The music Modest Mouse makes has always been informed by the climate and geography that make the Northwest an eerie, lovely place.
Oceans, mountains, and mercilessly unbroken periods of rain manifest in music, at times heartbreaking ("Edit the Sad Parts"), at others, the musical equivalent of a post office shooting spree ("Tundra/Desert").
With only a year of state-approved drinking under his belt at the time of Interstate 8's release, singer/songwriter Isaac Brock evidently has seen a thing or two.
Lyrics like "Every planned occupation/sure-fire disappointment up ahead/till they treat you like desert/see mirages of friendship/face turns red" from "Tundra/Desert" is a worldview that doesn't typically sink in till the late twenties/early thirties.
Brock's signature guitar style is matched by Jeremiah Green's distinctive drumming which occasionally reaches the bpm ratio of a drum'n'bass track.
Bassist Eric Judy locks into bassline equivalents of how you might feel as you stood on your porch smoking a cigarette during that 35th consecutive day of rain.
With over 70 minutes of music to delve into, this "EP" proves that Modest Mouse's musical cup truly runneth over.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Interstate 8Modest Mouse | Modest Mouse | Play | 04:38 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 2 | All Night DinerModest Mouse | Modest Mouse | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 3 | Sleepwalking (Couples Only Dance Prom Night)Modest Mouse | Modest Mouse | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | Tundra/DesertModest Mouse | Modest Mouse | Play | 05:23 | 12 MB | 40 MB |
| 5 | Edit the Sad PartsModest Mouse | Modest Mouse | Play | 09:33 | 21 MB | 51 MB |
| 6 | Edit the Sad Parts | Modest Mouse | Play | 09:33 | 21 MB | 51 MB |
| 7 | Beach Side Property (Live) | Modest Mouse | Play | 08:25 | 19 MB | 41 MB |
| 8 | Buttons To Push Buttons (Live) | Modest Mouse | Play | 02:23 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 9 | Novocaine Stain (Live) | Modest Mouse | Play | 03:29 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 10 | Broke (Live) | Modest Mouse | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 11 | Whenever You Breathe Out, I Breathe In (Positive,Negative) [Live] | Modest Mouse | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 12 | Edit The Sad Parts (Live) | Modest Mouse | Play | 07:00 | 16 MB | 47 MB |
| 65 mins | 150 MB | |||||
| 65 mins | 398 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaac Brock | Guitar, Vocals |
| 2 | Jeremiah Green | Percussion |
| 3 | Nicole Johnson | Vocals |
| 4 | Eric Judy | Bass |
| 5 | Modest Mouse | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 6 | C. Andrew Rohrmann | Design |
| 7 | Steve Wold | Guitar, Slide Guitar |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |