Vitalizing tunes that work faster than a stream of caffeine
12 March 2026
MODEST MOUSE were conceived in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington, and are
currently based in Portland, Oregon. They have released, with changing line-ups,
7 albums, with The Golden Casket from 2021 as their latest.
In 2024 they issued an Expanded 20th Anniversary Edition of their 4th longplayer Good News For People Who Love Bad News and toured extensively throughout
2024 and 2025, they even played on a cruise ship.
And they don’t get tired of the road. More dates
for 2026 have just been announced (see below).
Lately at their shows, they’ve been playing an unreleased song called LOOK HOW FAR….
To huge fan demand they have the boisterous banger shared online now. Only 115 seconds long, but you know what the repeat button was invited for.
Veteran rockers MODEST MOUSE are going on a concert cruise.
The band have announced Ice Cream Floats, a four-night live event
slated for February 5-9, 2026, that will take Modest Mouse fans from Miami to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, aboard the Norwegian Pearl.
Two major, longtime-running indie giants THE FLAMING LIPS (16 LPs) and MODEST MOUSE (7 LPs) will go on the road together this summer. Before that The Lips come to Europe, UK and Ireland to play their magnificent 10th album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots in full.
Wayne Coyne, frontman The Flaming Lips in Amsterdam – photo by Turn Up The Volume
SUMMER TOUR DATES
8/01 – Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy 8/02 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater 8/03 – Richmond, VA @ Brown’s Island 8/05 – Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center for the Performing Arts 8/07 – Portland, ME @ Thompson’s Point 8/08 – New Haven, CT @ Westville Music Bowl 8/09 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE 8/11 – Indianapolis, IN @ Everwise Amphitheater 8/12 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center 8/14 – Madison, WI @ Breese Stevens Field 8/15 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory 8/16 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed – Fairgrounds 8/19 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory 8/20 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall
9/03 – San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre 9/04 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre 9/05 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl 9/07 – Berkeley, CA @ The Greek Theatre 9/10-11 – Troutdale, OR @ McMenamins Edgefield
Two years ago alt-pop rockers MODEST MOUSE from Portland, Oregon
celebrated their 30th year as a band and the 25th anniversary of their
2nd LP The Lonesome Crowded West.
And today the band have another celebration party with the 20th anniversary
of their 4th album GOOD NEWS FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE BAD NEWS, which
came out on 6 April 2004.
Standout single ‘Float On’
Pitchfork said about the LP: “Modest Mouse are still finding ways to invigorate their sound while retaining a sense of definiteness and sincerity. While Good News is neither a unilateral return to the scruffier Modest Mouse of yore, or an even more experimental expansion of The Moon & Antarctica, it is host to more than its share of great– and, perhaps more importantly, distinctively great– moments. In spite of a substantial line-up change and the daunting spectre of their previous full-length, Modest Mouse have issued yet another record that uniquely explores what the band does best; being Modest Mouse.”
Alt rockers MODEST MOUSE from Portland, Oregon
have two things to celebrate.
Their 30th year as a band and the 25th anniversary of their 2nd album THE LONESOME CROWDED WEST, released on 27 November 1997.
They’re going on the road in the US to celebrate it all. The group will tour
as a four-piece, with original members Isaac Brock and Jeremiah Green
joined by Russell Higbee and Simon O’Connor.
Tickets go on sale this Friday (September 9) at 10AM local time. More info here. MM also fabricated a limited-edition vinyl picture disc of the album that can be
pre-ordered alongside the tickets and will be available at each show.
The veteran indie rockers still deliver the goods. The lead single from their
new triumphant album The Golden Casket sets the tone for their 7th longplayer.
Brisk, bustling, and blissful.
“This song speaks to the psychological stress of our times as the byproduct
of cognitive dissonance en masse, and the collective shadows it projects. Yet,
the hopeful message implied is that if we can shine a light, shadows disappear.”
Roaring rippers like this one make my day on the spot. Big tune, big drive,
big chorus, big guitars, big vocals, big intensity. Adrenalized top stroke!
Electrifying Britpop at its instantly sticking best. Somewhere between
Supergrass (in the 21st Century), The La’s and The Bluetones. The singer’s
feverish vocals stand out. What a vox! He lifts this arresting stunner to
a remarkable level. Touchdown!
A riff monster. A flabbergasting uppercut with all cylinders fired up, making your
head spin uncontrollably. Alert your neighbors before you put this blustery blast
on your stereo. From the band’s new wham-bam-slam EPEmpty Within.
‘Look What You’ve Done’ by KEEGAN CHAMBERS (Toronto, Canada)
This is classic rock explosiveness. Eddie Van Halen guitars, a towering chorus,
and what a tremendous voice overwhelming your ears. High-powered, immensely energetic, and totally titanic. Makes your hair in the back of your neck stand up.
Huzzah!
Band: MODEST MOUSE (Issaquah, Washington,
Former The Smiths guitar hero Johnny Marr was
a band member for 6 years (2003 – 2009) Active: Since 1992 / 6 albums so far
Isaac Brock (songwriter) about the new LP: . “I found optimism where it actually existed because I needed it; my friends and family actually needed it. Y’know, I got three kids… I don’t think shit’s gonna get easier for everyone. Just the math alone… There’s seven billion-ish of us and things get easier for people if there’s a lot less of us, but that’s a fuckin’ nightmare. How do you get there? That’s not a good scene. Or they get a lot fuckin’ harder because there’s so fuckin’ many of us.”
NME says: “The Pacific Northwesters have turned in a psychedelic pop masterwork that picks up the positivity they first explored with 2004 mega-smash ‘Float On’… The album is a masterful psychedelic patchwork, bouncing between eerie soundscapes (opener ‘Fuck Your Acid Trip’), knotty post-punk (‘Walking And Running’) and maximalist pop melody (the ludicrously good fun ‘The Sun Hasn’t left’). Sometimes they combine all three elements on the same song, as on turbo-charged indie anthem ‘We Are Between’, the album’s massive lead single.”
Full review here. Score: 5/5.
Turn Up The Volume: Probably the best work ever by the Portland veterans.
Big tunes, big melodies, big score!
