![]() I just never thought that the album would see the light of day! I was content with that! But, I am so stoked with the album and chatting about it with my peers here.īrett Bodner (BB): The second I heard the first single, “We Are Between,” I had a feeling I was going to really love The Golden Casket. While The Golden Casket didn’t feel like an event, I’m always going to be excited to hear new music from Modest Mouse. Let’s not forget that the production is stunning. The claustrophobic synth and guitar on “Walking and Running” is perfect, too. As I listen more, though, I couldn’t agree more with Aaron that “We’re Lucky” is the perfect amalgamation of “Little Motel” and “People As Places As People,” but it’s as good as “Little Motel.” That sax solo sounds so good, and it’s perfectly placed. “Fuck Your Acid Trip,” We Are Between,” “Wooden Soldiers,” “Lace Your Shoes,” and “Japanese Trees” were my standouts, and they still are. ![]() ![]() Or, maybe they can – I enjoyed the album immediately. Mary Varvaris (MV): My first listen of The Golden Casket was at 1 am, so Chorus.fm readers can’t trust my sleepy thoughts. That’s changed with more and more listens. On first listen, I knew it was good, but wasn’t sure if it was great. “Poppy” isn’t a four letter word, and this band does it well, but the album was weirder and not as explicitly poppy as I was anticipating, which was a plus. Here we broke down all that we enjoyed, any potential hiccups and took a big picture look at the band as whole.Īfter hearing Modest Mouse’s first album in seven years, what was your initial reaction?Īaron Mook (AM): After being unsure of two of the three singles, I was pleasantly surprised with my first listen of The Golden Casket. I was lucky to be joined by Aaron Mook and Mary Varvaris as we dove headfirst into the band’s first new full length since 2015. Now that we all assemble like The Avengers from time to time to take on new releases like Olivia Rodrigo’s SOUR, it only made sense for us to put our heads together for Modest Mouse’s new album The Golden Casket. When Modest Mouse’s The Moon & Antarctica turned 20 last year, I was so excited to learn that many contributors here loved the band as much as I do.
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