPs
Singles
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Third Side of the Moon
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Picking Dragons' Pockets
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Look How Far...
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Barstool Blues Apple Music
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Oats/Pumpkin
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The Sun Hasn't Left
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We Are Between
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Leave a Light On
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I'm Still Here Apple Music
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Ice Cream Party Apple Music
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Poison the Well Apple Music
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Coyotes
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Of Course We Know
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The Ground Walks, With Time in a Box
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White Lies, Yellow Teeth
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Lampshades on Fire
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Too Many Fiestas for Rueben
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Perpetual Motion Machine
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Autumn Beds
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Satellite Skin
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Dashboard
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Missed the Boat
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King Rat
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The World at Large
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Float On Apple Music
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Ocean Breathes Salty
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The Good Times Are Killing Me (alternate mix version)
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I’ve Got It All (Most)
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Heart Cooks Brain / Shit Luck
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Other People's Lives
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Never Ending Math Equation
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Whenever You See Fit
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Polar Opposites
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A Life of Arctic Sounds
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Broke
Live
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2007-12-09: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas Festival
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Bridge School Benefit
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2008-07-03: Rothbury Music Festival, Rothbury, MI, USA
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Austin City Limits Show
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Baron von Bullshit Rides Again
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2002-12-22: Showbox Seattle, WA
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1996-11-01: RKCNDY, Seattle, WA, USA
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1997‐10‐23: Gabe’s Oasis, Iowa City, IA, USA
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2000-03-19: KVRX Session
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2000-05-19: Bowery Ballroom, New York City, NY, USA
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2001-09-26: Criminal Records Parking Lot, Atlanta, GA, USA
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2000-06-17: Showbox, Seattle, WA, USA
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1997‐11‐08: Sudsy Malone’s, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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2005-06-12: Bonnaroo Festival, Manchester, TN, USA
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1997-06-09: The Black Cat, Washington, DC, USA
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1999-06-18: RKCNDY, Seattle, WA, USA
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2001-09-08: Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA
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1997-07-18: Atlanta, GA, USA
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2003-07-23: 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA, USA
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2002-08-15: Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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2001-02-23: New Orleans, LA, USA
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1997‐04‐22: Slim’s, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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2005-06-06: Orpheum Theatre, Madison, WI, USA
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2002-12-22: Seattle, WA, USA
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2004-02-14: Orlando, FL, USA
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2002-09-02: Memorial Stadium, Seattle, WA, USA
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1995: The Goat House, Sammamish, WA, USA
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1996‐03‐01: Moe’s Mo’ Rockin’ Cafe, Seattle, WA, USA
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2000-05-12: First Avenue Club, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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1998-06-26: Mural Amphitheater, Seattle, WA, USA
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2001-09-25: Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA, USA
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2004-02-13: Orlando, FL, USA
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1997-06-07: RKCNDY, Seattle, WA, USA
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2000-02-26: Icehouse, Victoria, BC, Canada
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2004-08-04: Kool Haus, Toronto, ON, Canada
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2003-05-10: University Ballroom, Missoula, MT, USA
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1996‐09‐01: Fletcher’s, Baltimore, MD, USA
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1997-05-02: Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO, USA
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2005-05-28: Sasquatch Festival, Gorge Amphitheater, Quincy, WA, USA
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2002-08-17: The Blue Note, Columbia, MO, USA
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1998-01-16: Unknown
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1998-07-05: Seattle, WA, USA
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1997-05-03: Fox Theater, Boulder, CO, USA
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1997-08-04: The Firehouse, Redmond, WA, USA
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2000-01-15: Portland, OR, USA
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1997-05-20: Moe's Mo' Rockin' Cafe, Seattle, WA, USA
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1999-11-19: HUB Ballroom, Seattle, WA, USA
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1996-03-17: The Young and the Restless KNDD, Seattle, WA, USA
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1999-12-22: Up Records Christmas Party, Seattle, WA, USA
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1997-04-27: Mod Lang, San Francisco, CA, USA
Other
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Ocean Breathes Salty (Poolside remix)
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Vault Demos
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Lost and Rare Songs
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A Mouthful of Lost Thoughts
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Sad Sappy Sucker Chokin on a Mouthful of Lost Thoughts
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Tube-Fruit, All Smiles and Chocolate
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Uncle Bunny Faces' Useless Anology Involving Distance, Freight Trains, and Half Ripe Limes (It Doesn't Matter, Limes Are Sour Either Way)
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Incongruence of Affect
Links
Official
Concerts
Supporting musician
Tags
- american
- lo-fi indie
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- a96ac800-bfcb-412a-8a63-0a98df600700
- ISNI
- 0000000106642635
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 12 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.