No One's First And You're Next (2009)

Grotendeels alleen eerder op vinyl-singles uitgebrachte tracks, ontstaan tijdens de sessies voor "Good News For The People Who Love Bad News" (2004) en "We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank" (2007). Net als op datlaatste album doet voormalig The Smiths-gitarist Johnny Marr mee, eigenlijk als volwaardig bandlid. "The overall sound is rawer than the recent two albums, especially "Satellite Skin," a rowdy, oddly Stones-y grind with some of Isaac Brock's most impassioned vocals in quite some time. These songs wouldn't have fit on those albums, yet they still capture many sides of the band. Much of this falls somewhere in between" Good News" and "We Were Dead"'s straight-ahead hits and quirkier detours that feel more like Modest Mouse's earlier work. The true standout is "King Rat," originally a bonus track on "We Were Dead". Opening with an almost obscene brass wail from the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, its righteous anger and backwater eccentricity make it quintessentially Modest Mouse." (Heather Phares, Allmusic)

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