While grunge faded out of popularity, early Modest Mouse albums such as The Lonesome Crowded West and Building Nothing Out of Something sparked a new era of music: the infamous “indie pop/rock boom,” that produced the likes of pastiche acts such as Cold War Kids and Band of Horses-bands destined to be over-played on SiriusXM channel Alt-Nation and soundtrack a distractingly shallow TV show from The CW. In the late ’90s, Brock’s unique lyricism-full of grit, wit and nihilism-settled nicely into the niche, but enlivening, Seattle-punk scene. However, it is understandable for an artist to lean on old tricks-to remain consistent-especially if those tricks catapulted you to playing Saturday Night Live and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. With Brock’s grating warble and savory tang, it’s hard to imagine a rank Modest Mouse song. “It’s cool, but it’s kinda, you know-it’s kind of a stinky Frankenstein.” “If you make a Frankenstein, it’s not as good as a baby,” says Brock. ![]() So with almost three decades of experience now under his belt, Brock isn’t interested in resurrection, or even reinvention, despite fans’ pleas for the band to “go back to what they know.” Brock, like Powers, is old enough to know when his shtick needs changing. Especially if you’re Isaac Brock, the frontman of the legendary indie rock band Modest Mouse, who has led his trio-now six-piece-since age 15. In their new world, the dead have become malevolent, lacking in their original humanity.Īnd much like people, reanimated songs come with their own dirty baggage, too. Mama Cass deceased, ham sandwich.” Even more so, we have Stephen King’s Pet Sematary-here, the dead are brought back, but they are no longer the people they once were. “Jimi Hendrix deceased, drugs,” he notes incredulously. ![]() ![]() Suddenly, Powers is immersed in a strange new world where everyone is no longer sex-obsessed, the presidents have changed, and basically he is just too old for his antiquated antics. Think of the first Austin Powers movie, where Powers becomes unfrozen after three decades in cryogenics so that he can face a resurfaced Dr. They need stapling together, a good scrub down, maybe a change of clothes. Logistically, the reawakened can be hard to manage.
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