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Modest Mouse - Good News For People Audio CD

A fair review of the Modest Mouse "Good News For People" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Modest Mouse reviews here, or go back to the Modest Mouse tabs.

Modest Mouse Band: Modest Mouse
Title: Good News For People
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Release Date: 2004-04-08
Media: Audio CD

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Good news for people who love Modest Mouse: their new album is a thumbs-up disc. All too often, when an indie band hits the big time, the immediate cry from old fans is "Sellout! Sellout!" Well, sometimes that isn't the case. Though the tone isn't really changed from their 2000 hit, "Good News For People Who Love Bad News" is a fluid, haunting branch-out, with wonderful instrumentation and a vaguely mellow feel.

The subtle "World At Large" opens "Good News. . . ", soaked with restlessness and resignation, followed by the magnificent "Float On" and solid "Ocean Breathes Salty. " The album stumbles a bit with the frenetic "Dance Hall," but picks itself up with literate lament "Bukowski," wall-smashing rocker "Black Cadillacs," and bouncing "Bury Me With It. "

When a band's lineup changes, fans have a right to be nervous. But despite changes in the guitar and percussion sections (they switched drummers in mid-album), Modest Mouse keeps its unique, sweeping sound more or less intact without getting stagnant. It doesn't really move too far in a new direction -- except being a bit happier -- but it's not a rehash of "Moon and Antarctica" either.

Death and pondering what's next are still the centerpieces of Modest Mouse's creations, from the very catchy "The View" to the searing "Satin In A Coffin. " "Are you dead or are you sleeping?" Isaac Brock asks repeatedly in his very quirky (and very fitting) voice. Oddly enough, it's more upbeat than some of their past releases -- which is not very upbeat, but there's a sort of lighter undercurrent to the music.

"Good News. . . " also benefits from a bit of new blood: drummer Benjamin Weikel is new to the group. He doesn't try to imitate ex-band-member Jeremiah Green, but instead uses his own strong drumming to good effect. Synthesizers, versatile guitars and strong bass are backed up by atmospheric additions like banjos, violins, horns and organs.

Poetry-rock group Modest Mouse is still going strong in "Good News For People Who Love Bad News. " While it's not the strongest they've done, it keeps the mood pensive and melancholy without turning it into a pose. Good news!.


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