In Heavy Rotation

Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank

Wow interesting, both albums in heavy rotation have 'dead' in the title... berry interestink. So this album I must say was a moderate let down upon first listen - I expected very little after the huge Float On success, and this delivered... BUT THEN... I listened again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and then..."ooooh. kinda nice.. not all put together but some real nice tracks." Now like most of the tunes i dig on - Modest Mouse is an acquired taste - I highly prefer their early stuff to this super-produced, too much cash in the studio budget, lets bring in an orchestra, version of the Mouse - BUT - as mentioned there are some bright spots. Diggin a few at the top of the album (wut's an 'album'?) and a few at the back-side. The middle I can mostly skip. Hey another spanks to BT for turning me on to MM - with that lovely and flowery - Paper Thin Walls, and the oh so dreamy Dramamine (oh who am I kidding this album is not MY Modest Mouse... dag nabbit...)