the new modest mouse? the band's kickin' it old school (well, relative to their own sound) with a johnny marr edge. it's good stuff, the whole album is, really.
'dashboard' is a great summer song, and an awful catchy first single. i can see it being just as huge as 'float on' was for them a few summers ago.
but the real gem here is 'spitting venom', 8+ minutes of classic marr guitar laced in perfect doses with some of the best west-coast indie rock modest mouse has ever made. if one song told marr and the band that their little experiment was going to work -- this was it. featuring all the hooks, strained quirky harmonies, and diabetic melodies that modest mouse craft so well, but this song pulls it off while sounding infinitely more mature than the band ever has. and the results are....awesome.
it takes you on a journey, as any great song should, and the understated use of horns as the lush arrangements and layers build are the cherry on top.
nice. very nice.
in other news, i need to sleep earlier.
also, i'm planning on planning a trip to the bar sometime next week, perhaps after multisport. yay or nay? i crave some catching up people, lets work together on this project i will title "not forgetting simon exists".
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