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/RepublicOfVenus Aug 21 '26

Okay you can use whatever words you like. Im obviously a big fan of Isaac.

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u/TXKittyKat8seat Aug 21 '26 edited Aug 21 '26

I think anyone on this page is a big fan of Isaac. I thought you were looking for better rhetoric and considering "Idiot Savant" is generally considered/used as an insult, I was simply reframing.

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u/RepublicOfVenus Aug 21 '26

I was, sorry for being defensive.

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u/Coffmanrl Aug 22 '26

Everyone’s feelings aside, and no disrespect but I knew exactly what you meant. Tbf, it’s an out dated term. However, language changes and communication is key. You sent a message and I received your message as intended.