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Modest Mouse

Formed 1993Portland116 albums

American rock band

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Biography

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". 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.

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Members

Eric Judyacoustic guitar, background vocals, bass guitar · 1993–1994Isaac Brockbanjo, guitar, keyboard · 1993–nowJeremiah Greendrums (drum set), percussion · 1993–2003Dann Gallucci1995–2004Eric Judybackground vocals · 1995–2012Eric Judyacoustic guitar, bass guitar, double bass · 1995–2012Eric Judyharmonium · 1995–2012Jeremiah Greendrums (drum set), percussion · 2004–2022Tom Pelosobackground vocals, double bass, fiddle · 2004–nowJim Fairchildbackground vocals · 2005–2005Jim Fairchildguitar, ukulele · 2005–2005Johnny Marrguitar · 2006–2008Jim Fairchildguitar, ukulele · 2009–nowJim Fairchildbackground vocals · 2009–nowLisa Molinarobackground vocals · 2012–nowLisa Molinarobass, keyboard, strings · 2012–nowRussell Higbeebass guitar, guitar · 2012–nowRussell Higbeedouble bass · 2012–nowRussell Higbeebackground vocals · 2012–nowBenjamin WeikelJoe PlummerJohn Wickhart

Songs written

  1. Coyotescomposer2014 · 11 releases
  2. Of Course We Knowcomposer2015 · 10 releases
  3. The Best Roomcomposer2015 · 10 releases
  4. Sugar Boatscomposer2015 · 9 releases
  5. Anselcomposer2015 · 8 releases
  6. Be Bravecomposer2015 · 8 releases
  7. God Is an Indian and You’re an Assholecomposer2015 · 8 releases
  8. Pistol (A. Cunanan, Miami, FL. 1996)composer2015 · 8 releases
  9. Pups to Dustcomposer2015 · 8 releases
  10. Shit in Your Cutcomposer2015 · 8 releases
  11. Strangers to Ourselvescomposer2015 · 8 releases
  12. The Tortoise and the Touristcomposer2015 · 8 releases
  13. Wicked Campaigncomposer2015 · 8 releases
  14. It’s All Nice on Ice, Alrightwriter1997 · 5 releases
  15. Styrofoam Bootswriter1997 · 5 releases
  16. A Manic Depressive Named Laughing Boywriter

Songs recorded

  1. Doin’ the Cockroach31 versions
  2. Trailer Trash31 versions
  3. Cowboy Dan30 versions
  4. Paper Thin Walls30 versions
  5. Dramamine27 versions
  6. Float On24 versions
  7. Breakthrough20 versions
  8. Trucker’s Atlas20 versions
  9. 3rd Planet19 versions
  10. Broke19 versions
  11. Out of Gas19 versions
  12. I Came As A Rat16 versions
  13. Never Ending Math Equation16 versions
  14. Custom Concern15 versions
  15. Teeth Like God’s Shoeshine15 versions
  16. Tiny Cities Made of Ashes15 versions
  17. [untitled]15 versions
  18. Dashboard14 versions
  19. Interstate 814 versions
  20. Neverending Math Equation14 versions
  21. Satin in a Coffin13 versions
  22. Third Planet13 versions
  23. All Night Diner12 versions
  24. What People Are Made Of12 versions
  25. Wild Pack of Family Dogs12 versions
  26. Perfect Disguise11 versions
  27. Tundra / Desert11 versions
  28. Bury Me With It10 versions
  29. Ocean Breathes Salty10 versions
  30. Bankrupt on Selling9 versions
  31. Night On The Sun9 versions
  32. The Good Times Are Killing Me9 versions
  33. Black Cadillacs8 versions
  34. Dark Center of the Universe8 versions
  35. Polar Opposites8 versions
  36. The View8 versions
  37. The World At Large8 versions
  38. Alone Down There7 versions
  39. Lives7 versions
  40. Missed The Boat7 versions
  41. Tundra/Desert7 versions
  42. Whenever You Breathe Out, I Breathe In (Positive Negative)7 versions
  43. A Different City6 versions
  44. Bukowski6 versions
  45. Grey Ice Water6 versions
  46. Here It Comes6 versions
  47. Styrofoam Boots / It’s All Nice On Ice, Alright6 versions
  48. Wild Packs of Family Dogs6 versions
  49. (Intro)5 versions
  50. A Life of Arctic Sounds5 versions
  51. Every Penny Fed Car5 versions
  52. Heart Cooks Brain5 versions
  53. Intro5 versions
  54. Jesus Christ Was an Only Child5 versions
  55. King Rat5 versions
  56. Shit Luck5 versions
  57. [introduction]5 versions
  58. Convenient Parking4 versions
  59. Education4 versions
  60. Four Fingered Fisherman4 versions
  61. Gravity Rides Everything4 versions
  62. It Always Rains on a Picnic4 versions
  63. Other People’s Lives4 versions
  64. Talking Shit About A Pretty Sunset4 versions
  65. Truckers Atlas4 versions
  66. Baby Blue Sedan3 versions
  67. Beta Carotene3 versions
  68. Classy Plastic Lumber3 versions
  69. Dirty Fingernails3 versions
  70. Doin the Cockroach3 versions
  71. Dukes Up3 versions
  72. Edit the Sad Parts3 versions
  73. Fire It Up3 versions
  74. Lampshades On Fire3 versions
  75. Life Like Weeds3 versions
  76. Life Of Arctic Sounds3 versions
  77. One Chance3 versions
  78. Path of Least Resistance3 versions
  79. People As Places As People3 versions
  80. Satellite Skin3 versions
  81. Spitting Venom3 versions
  82. Steam Engenius3 versions
  83. The Waydown3 versions
  84. We’ve Got Everything3 versions
  85. White Lies, Yellow Teeth3 versions
  86. Woodgrain3 versions
  87. World at Large3 versions
  88. [encore break]3 versions
  89. (Jam)2 versions
  90. ...But They're Not Singing Gohsts2 versions
  91. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1… Lisp Off2 versions
  92. A Manic Depressive Named Laughing Boy2 versions
  93. AEIOU and Sometimes Why2 versions
  94. All Nite Diner2 versions
  95. Beach Side Property2 versions
  96. Birds Vs. Worms2 versions
  97. Black Cadillac2 versions
  98. Blame It on the Tetons2 versions
  99. Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect?2 versions
  100. Buttons to Push the Buttons2 versions
  101. Calculus Man2 versions
  102. Dance Hall2 versions
  103. Dead End Job at the Dead Letter Office2 versions
  104. Different City2 versions
  105. Ding, Urch, Ding / Zoom Bean Gone2 versions
  106. Feelings2 versions
  107. Florida2 versions
  108. Fly Trapped In A Jar2 versions
  109. From Point A to Point B2 versions
  110. From Point A to Point B (∞)2 versions
  111. Good Times Are Killing Me2 versions
  112. I Came as a Rat (Long Walk Off a Short Dock)2 versions
  113. Invisible2 versions
  114. Jumpsuit or Jumpship2 versions
  115. Kirchies Song2 versions
  116. Leaflets Gabe2 versions
  117. Little Motel2 versions
  118. Long Distance Drunk2 versions
  119. Look How Far...2 versions
  120. Lounge (Closing Time)2 versions

Albums

Parasite Sessions
Parasite SessionsModest Mouse · 1993
Tube-Fruit, All Smiles and Chocolate
Tube-Fruit, All Smiles and ChocolateModest Mouse · 1993
Uncle Bunny Faces' Useless Anology Involving Distance, Freight Trains, and Half Ripe Limes (It Doesn't Matter, Limes Are Sour Either Way)
Uncle Bunny Faces' Useless Anology Involving Distance, Freight Trains, and Half Ripe Limes (It Doesn't Matter, Limes Are Sour Either Way)Modest Mouse · 1993
A Mouthful of Lost Thoughts
A Mouthful of Lost ThoughtsModest Mouse · 1994
Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect?
Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect?Modest Mouse · 1994
Sad Sappy Sucker Chokin on a Mouthful of Lost Thoughts
Sad Sappy Sucker Chokin on a Mouthful of Lost ThoughtsMouse Modest · 1994
Sad Sappy Sucker Chokin on a Mouthful of Lost Thoughts
Sad Sappy Sucker Chokin on a Mouthful of Lost ThoughtsModest Mouse · 1995
A Life of Arctic Sounds
A Life of Arctic SoundsModest Mouse · 1996
Broke
BrokeModest Mouse · 1996
Interstate 8
Interstate 8Modest Mouse · 1996
This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About
This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think AboutModest Mouse · 1996
Birds vs. Worms
Birds vs. WormsModest Mouse · 1997
The Fruit That Ate Itself
The Fruit That Ate ItselfModest Mouse · 1997
The Lonesome Crowded West
The Lonesome Crowded WestModest Mouse · 1997
The Lonesome Crowded West Demos
The Lonesome Crowded West DemosModest Mouse · 1997
Never Ending Math Equation
Never Ending Math EquationModest Mouse · 1998
Other People's Lives
Other People's LivesModest Mouse · 1998
Polar Opposites
Polar OppositesModest Mouse · 1998
Whenever You See Fit
Whenever You See FitModest Mouse & 764-HERO · 1998
Heart Cooks Brain / Shit Luck
Heart Cooks Brain / Shit LuckModest Mouse · 1999
Night on the Sun
Night on the SunModest Mouse · 1999
Building Nothing Out of Something
Building Nothing Out of SomethingModest Mouse · 2000
The Moon & Antarctica
The Moon & AntarcticaModest Mouse · 2000
The Moon & Antarctica Demos
The Moon & Antarctica DemosModest Mouse · 2000
Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks
Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour TricksModest Mouse · 2001
Sad Sappy Sucker
Sad Sappy SuckerModest Mouse · 2001
2002-12-22: Showbox Seattle, WA
2002-12-22: Showbox Seattle, WAModest Mouse · 2002
5 Track Sampler
5 Track SamplerModest Mouse · 2004
Baron von Bullshit Rides Again
Baron von Bullshit Rides AgainModest Mouse · 2004
Float On
Float OnModest Mouse · 2004
Good News for People Who Love Bad News
Good News for People Who Love Bad NewsModest Mouse · 2004
I’ve Got It All (Most)
I’ve Got It All (Most)Modest Mouse · 2004
Ocean Breathes Salty
Ocean Breathes SaltyModest Mouse · 2004
The Good Times Are Killing Me (alternate mix version)
The Good Times Are Killing Me (alternate mix version)Modest Mouse · 2004
Austin City Limits Show
Austin City Limits ShowModest Mouse · 2005
The World at Large
The World at LargeModest Mouse · 2005
Dashboard
DashboardModest Mouse · 2007
King Rat
King RatModest Mouse · 2007
Missed the Boat
Missed the BoatModest Mouse · 2007
We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
We Were Dead Before the Ship Even SankModest Mouse · 2007
2008-07-03: Rothbury Music Festival, Rothbury, MI, USA
2008-07-03: Rothbury Music Festival, Rothbury, MI, USAModest Mouse · 2008
Autumn Beds
Autumn BedsModest Mouse · 2009
No One's First, and You're Next
No One's First, and You're NextModest Mouse · 2009
Perpetual Motion Machine
Perpetual Motion MachineModest Mouse · 2009
Satellite Skin
Satellite SkinModest Mouse · 2009
Bridge School Benefit
Bridge School BenefitModest Mouse · 2010
Lampshades on Fire
Lampshades on FireModest Mouse · 2014
Too Many Fiestas for Rueben
Too Many Fiestas for RuebenModest Mouse · 2014
White Lies, Yellow Teeth
White Lies, Yellow TeethModest Mouse · 2014
Coyotes
CoyotesModest Mouse · 2015
Of Course We Know
Of Course We KnowModest Mouse · 2015
Strangers to Ourselves
Strangers to OurselvesModest Mouse · 2015
The Ground Walks, With Time in a Box
The Ground Walks, With Time in a BoxModest Mouse · 2015
Lost and Rare Songs
Lost and Rare SongsModest Mouse · 2017
I'm Still Here
I'm Still HereModest Mouse · 2019
Ice Cream Party
Ice Cream PartyModest Mouse · 2019
Poison the Well
Poison the WellModest Mouse · 2019
Leave a Light On
Leave a Light OnModest Mouse · 2021
The Golden Casket
The Golden CasketModest Mouse · 2021
The Sun Hasn't Left
The Sun Hasn't LeftModest Mouse · 2021
We Are Between
We Are BetweenModest Mouse · 2021
Oats/Pumpkin
Oats/PumpkinModest Mouse · 2023
Vault Demos
Vault DemosModest Mouse · 2023
2007-12-09: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas Festival
2007-12-09: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas FestivalModest Mouse · 2024
Ocean Breathes Salty (Poolside remix)
Ocean Breathes Salty (Poolside remix)Modest Mouse · 2024
An Eraser and a Maze
An Eraser and a MazeModest Mouse · 2026
Barstool Blues
Barstool BluesModest Mouse featuring Califone · 2026
Look How Far...
Look How Far...Modest Mouse · 2026
Picking Dragons' Pockets
Picking Dragons' PocketsModest Mouse · 2026
Third Side of the Moon
Third Side of the MoonModest Mouse · 2026
1995: The Goat House, Sammamish, WA, USA
1995: The Goat House, Sammamish, WA, USAModest Mouse
1996-03-17: The Young and the Restless KNDD, Seattle, WA, USA
1996-03-17: The Young and the Restless KNDD, Seattle, WA, USAModest Mouse
1996-11-01: RKCNDY, Seattle, WA, USA
1996-11-01: RKCNDY, Seattle, WA, USAModest Mouse
1996‐03‐01: Moe’s Mo’ Rockin’ Cafe, Seattle, WA, USA
1996‐03‐01: Moe’s Mo’ Rockin’ Cafe, Seattle, WA, USAModest Mouse
1996‐09‐01: Fletcher’s, Baltimore, MD, USA
1996‐09‐01: Fletcher’s, Baltimore, MD, USAModest Mouse
1997-04-27: Mod Lang, San Francisco, CA, USA
1997-04-27: Mod Lang, San Francisco, CA, USAModest Mouse
1997-05-02: Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO, USA
1997-05-02: Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO, USAModest Mouse
1997-05-03: Fox Theater, Boulder, CO, USA
1997-05-03: Fox Theater, Boulder, CO, USAModest Mouse
1997-05-20: Moe's Mo' Rockin' Cafe, Seattle, WA, USA
1997-05-20: Moe's Mo' Rockin' Cafe, Seattle, WA, USAModest Mouse
1997-06-07: RKCNDY, Seattle, WA, USA
1997-06-07: RKCNDY, Seattle, WA, USAModest Mouse
1997-06-09: The Black Cat, Washington, DC, USA
1997-06-09: The Black Cat, Washington, DC, USAModest Mouse
1997-07-18: Atlanta, GA, USA
1997-07-18: Atlanta, GA, USAModest Mouse
1997-08-04: The Firehouse, Redmond, WA, USA
1997-08-04: The Firehouse, Redmond, WA, USAModest Mouse
1997‐04‐22: Slim’s, Los Angeles, CA, USA
1997‐04‐22: Slim’s, Los Angeles, CA, USAModest Mouse
1997‐10‐23: Gabe’s Oasis, Iowa City, IA, USA
1997‐10‐23: Gabe’s Oasis, Iowa City, IA, USAModest Mouse
1997‐11‐08: Sudsy Malone’s, Cincinnati, OH, USA
1997‐11‐08: Sudsy Malone’s, Cincinnati, OH, USAModest Mouse
1998-01-16: Unknown
1998-01-16: UnknownModest Mouse
1998-06-26: Mural Amphitheater, Seattle, WA, USA
1998-06-26: Mural Amphitheater, Seattle, WA, USAModest Mouse
1998-07-05: Seattle, WA, USA
1998-07-05: Seattle, WA, USAModest Mouse
1999-06-18: RKCNDY, Seattle, WA, USA
1999-06-18: RKCNDY, Seattle, WA, USAModest Mouse
1999-11-19: HUB Ballroom, Seattle, WA, USA
1999-11-19: HUB Ballroom, Seattle, WA, USAModest Mouse
1999-12-22: Up Records Christmas Party, Seattle, WA, USA
1999-12-22: Up Records Christmas Party, Seattle, WA, USAModest Mouse
2000-01-15: Portland, OR, USA
2000-01-15: Portland, OR, USAModest Mouse
2000-02-26: Icehouse, Victoria, BC, Canada
2000-02-26: Icehouse, Victoria, BC, CanadaModest Mouse
2000-03-19: KVRX Session
2000-03-19: KVRX SessionModest Mouse
2000-05-12: First Avenue Club, Minneapolis, MN, USA
2000-05-12: First Avenue Club, Minneapolis, MN, USAModest Mouse
2000-05-19: Bowery Ballroom, New York City, NY, USA
2000-05-19: Bowery Ballroom, New York City, NY, USAModest Mouse
2000-06-17: Showbox, Seattle, WA, USA
2000-06-17: Showbox, Seattle, WA, USAModest Mouse
2001-02-23: New Orleans, LA, USA
2001-02-23: New Orleans, LA, USAModest Mouse
2001-09-08: Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA
2001-09-08: Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR, USAModest Mouse
2001-09-25: Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA, USA
2001-09-25: Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA, USAModest Mouse
2001-09-26: Criminal Records Parking Lot, Atlanta, GA, USA
2001-09-26: Criminal Records Parking Lot, Atlanta, GA, USAModest Mouse
2002-08-15: Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
2002-08-15: Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma City, OK, USAModest Mouse
2002-08-17: The Blue Note, Columbia, MO, USA
2002-08-17: The Blue Note, Columbia, MO, USAModest Mouse
2002-09-02: Memorial Stadium, Seattle, WA, USA
2002-09-02: Memorial Stadium, Seattle, WA, USAModest Mouse
2002-12-22: Seattle, WA, USA
2002-12-22: Seattle, WA, USAModest Mouse
2003-05-10: University Ballroom, Missoula, MT, USA
2003-05-10: University Ballroom, Missoula, MT, USAModest Mouse
2003-07-23: 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA, USA
2003-07-23: 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA, USAModest Mouse
2004-02-13: Orlando, FL, USA
2004-02-13: Orlando, FL, USAModest Mouse
2004-02-14: Orlando, FL, USA
2004-02-14: Orlando, FL, USAModest Mouse
2004-08-04: Kool Haus, Toronto, ON, Canada
2004-08-04: Kool Haus, Toronto, ON, CanadaModest Mouse
2005-05-28: Sasquatch Festival, Gorge Amphitheater, Quincy, WA, USA
2005-05-28: Sasquatch Festival, Gorge Amphitheater, Quincy, WA, USAModest Mouse
2005-06-06: Orpheum Theatre, Madison, WI, USA
2005-06-06: Orpheum Theatre, Madison, WI, USAModest Mouse
2005-06-12: Bonnaroo Festival, Manchester, TN, USA
2005-06-12: Bonnaroo Festival, Manchester, TN, USAModest Mouse
Incongruence of Affect
Incongruence of AffectModest Mouse
[Demos Given to Chris Early by Eric Judy]
[Demos Given to Chris Early by Eric Judy]Modest Mouse

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