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'{{Short description|American rock band}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Modest Mouse | image = Modest Mouse Pittsburgh 2021.jpg | caption = Modest Mouse performing in August 2021 | image_size = | landscape = yes | background = group_or_band | origin = [[Issaquah, Washington]], U.S. | description = | genre = {{flatlist| *[[Indie rock]] }} | years_active = 1992–present | label = {{flatlist| *[[Epic Records|Epic]] *[[Up Records|Up]] *[[K Records|K]] *[[Matador Records|Matador]] *[[Glacial Pace|Glacial]] }} | spinoffs = [[Ugly Casanova]] | associated_acts = {{flatlist| *[[Ugly Casanova]] *[[Seasick Steve]] *[[The Shins]] *[[Grandaddy]] *[[Cold War Kids]] }} | website = {{URL|https://www.modestmouse.com/}} | current_members = [[Isaac Brock (musician)|Isaac Brock]]<br/>[[Tom Peloso]]<br/>Russell Higbee<br/>[[Ben Massarella]]<br/>Simon O'Connor<br/> | past_members = [[Jeremiah Green]]<br/>[[Eric Judy]]<br/>[[Joe Plummer]]<br/>[[Dann Gallucci]]<br/>[[Benjamin Weikel]]<br/>[[Jim Fairchild]]<br/>[[Lisa Molinaro]]<br/>[[Davey Brozowski]]<br/>John Wickhart<br/>[[Johnny Marr]] }} '''Modest Mouse''' was an American [[rock music|rock]] band formed in 1992 in [[Issaquah, Washington]], and currently based in [[Portland, Oregon]]. The founding members are lead singer/guitarist [[Isaac Brock (musician)|Isaac Brock]], drummer [[Jeremiah Green]] and bassist [[Eric Judy]] until Green’s death in 2022, leaving Brock and Judy the remaining founding members of the band. Strongly influenced by [[Pavement (band)|Pavement]], [[Pixies (band)|Pixies]], [[XTC]], and [[Talking Heads]], they rehearsed, rearranged, and recorded demos for almost two years before finally signing with small-town indie label [[K Records]] and releasing numerous singles.<ref>[http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/epm/72297]{{Dead link|date=July 2019|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> Since their 1996 debut album, ''[[This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About]]'', the band's lineup has mostly centered on Brock and Green, undergoing multiple changes. The band achieved mainstream success with their fourth album, ''[[Good News for People Who Love Bad News]]'' (2004), and its singles "[[Float On (Modest Mouse song)|Float On]]" and "[[Ocean Breathes Salty]]". Judy performed on every Modest Mouse album until his departure in 2012. [[Guitar]]ist [[Johnny Marr]] (formerly of [[the Smiths]]) joined the band in 2006, shortly following [[percussion]]ist [[Joe Plummer]] (formerly of [[the Black Heart Procession]]) and multi-instrumentalist [[Tom Peloso]], to work on the album ''[[We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank]]'' (2007). Guitarist [[Jim Fairchild]] joined the band in 2009. The band's sixth album, ''[[Strangers to Ourselves]]'', was released on March 17, 2015. Their seventh album, ''[[The Golden Casket]]'', released on June 25, 2021. == History == === Formation and early years: 1992–1999 === When Isaac Brock was a teenager, he was employed at a local family video store just outside Seattle, where he met bassist [[Eric Judy]]. Brock and Judy later discovered drummer [[Jeremiah Green]],<ref name="Carpenter, Susan 2004">Carpenter, Susan. "THE ARTS; POP MUSIC; from Modest Beginnings ...; nearly 15 Years from its Seattle Grunge Origins, Modest Mouse's Career has Taken a Mighty Turn". Los Angeles TimesMar 18 2004. ProQuest. Web. 20 July 2015.</ref> who also resided near Seattle, at a heavy metal show, at which point they decided to make music together. Brock says he made a point of the band being from Issaquah to avoid association with the music scenes of Seattle or Olympia and to keep with the band's suburban lyrical themes. In 1994, at [[Calvin Johnson (musician)|Calvin Johnson]]'s Dub Narcotic Studios, Modest Mouse recorded its first [[Extended play|EP]], ''[[Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect?]]'', which was released by [[K Records]]. This was followed by a single, "[[Broke (Modest Mouse song)|Broke]]", recorded by Steve Wold (a.k.a. bluesman [[Seasick Steve]]) under [[Sub Pop]] records at Moon Studios in [[Olympia, Washington]]. During this time, Modest Mouse also recorded what would have been its first album, ''[[Sad Sappy Sucker]]'', but constant delays caused the album to be shelved and forgotten. It was not until 2001 that it was officially released. Before the band made its way into the pop music world in 2004, many of Modest Mouse's tours included stops at DIY/punk venues such as [[Speak in Tongues]] in Cleveland, Ohio, where they continued to play even after becoming popular enough to fill larger venues.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sandy |first1=Eric |title=Speak In Tongues: An Oral History of Cleveland's Infamous DIY Punk Venue |date=2022 |publisher=Microcosm Publishing |location=Portland |isbn=9781648410642 |url=https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/books/29099 |access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref> After moving to [[Up Records]],<ref>"[http://epitonic.com/artists/modest-mouse/ Modest Mouse]" [bio]. ''[[Epitonic]]''. epitonic.com. Retrieved 2017-05-07.</ref> Modest Mouse released two full-length albums and other recordings including the 1996 LP ''[[This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About]]''. Steve Wold also recorded and produced this album (and at the time was assisting in the recordings as well, but was not officially part of the band) along with the next offering, ''[[Interstate 8 (album)|Interstate 8]]''. The 1997 album, ''[[The Lonesome Crowded West]]'' (also recorded at Moon Studios, by Scott Swayze) served as the band's breakthrough. ''The Lonesome Crowded West'' gained the band a [[cult following]], and is now popularly considered to be one of the defining albums of mid-1990s indie rock.<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=McMurray|editor-first= Jacob|title=Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind: a Visual History from the Permanent Collection of Experience Music Project|publisher=Fantagraphics Books|location=Seattle|year=2011|isbn=9781606994337|oclc=1065713061}}</ref> During this time, Nick Kraft became involved with the task of refining the band's sound. Prior to its release, the band had recorded the EP ''[[The Fruit That Ate Itself]]''. In 2000, Up Records released a singles and rarities collection entitled ''[[Building Nothing Out of Something]]'' that included the entirety of ''Interstate 8'' except for the songs "Edit the Sad Parts" and "Buttons to Push the Buttons". === Critical success: 2000–2002 === In 2000, Modest Mouse released ''[[The Moon & Antarctica]]'', its first album on [[Epic Records]]. The album, produced by [[Califone]]'s Brian Deck during five months of sessions in Chicago,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sentireascoltare.com/artisti/modest-mouse/|title=Modest Mouse biography |publisher=sentireascoltare.com |date=2015-03-01|first=Edoardo|last=Bridda|language=it}}</ref> was met with critical acclaim,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/modestmouse/moonandantarctica |title=Modest Mouse: The Moon & Antarctica (2000): Reviews |publisher=Metacritic.com |date=2009-12-15 |access-date=2011-07-15}}</ref> including a 9.8/10 score from online music magazine [[Pitchfork Media]], despite concerns about releasing material on a major label.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5358-the-moon-antarctica/ |title=Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Modest Mouse: The Moon & Antarctica |publisher=Pitchforkmedia.com |date=2000-06-13 |access-date=2010-09-08}}</ref> The album would later receive further acclaim.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.listology.com/content_show.cfm/content_id.16477 |title=Pitchfork's Top 100 Albums of 2000–2004 |publisher=Listology |access-date=2011-07-15}}</ref> The band licensed "Gravity Rides Everything" for a [[Nissan Quest]] [[minivan]] advertisement, a move that Brock has publicly acknowledged as blatantly commercial but necessary to achieve financial stability. Regarding the commercial, Brock stated, "People who don't have to make their living playing music can bitch about my principles while they spend their parents' money or wash dishes for some asshole."<ref>{{cite web|last=Modell |first=Josh |url=https://avclub.com/content/node/23015 |title=Modest Mouse |publisher=The A.V. Club |date=April 7, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051210193055/http://avclub.com/content/node/23015 |archive-date=December 10, 2005 |access-date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> In 2001, Modest Mouse released the EP ''[[Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks]]'', a collection of unused songs from the recording sessions of ''The Moon & Antarctica''. In 2002, the band joined [[Cake (band)|Cake]], [[De La Soul]], [[The Flaming Lips]], [[The Hackensaw Boys]] and [[Kinky (band)|Kinky]] on the [[Unlimited Sunshine Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2002/music/reviews/unlimited-sunshine-tour-1200546853/|title=Unlimited Sunshine Tour|website=Variety.com|date=13 August 2002|access-date=26 June 2021}}</ref> === Mainstream success, Johnny Marr joins the band: 2003–2009 === [[File:Modest Mouse UPT.jpg|alt=Shows members of Modest Mouse performing in concert|right|thumb|200x200px|Modest Mouse performing live in 2007]] In March 2003, [[Jeremiah Green|Green]] left the band after suffering a [[nervous breakdown]];<ref name="Pappademas">{{cite magazine|last=Pappademas|first=Alex|date=August 2004|title=The Long Way Home|url=https://www.spin.com/2019/11/modest-mouse-isaac-brock-good-news-for-people-who-love-bad-news-august-2004-interview-the-long-way-home/|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|volume=20|issue=8|pages=76–79|access-date=January 1, 2023}}</ref> official reports stated he was leaving to work with his side project, [[Vells]]. The same year, he and Judy appeared on [[Adam Forkner]]'s first solo album, ''[[VVRSSNN]]''. Drummer [[Benjamin Weikel]] joined the band, replacing Green, along with [[The Murder City Devils|Murder City Devils]] guitarist [[Dann Gallucci]], who had previously played with Modest Mouse. Prior to starting the band's writing and recording process, Brock was devastated by the loss of "a couple of the most important people in my life," he said.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2004-03-18|title=From Modest beginnings ...|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-mar-18-wk-pop18-story.html|access-date=2020-07-20|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> Following these events, the band released their fourth album, ''[[Good News for People Who Love Bad News]]'', on April 6, 2004. The following August, the album was [[Platinum certification|certified Platinum]],<ref name="Carpenter, Susan 2004"/> having two hits with "[[Float On (Modest Mouse song)|Float On]]" and "[[Ocean Breathes Salty]]" (both of which they performed on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' on November 13, 2004).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://snl.jt.org/ep/|title=SNL Archives &#124; Episodes|website=Snl.jt.org|access-date=26 June 2021}}</ref> The album was nominated for a [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album]] that year, and "Float On" was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Song|Best Rock Song]]. Green officially rejoined the band in May 2004,<ref name="Pappademas"/> while Weikel returned to drumming exclusively for the Helio Sequence. The public radio program [[Marketplace (radio program)|''Marketplace'']] used "Float On" as bumper music, which helped propel the group to a broader audience. In 2006, [[Johnny Marr]] (formerly of [[The Smiths]]) joined the band after Gallucci quit amicably. Modest Mouse released their next album, ''[[We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank]]'', on March 20, 2007<ref>[http://www.modestmousemusic.com Music&nbsp;– Modest Mouse] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070321024734/http://www.modestmousemusic.com/ |date=2007-03-21 }}. Retrieved November 6, 2008.</ref> after its original release date of December 19, 2006 was delayed. The album also included bonus track and single "[[King Rat (song)|King Rat]]", which actor [[Heath Ledger]] had known about before the track was released; the band was formally introduced to the actor while on their 2007 tour in Australia. Ledger proposed an outline for a music video to the group, and with his film collective, [[The Masses (collective)|The Masses]], immediately began working on it once he had the band's approval.<ref name="nydaily-heath-film">{{cite news| url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/heath-ledger-music-videos-37th-birthday-article-1.2588029| first= BRIAN | last= LISI | work=NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | date=2016-04-04 | title=Heath Ledger's sister says it took blessing from Michelle Williams to get new documentary made}}</ref> Upon Ledger's death in January 2008, the video remained unfinished.<ref>Ganz, Caryn. "Rock & Roll: Music Video: Inside Heath Ledger's Modest Mouse Video". ''Rolling Stone'' Sep 3 2009: 22. ProQuest. Web. 21 July 2015.</ref> ''We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank'' was the first Modest Mouse album to reach No. 1 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] charts and had the hit single "[[Dashboard (song)|Dashboard]]", as well as "[[Missed the Boat]]" and "[[We've Got Everything]]". Modest Mouse released singles for the songs "[[Satellite Skin]]", "[[Autumn Beds]]" and "Perpetual Motion Machine" in limited edition—a total of 4,000 copies each—vinyl 7&nbsp;inches, featuring artwork by art director and illustrator Joshua Marc Levy, J. Alex Stamos, and [[Natasha Wheat]]. The band began a North American tour in June 2008. They returned to Florida, with three shows in Miami, Orlando and St. Augustine, for the first time since they were cut off stage early during the November 2006 Bang Music Festival show.<ref>[https://www.nme.com/news/modest-mouse/36403 NME news article], ''NME.com'', retrieved May 8, 2008</ref> Modest Mouse finished its tour supporting ''We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank'' after two years of promoting the record. Jim Fairchild replaced Marr as official guitarist after the latter left the band and joined [[The Cribs]], beginning with the tour of ''[[No One's First and You're Next]]'', which was released on August 4, 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/93275/modest_mouse|title=Modest Mouse Confirm EP Details|access-date=2009-07-24|date=2009-07-23|publisher=[[idiomag]]}}</ref> composed of unreleased tracks from the recording sessions of ''Good News for People Who Love Bad News'' and ''We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Heath Ledger Directed a Modest Mouse Video|publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]]|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/34824-heath-ledger-directed-a-modest-mouse-video/|access-date=2009-03-13|date=2009-03-12}}</ref> === Touring, lineup changes, and re-releases: 2010–2014 === In 2010, ''The Moon & Antarctica'' was re-released on vinyl as part of [[Record Store Day]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.modestmousemusic.com/news/moon-antarctica-be-reissued-vinyl-10th-anniversary |title=The Moon & Antarctica To Be Reissued on Vinyl For 10th Anniversary &#124; Modest Mouse |publisher=Modestmousemusic.com |access-date=2010-09-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112070859/http://www.modestmousemusic.com/news/moon-antarctica-be-reissued-vinyl-10th-anniversary |archive-date=2010-11-12 }}</ref> On July 4, 2010 the band headlined the second day of the [[80/35 Music Festival]] in Des Moines, Iowa,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glidemagazine.com/15827/modest-mouse-headlining-80-35-festival |title=Modest Mouse Headlining 80/35 Festival |publisher=Glide Magazine |date=2010-05-03 |access-date=2015-02-04}}</ref> and the first day of the [[End of the Road Festival]] in Dorset, England, on September 10, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.endoftheroadfestival.com/news/modest-mouse-announced-as-friday-headliner-5-more-bands/ |title=Modest Mouse announced as Friday headliner + 5 more bands « End of the Road Festival 10th, 11th, 12th September 2010 |publisher=Endoftheroadfestival.com |access-date=2010-09-08}}</ref> At the end of August 2010, Modest Mouse played on the main stage at the Leeds and Reading festivals. On May 29, Modest Mouse played two new songs during their headline of the Sasquatch festival. The songs were called "Poison the Well" and "Lampshades on Fire".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stereogum.com/715372/modest-mouse-debut-tunes-at-sasquatch/video/ |title=Modest Mouse Debut Tunes At Sasquatch! |publisher=Stereogum |date=2011-05-31 |access-date=2011-10-16}}</ref> They then contributed a cover of the [[Buddy Holly]] song "[[That'll Be the Day]]" to the compilation ''[[Rave On Buddy Holly]]'', which was released on June 28, 2011. Modest Mouse played at [[Splendour in the Grass]] in [[Woodford, Queensland]] on July 29, 2011,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/several-acts-ruled-out-for-splendour-in-the-grass-2015/|title=Several Acts Ruled Out For Splendour In The Grass 2015|date=14 February 2015|publisher=MusicFeeds|access-date=24 June 2015}}</ref> and at [[The Warfield]] in [[San Francisco]] on January 25, 2012. In 2012, Modest Mouse underwent a significant lineup change, which included the departure of founding bassist Eric Judy and percussionist Joe Plummer, replaced by Russell Higbee (formerly of [[Man Man]]) and Davey Brozowski, respectively. The lineup also included the additions of multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Lisa Molinaro, and percussionist Ben Massarella, the latter of whom previously played percussion on ''The Moon & Antarctica''. In June of that same year, [[Pitchfork.tv]] released a 45-minute documentary on ''The Lonesome Crowded West'', which included archival footage taken during live performances and original recording/mix sessions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/46894-pitchforktv-presents-documentary-on-modest-mouses-the-lonesome-crowded-west/ |title=Pitchfork.tv Presents Documentary on Modest Mouse's The Lonesome Crowded West |access-date=2013-02-19 |date=2012-06-18 |publisher=Pitchforkmedia}}</ref> Modest Mouse played a Saturday afternoon set at the inaugural [[Firefly Music Festival]] in July 2012. Modest Mouse was one of the main acts in the Good Vibes Festival held in Sepang, Malaysia on August 17, 2013. The lineup featured other internationally renowned bands such as [[Smashing Pumpkins]], [[Ash (band)|Ash]], and [[Japandroids]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goodvibesfestival.com/|title=Good Vibes Festival|access-date=24 June 2015}}</ref> In April 2013, Modest Mouse performed at [[Coachella Music Festival]] in [[Indio, California]]. They also performed at the 2014 [[Hangout Music Festival]] in [[Gulf Shores, Alabama]], in May 2014. They later performed as a headliner at Shaky Knees music festival in Atlanta, Georgia on May 10, 2014, and also headlined Sunday May 25 at Boston Calling in Massachusetts. Modest Mouse then performed at Hudson Valley Music Project in Saugerties, NY in July, 2014. The band's final performance of 2014 took place in Inglewood, California during the annual [[KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas]]. In the fall of 2014 Modest Mouse re-released their first two albums, ''This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About'' and ''The Lonesome Crowded West'', on CD and vinyl through Isaac Brock's Glacial Pace record label. ===''Strangers to Ourselves'' & ''The Golden Casket'': 2015–present=== Eight years after the release of ''We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank'', Modest Mouse released ''[[Strangers to Ourselves]]'' on March 17, 2015. On December 15, 2014, they released the lead single "Lampshades on Fire" which debuted on Twin Cities public radio station [[89.3 The Current]]. On December 16, 2014, Modest Mouse made ''Strangers to Ourselves'' available for pre-order for CD and LP formats on the [[Glacial Pace]] website and on the iTunes store. In 2015, Brock described the follow-up album to ''Strangers to Ourselves'' as being like a part two to the latter album that they would try to release as soon as legally possible.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/58793-modest-mouse-to-follow-strangers-to-ourselves-with-new-album-as-quickly-as-its-legally-allowed/ |title=Modest Mouse to Follow Strangers to Ourselves With New Album "As Quickly As It's Legally Allowed". |date=10 March 2015 |publisher=Pitchfork |access-date=2015-03-16}}</ref> The follow-up album has also been said to feature at least one song with [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] bassist [[Krist Novoselic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2015/03/modest-mouses-next-album-due-out-in-2016-features-nirvanas-krist-novoselic/|title=Modest Mouse's next album, due out in 2016, features Nirvana's Krist Novoselic|website=Consequenceofsound.net|date=24 March 2015|access-date=26 June 2021}}</ref> Throughout 2019, the band released three standalone singles; "Poison the Well" on March 29, "I'm Still Here" on April 18, and "Ice Cream Party" on November 15. Modest Mouse released their seventh studio album, ''[[The Golden Casket]]'', on June 25, 2021.<ref name="kreps1">{{cite magazine |last1=Kreps |first1=Daniel |title=Modest Mouse Announce New Album 'The Golden Casket,' Drop 'We Are Between' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/modest-mouse-new-album-the-golden-casket-first-single-we-are-between-1165250/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=5 May 2021}}</ref> The album's first single, "We Are Between", was released on May 5,<ref name="kreps1"/> followed by its second single, “Leave a Light On”, released on May 24. Writing for the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'', music critic Mark Richardson gave a mixed review of the album.<ref name="auto">{{cite news |last1=Richardson |first1=Mark |title='The Golden Casket' by Modest Mouse Review: Float On Past the Noise |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-golden-casket-by-modest-mouse-review-float-on-past-the-noise-11624308364 |website=The Wall Street Journal |date=21 June 2021 |access-date=22 June 2021}}</ref> Richardson described the tracks on the first half of the album as "sound[ing] like busy arrangements in search of a song," and noted that "Mr. Brock’s ear for hooks just barely rescues the tracks from the seriously overstuffed production."<ref name="auto"/> Richardson noted that the back half of the album contained the biggest highlights, which he described as "quite good." Richardson was particularly fond of the album's stripped-down finale, "Back to the Middle," which he noted "hints at what should be [the band's] next change-up: Keep it simple. If the songs are strong and the performances are there, guitar, bass and drums will be more than enough.<ref name="auto"/> In an interview in 2022, celebrating 15 years of ''We Were Dead before The Ship Even Sank'', Isaac Brock and Johnny Marr revealed that they were writing songs together again, the first of which is called "Rivers of Rivers". The writing took place in a "pen pal" kind of way, with Brock saying that there were more songs to be developed in 2022 together "once the world tilts back on its axis".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clarke |first1=Patrick |title=Johnny Marr and Modest Mouse have been writing new music together |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/johnny-marr-and-modest-mouse-have-been-writing-new-music-together-3188108 |website=NME |publisher=BandLab Technologies |access-date=4 May 2022}}</ref> The band is currently mixing a nine-song companion EP to ''The Golden Casket'', with Marr confirmed to appear on one of the tracks.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ragusa |first1=Paulo |title=Modest Mouse at Mad Cool Festival 2022: The Golden Casket Companion EP and Writing with Johnny Marr |url=https://consequence.net/video/modest-mouse-interview-mad-cool-festival-new-ep/ |website=[[Consequence of Sound]] |publisher= |access-date=22 July 2022}}</ref> Drummer [[Jeremiah Green]] died of cancer on December 31, 2022.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Moreau|first=Jordan|date=December 31, 2022|title=Jeremiah Green, Modest Mouse Co-Founder and Drummer, Dies at 45|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/obituaries-people-news/jeremiah-green-modest-mouse-dead-drummer-founder-1235476982/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=January 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=January 1, 2023|title=Jeremiah Green, Founding Member of Modest Mouse, Dead at 45|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/modest-mouse-jeremiah-green-dead-obit-1234654944/|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=January 1, 2023}}</ref> ==Members== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} '''Current members'''<br> ''Main instruments listed only'' * [[Isaac Brock (musician)|Isaac Brock]] – lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar <small>(1993–present)</small> * [[Tom Peloso]] – upright bass, bass guitar <small>(2003–present)</small>; keyboards, backing vocals <small>(2005–present)</small>; fiddle <small>(2003–2005)</small> * Russell Higbee – bass guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals <small>(2012–present)</small> * [[Ben Massarella]] – percussion, effects <small>(2014–present)</small> * Simon O'Connor – lead guitar, backing vocals <small>(2021–present)</small> {{col-2}} '''Former members''' * [[Jeremiah Green]] – drums, percussion <small>(1993–2003, 2004–2022; died 2022)</small> * [[Eric Judy]] – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals <small>(1993–1994, 1995–2012)</small>, rhythm guitar <small>(2003–2012)</small> * John Wickhart – bass guitar <small>(1994–1995)</small> * [[Dann Gallucci]] – lead guitar, organ, backing vocals <small>(1994–1995, 1997–1998, 2002–2005)</small> * Benjamin Weikel – drums, percussion <small>(2003–2004)</small> * [[Joe Plummer]] – percussion, drums <small>(2004–2012)</small> * [[Jim Fairchild]] – lead guitar, backing vocals <small>(2005–2006, 2009–2021)</small> * [[Johnny Marr]] – lead guitar <small>(2006–2008)</small> * [[Lisa Molinaro]] – viola, bass guitar, backing vocals <small>(2011–2021)</small> * [[Davey Brozowski]] – percussion, drums <small>(2012–2021)</small> '''Former touring musicians''' * Tyler Reilly – violin <small>(1997–2000)</small> * Robin Peringer – lead guitar, keyboards, effects <small>(2000–2002)</small> * Brandon Angle – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, pump organ <small>(2007)</small> * Andy MacLeod – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, pump organ <small>(2007)</small> * Dave Collis – lead guitar <small>(2013)</small> * Darrin Wiener – effects, keyboards <small>(2014–2021)</small> {{col-end}} ===Timeline=== <timeline> ImageSize = width:1000 height:auto barincrement:20 PlotArea = left:120 bottom:100 top:5 right:10 Alignbars = justify DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:01/01/1993 till:31/12/2022 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy Legend = orientation:vertical position:bottom ScaleMajor = increment:3 start:1993 ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:1993 Colors = id:vocals value:red 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bar:Isaac from:start till:end color:vocals bar:Eric from:01/01/1993 till:01/01/1994 color:bass bar:Eric from:01/01/1995 till:01/01/2012 color:bass bar:Jeremiah from:01/01/1993 till:01/03/2003 color:drums bar:Jeremiah from:01/05/2004 till:end color:drums bar:John from:01/01/1994 till:01/01/1995 color:bass bar:Dann from:01/01/1994 till:01/01/1995 color:guitar bar:Dann from:01/06/1997 till:01/06/1998 color:guitar bar:Dann from:01/01/2002 till:01/06/2005 color:guitar bar:Benjamin from:01/01/2003 till:01/05/2004 color:drums bar:Tom from:01/01/2003 till:01/01/2005 color:strings bar:Tom from:01/01/2005 till:end color:keys bar:Joe from:01/07/2004 till:01/01/2012 color:percussion bar:Davey from:01/01/2012 till:01/01/2021 color:percussion bar:Jim from:01/06/2005 till:11/05/2006 color:guitar bar:Jim from:01/01/2009 till:21/06/2021 color:guitar bar:Johnny from:11/05/2006 till:07/04/2008 color:guitar bar:Russell from:01/01/2012 till:end color:bass bar:Lisa from:01/01/2011 till:01/01/2021 color:strings bar:Ben from:01/01/2014 till:end color:percussion bar:Simon from:21/06/2021 till:end color:guitar width:7 textcolor:black align:left anchor:from shift:(10,-4) bar:Dann from:01/01/1994 till:01/01/1995 color:keys bar:Dann from:01/06/1997 till:01/06/1998 color:keys bar:Dann from:01/01/2002 till:01/06/2005 color:keys bar:Eric from:01/01/2003 till:01/01/2012 color:guitar bar:Tom from:01/01/2005 till:end color:backing bar:Lisa from:01/01/2011 till:01/01/2021 color:bass bar:Russell from:01/01/2012 till:end color:keys width:3 textcolor:black align:left anchor:from shift:(10,-4) bar:Isaac from:start till:end color:guitar bar:Jeremiah from:start till:01/03/2003 color:percussion bar:Jeremiah from:01/05/2004 till:end color:percussion bar:Eric from:start till:01/01/1994 color:backing bar:Eric from:01/01/1995 till:01/01/2012 color:backing bar:Dann from:01/01/1994 till:01/01/1995 color:backing bar:Dann from:01/06/1997 till:01/06/1998 color:backing bar:Dann from:01/01/2002 till:01/06/2005 color:backing bar:Tom from:01/01/2003 till:end color:bass bar:Benjamin from:01/01/2003 till:01/05/2004 color:percussion bar:Joe from:01/07/2004 till:01/01/2012 color:drums bar:Jim from:01/01/2009 till:21/06/2021 color:backing bar:Lisa from:01/01/2011 till:01/01/2021 color:backing bar:Russell from:01/01/2012 till:end color:guitar bar:Davey from:01/01/2012 till:01/01/2021 color:drums bar:Ben from:01/01/2014 till:end color:fx bar:Simon from:21/06/2021 till:end color:backing LineData = at:16/04/1996 color:black layer:back at:18/11/1997 color:black layer:back at:13/06/2000 color:black layer:back at:24/04/2001 color:black layer:back at:06/04/2004 color:black layer:back at:20/03/2007 color:black layer:back at:17/03/2015 color:black layer:back at:25/06/2021 color:black layer:back </timeline> ==Discography== {{main|Modest Mouse discography}} '''Studio albums''' *''[[This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About]]'' (1996) *''[[The Lonesome Crowded West]]'' (1997) *''[[The Moon & Antarctica]]'' (2000) *''[[Good News for People Who Love Bad News]]'' (2004) *''[[We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank]]'' (2007) *''[[Strangers to Ourselves]]'' (2015) *''[[The Golden Casket]]'' (2021) == References == {{Reflist}} == Further reading == {{refbegin}} * {{cite magazine |last=Smith |first=RJ |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |title=Caught in a Trap |date=July 2000 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AlN-17xfY88C&pg=PA138 |page=138}} {{refend}} == External links == {{wikiquote}} * [http://www.modestmouse.com/ Official Modest Mouse website] * {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p200044|label=Modest Mouse}} * {{discogs artist|Modest Mouse}} * {{imdb name|1851133}} {{Modest Mouse}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Indie rock musical groups from Washington (state)]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 1993]] [[Category:K Records artists]] [[Category:Sub Pop artists]] [[Category:Issaquah, Washington]] [[Category:1993 establishments in Washington (state)]] 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