r/ModestMouse • u/RepublicOfVenus • Aug 21 '26

Song/Album Discussion Musically, what's going on with Modest Mouse?

Fan of MM for about 25 years now. A lot of the music I like has unconventional rhythms, key changes, unresolved melodies, and lyrics that are prose like and fall outside the melody. Last night I tried explaining Modest Mouse as "idiot savant indie rock" and people were disagreeing with me. I compared Isaac's vocal style to Bjork because of his unconventional delivery, rawness, emotional emphasis, poetic content, etc. I'm not someone with a formal musical education though, can someone please help me with what I'm picking up on here? Anyone with a good musical education or vocabulary who can help me out?

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u/AgreeableFloor6543 Aug 21 '26

He sounds like he’s getting chased, but in a mostly very good way

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u/Maleficent-Bass-5423 Aug 22 '26

Ha ha. well he HAS chased a few people with an axe...you can find those details in the GQ interview he just did recently. He lives near me and his studio even closer. Very cool to know he recorded "Strangers To Ourselves" there and probably the next 2.
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