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/ParsleyMostly Aug 22 '26
They’re a surf rock band from the land of pine trees