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Modest Mouse's
new release is loyal to indie roots The three new tracks suggest that Modest Mouse is probably one of the weirdest, most noncommercial acts currently on Epic Records' roster. ROSS RAIHALA Originally published Sept. 21, 2001
Life as employees of one of the
world's largest corporations hasn't stopped the indie ways of Modest
Mouse.
The Issaquah trio has yet another new record in the stores, the
band's fourth in less than two years.
The eight-song "Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks" collects
four hard-to-find previously released tracks, a new remix and three
fresh songs.
"Willful Suspension of Disbelief," "Night on the Sun," "I Came
as a Rat (Long Walk Off a Short Dock)" and "You're the Good Things"
first appeared on last year's "Night on the Sun," a vinyl-only and
now out-of-print Up Records release. The songs are outtakes from
the sessions that produced Modest Mouse's 2000 Epic Records debut,
"The Moon & Antarctica." They sound as good -- if not better --
than what ultimately ended up on the album.
"The Air," meanwhile, is somewhat of a departure for Modest Mouse.
It's an ambient remix that draws from several "Moon & Antarctica"
tracks, courtesy of producer Brian Deck (who also worked on ex-Spinanes
leader Rebecca Gates' excellent new "Ruby Series" disc).
And if nothing else, the three new tracks -- "Here it Comes," "So
Much Beauty in Dirt" and "Three Inch Horses, Two Faced Monsters"
-- suggest that Modest Mouse is probably one of the weirdest, most
noncommercial acts currently on Epic Records' roster.
In other Modest Mouse news, K Records has finally released a vinyl
version of the band's "Sad, Sappy Sucker." K put out the CD version
of "Sad, Sappy Sucker" back in April. Mostly recorded in 1994 by
K's Calvin Johnson, it collects Modest Mouse's earliest work.
Meanwhile, Modest Mouse vocalist/guitarist Isaac Brock is readying
a solo record (under the name Ugly Cassanova) for release on Sub
Pop at some point in the first half of next year. The label also
says Brock is set to play a pair of shows at Seattle's Graceland
on Nov. 17 and 18.
Microphones
Also new to record stores is the Microphones' third full-length
album for K Records, "The Glow, Pt. 2."
A loose collective of musicians centered around Anacortes native
Phil Elvrum, the Microphones earned comparisons to "Pet Sounds"-era
Beach Boys on last year's excellent "It Was Hot, We Stayed in the
Water." Elvrum, who has played with K bands D+ and Old Time Relijun,
will spend October touring the country.
To celebrate the new album, K Records' Web site -- www.kpunk.com
-- is running a special Microphones deal. They're offering "The
Glow, Pt. 2" plus one of the previous Microphones discs for a total
of $20, or all three of the band's albums for $30. All of the orders
come with a free Microphones button designed by Elvrum.
KISS this
I think every fan of rock music owes it to themselves to see a
KISS cover band tear up a nightclub at least once in their life.
I've more than fulfilled that quotient, as I've caught two such
groups -- Hotter than Hell and Strutter -- as well as the genuine
article, twice.
Those who have yet to experience the oddly appealing experience
of watching four sweaty, makeup-smeared young men in dragon boots
and leather play decades-old songs will have the chance when Shout
it Out Loud hits downtown Olympia. They'll perform with opening
act Shadow of a Doubt at 9 p.m. Saturday at The GO Club, 311 Fourth
Ave. E. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door.
In other GO news, the bar recently began serving liquor as well
as wine and beer, which means the cold gin should be flowing Saturday
night.
The Mudbay Jugband
If you've lived in Olympia for any length of time, chances are
you've run into the Wayward Members of the Mudbay Jugband somewhere:
Super Saturday, Celebrate Olympia, Arts Walk, Lakefair, Love Day
... (I may have made that last one up).
Anyway, the duo of Dirk Ronneburg and Scott "Skuff" Acuff will
employ a wide range of instruments -- guitar, mandolin, harmonica,
washtub bass, kazoo, banjo, tambourine and, of course, the jug --
when they play two CD-release shows in Olympia this weekend. They
stop at Burrito Heaven's Tequila Bar at 9 p.m. today and Clancy's
Columbia Street Public House at 9 p.m. Saturday.
The Top 10
This week's Top 10 list comes directly from my CD player. It's
a pretty simple inventory of what I've been spinning over the past
few weeks. (Readers who have their own music-related Top 10 lists
are invited to e-mail them to the address below.)
10. "The Moldy Peaches," The Moldy Peaches (Rough Trade); 9. "Get
Ready," New Order (Reprise); 8. "Felt Mountain," Goldfrapp (Mute);
7. "A Camp," A Camp (Stockholm Records); 6. "Alive to Every Smile,"
Trembling Blue Stars (Sub Pop); 5. "White Blood Cells," the White
Stripes (Sympathy for the Record Industry); 4. "All Is Dream," Mercury
Rev (V2); 3. "The Sword of God," Quasi (Touch & Go); 2. "Since I
Left You," the Avalanches (Modular); 1. "Where Psyche Meets Cupid,"
(The Real) Tuesday Weld (Kindercore Records).
Ross Raihala covers music for The Olympian. Send ideas and Top
10 lists to OlyRoss@aol.com.
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