Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West

























Genre: Indie
Year: 1997
About: Jagged guitars and crushing rhythm back the insightful lyrics of Issac Brock on this album. Massively creative for its time this record is still influential to the indie scene to this day. Lyrics echo the pessimism of disgruntled youth with lines such as "I don't feel and it feels great" off Trucker's Atlas. Singing varies from emotional croons to painful yelps. Schizophrenic, dark, and cynical would be good words to describe the feel of this album, and although it sounds all over the place, it works. If you feel our western society is doomed to degradation, you'll relate instantly.
Sounds Like: Ugly Casanova, Built to Spill, Neutral Milk Hotel, Death Cab for Cutie, Arcade Fire
Experience

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