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tour dates announced. wonder if anything new is coming

Modest Mouse — 2018 Tour Dates
MAY 15 TUE, Villa Hispana Pavilion, Albuquerque, NM, United States
MAY 16 WED, Pepsi Amphitheatre, Flagstaff, AZ, United States
MAY 18 FRI, Riverside Municipal Auditorium, Riverside, CA, United States
MAY 19 SAT, Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
MAY 19 SAT, IU Auditorium, Bloomington, IN, United States
MAY 20 SUN, Civic Auditorium, Redding, CA, United States
MAY 22 TUE, Madonna Inn Expo Center, San Luis Obispo, CA, United States
MAY 23 WED, Henry Miller Library, Big Sur, CA, United States
MAY 24 THU, Fox Theatre, Oakland, CA, United States
MAY 26 SAT, Sasquatch Music Festival, Quincy, WA, United States
JUL 13 FRI, Forecastle Festival, Louisville, KY, United States
JUL 14 SAT, The Orpheum Theatre Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States
JUL 16 MON, Tivoli Theatre, Chattanooga, TN, United States
JUL 17 TUE, Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, TN, United States
JUL 19 THU, Walmart Amphitheatre, Rogers, AR, United States
JUL 20 FRI, WinStar World Casino and Resort, Thackerville, OK, United States
JUL 21 SAT, FLOAT FEST, Martindale, TX, United States
SEP 17 MON, La Crosse Center Arena, La Crosse, WI, United States
SEP 18 TUE, DECC Symphony Hall, Duluth, MN, United States
SEP 19 WED, Brown Country Veterans Memorial Arena, Green Bay, WI, United States
SEP 21 FRI, Foellinger Outdoor Theater, Fort Wayne, IN, United States
SEP 22 SAT, Genesee Theater, Waukegan, IL, United States
SEP 24 MON, Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend, IN, United States
SEP 25 TUE, Wings Event Center, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
SEP 26 WED, Stranahan Theater, Toledo, OH, United States
SEP 28 FRI, Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, OH, United States
SEP 29 SAT, Akron Civic Theatre, Akron, OH, United States
OCT 1 MON, University of Buffalo Center for the Arts, Buffalo, NY, United States
OCT 2 TUE, Crouse Hinds Theater, Syracuse, NY, United States
OCT 4 THU, State Theater, Portland, ME, United States
OCT 5 FRI, Palladium, Worcester, MA, United States
OCT 6 SAT, Foxwoods Casino Grand Theater, New London, CT, United States
OCT 7 SUN, Borgata Spa & Resort, Atlantic City, NJ, United States
OCT 9 TUE, Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, NY, United States
OCT 10 WED, The Wellmont Theater, Montclair, NJ, United States
OCT 12 FRI, Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury, NJ, United States
OCT 13 SAT, SANDS EVENT CENTER, Bethlehem, PA, United States
OCT 14 SUN, Palace Theatre, Albany, NY, United States
OCT 16 TUE, Chrysler Hall, Norfolk, VA, United States
OCT 17 WED, Township Auditorium, Columbia, SC, United States

 

Well, they've been on tour already for a month and there was nothing new. I'm just happy to see they're coming to Northeast Ohio twice in the span of 4 months after not coming here for 11 years.

 

yeah these are a lot of dates to have nothing planned

 

it's Modest Mouse we're talking about haha

we're still at least 2 yrs out and that's me probably being too optimistic

i would love to be wrong about it tho

 

never forget “it’ll be released as quickly as it’s legally allowed to be”

i would love new modest mouse obviously but not getting my hopes up for it anytime soon.

 

hell I'd be good with another set of singles as good as the No One's First stuff

 

yeah this is all operating under the assumption that a) the album they wanted to follow up with was actually done when they said it was done, b) that's still the album they're putting out. but I can imagine Isaac starting from scratch which is frustrating

 

listening to We Were Dead for the first time in a long while, and it's kind of frustrating. I like, and there's a lot to like, but there's also so much that implies places that could've been so much more. like, there's lot of moments that feels like a band who read what Modest Mouse was known for and made music based on that. the cool rhythms are kind of there as straight forward syncopation, but what made their rhythms so cool before were the complete changes that contrasted but still went nicely. less variation than they're capable of, part of which is just a byproduct of shorter songs. I feel this way melodically at times as well, where sometimes Isaac will be going somewhere intriguing with his vocals, but he interrupts it with a Tom Waits impression or something. there are good and even great songs here but where they over rely on things they're known for makes it feel uninspired at times. it's a weird coexistence. I do like it though

 

lead guitar melodies and riffs on point a lot though

edit:some vocal harmonies sound like moments outta fall out boy songs. this isn't a negative or a positive.

 

I revisited it a few days ago and was surprised by how much more I liked it than I used to. I also really love Long Drive now too, which took forever to really click with me.

 

I always say - and I know I'm in the minority - but We Were Dead is my favorite MM record. Spitting Venom, Parting of the Sensory and Little Motel are three of my all-time favorite MM songs and I pretty much love all the rest as well.

 

I'm not a huge MM fan, but Little Motel is one of my favorites of their whole discography.

 

We Were Dead is their worst studio album imho but when your worst is that good, who really cares

 

these are all my favorites from the album as well. I'd round it out with dashboard and Florida

this is fair. for all the stuff I said, I will always admire that they're the indie band from that era/class that seems to be taking the most risks with their songwriting still. not to say anyone else is slacking, just that MM is always trying to reach forward

 

I like it better than STO at this point

 

MM is my favorite band but I'm still struggling to enjoy Strangers... kinda upsets me that I don't love it. Only album I would put Strangers above is Long Drive... sorry people I'm not a fan of instrumentals.

 

STO is probably my least favorite but still some great tracks: Sugar Boats, The Ground Walks, Coyotes, The Best Room, Shit in your Cut, Ansel, Lampshades. Hell, I even really like God is an Indian.

 

I will never understand why that record is so polarizing, the only bad song on it is "Wicked Campaign." It's a little all over the place, but what Modest Mouse album isn't? Its not their best but it's still a super fun record. Actually, I think I'll spin it tonight.

 

i bought tickets to the albany(!) and bethlehem dates for me for my birthday and am currently resisting getting a ticket for the syracuse date and/or new london date. these past few years of tours have been pretty nice.

 

I like Strangers

 

Listening to Strangers right now. "The Ground Walks With Time in a Box" is like an amalgamation of three pre-existing Modest Mouse songs, but also such an all-timer. The heavy-ass intro to the bridge with the fucking elephant noises is too much

and "Coyotes" is still so delightful, especially paired with the music video

 

"Sugar Boats" is such a rager, good lord, always reminds me of the nightmarish boat ride from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

"Wicked Campaign" is just so bland, sounds like the most forgettable kind of Killers song

 

I don’t dislike STO but there are some things about it that severely holds it back for me. Not a huge fan of some of the production choices on it.

 

Sugar Boats is so good live. Same with The Ground Walks.

 

"The Ground Walks" is probably a top 3 Modest Mouse song. It's the best version of that style.