| Like so many indie bands who hit
it big, Modest Mouse seemed to pop up overnight when they dropped their
smash hit Good News for People Who Love Bad News. However, they had been
winning over fans with their mix of clever wordplay and eclectic
songwriting for well over a decade by the time “Float On” took over the
airwaves. The foundation of the band—Isaac Brock, Eric Judy and Jeremiah
Green—have made it their business to create some of the most disarming
music inside or outside the mainstream. In the end, it is their unique
approach to popular music that has so many fans, new and old, swooning
to their endearing anthems.
Something You’ve Never Heard Before is an
unorthodox tribute to one of music’s most unorthodox bands. Iron Horse
is treading on uncertain terrain to be sure, but their deft mix of
technical picking and minimized harmonies has turned this album into a
singularly haunting and angelic experience. It is a testament to the
talent of Modest Mouse that this tribute will certainly ring true with
fans of all music. Something You’ve Never Heard Before is good news to
fall on anybody’s ears. |
