Modest Mouse has released a new album, but does it hold up well against the band's best? Longtime fans might be disappointed.

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Modest Mouse have announced a new slate of fall tour dates with Built to Spill. On top of a packed summer tour itinerary and two landmark special events in the near future, the Portland, Ore. alt-rock ...

Modest Mouse perfected an underground sound that melted angsty emo and light-hearted folk with experimental rock for something entirely their own. When the outfit – originally made up of frontman ...

Modest Mouse should be one of your favorite alternative bands of the past few decades. Not all their songs are for everyone, and all might be for none, but if you understand the band, it's a gift.

On November 18, 1997, a trio of young punks from Issaquah, Washington named Modest Mouse released their second album, The Lonesome Crowded West. It was not an immediate sensation — by the time the ...

The Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse will spend the end of their summer on the road together. The two bands will co-headline an upcoming North American tour with support from guest openers Friko and Dehd ...

(NEXSTAR) – Jeremiah Green, drummer and founding member of rock band Modest Mouse has died just days after the band announced he had been diagnosed with cancer. He was 45. “Today we lost our dear ...

ZZ Top, Modest Mouse, and Slayer each announced significant 2026 tour updates, adding new dates and special events. ZZ Top extended their summer run with nearly two dozen August and September shows, ...