Modest Mouse: Biography

Modest Mouse
Formed:
Jan 1, 1993 in Issaquah, WA

Genres:
Rock Music, Alternative Rock Music, Emo

Decades Active:
1990's|2000's


Artistic Quality
Low
Cultural Impact
Low
Popularity
Low



Issaquah, WA, indie rock trio Modest Mouse was formed in 1993 by vocalist/guitarist Isaac Brock, bassist Eric Judy, and drummer Jeremiah Green. After honing their muscular sound in "The Shed" -- a makeshift practice space built by Brock on the land next to his mother's trailer -- Modest Mouse entered Calvin Johnson's Dub Narcotic Studios to cut their 1994 self-titled debut single, released on Johnson's K Records label. Following a move to the Up label, the trio issued two 1996 LPs, This Is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About and Interstate 8. After returning to K, Modest Mouse released The Fruit That Ate Itself in 1997; its follow-up from later that year, The Lonesome Crowded West, was the band's breakthrough, and in the wake of a major-label bidding war they signed to Sony. The rarities collection Building Nothing Out of Something appeared on Up in early 2000, followed later that year by their long-awaited Epic debut The Moon Antarctica.

- Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

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