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Modest Mouse We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank |
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Thursday, 10 May 2007 |
Music Reviews Artist: Modest MouseTitle: 'We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank’Label: EpicWebsite: http://www.modestmousemusic.com
  The creation of what is now a fifth album for Modest Mouse signals something of a re-birth for the band. The latest album entitled ‘We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank’ is the first album with former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr as a member, and signals the return of original drummer Jeremiah Green.
Having been away from the limelight for some 3 years or so, this album lacks nothing in spirit and latches closely to the heals of ’ Good News for People Who Love Bad News’ in respect of class and merit.
Swinging and swaying from side to side with a sea shanty swagger, ‘March into the Sea’ sets a theme prevalent to many of the prevailing tracks on the album. Isaac Brock crows lyrics like a cackling pirate stuck between a wall and a hard place, full of emotion and desperate to tell a story. ‘Dashboard’ on the other hand is a different tempo and genre entirely, with an air of 70’s rock pop, and an uncanny resemblance to an ABC smash hit. Clearly showing just how multifaceted Modest Mouse are and how willing they are to experiment as they coast into their second decade of gracing the airwaves.
‘Fire It Up’ has that feeling of 60’s/70’s brit pop, proceeded by ‘Florida’ it could be argued that a more 80’s/ 90’s indie rock sound can be felt, again showing how easily Modest Mouse can make the transition in genre. It is at this point in the album that Modest Mouse begin in relax and almost nod off though it would seem. Particularly dreary, tracks like ‘Parting Of The Sensory and Education’ amble along like an elderly couple out for a Sunday stroll in the park. You know they are there, in the way quite frankly, and with an uncanny knack of annoyingly raising your blood pressure ! Whilst by no means clangers they simply fail to impress and showcase the bands otherwise abundance of talent.
Coming to the rescue however, the album is saved by ‘Spitting Venom’ and tracks like ‘Invisible‘. Filled to the brim with burly riffs, poignant lyrics and progressive melodies, there is a snapshot of the past and a sense of greatness flourishing in the future.
Words By: Matt Clutton
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