![]() “From the top of the ocean – Yeah/From the bottom of the sky – Goddamn,” storms out “Teeth Like God’s Shoeshine” before it quickly zooms in on “A rattlesnake up in buffalo Montana/he bit the leg of the old sheriff.” ![]() In their songs, the condition of Earth’s terrain and the condition of the human brain often spin tethered in a double orbit, as they do on “Beach Side Property,” from their 1996 debut, This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About : “Ground sure don’t like the way/It’s treated, so now, it’s moving back to the sea…/Life is too cramped for me.” These shifts grew more pronounced on their second album, The Lonesome Crowded West. The swings from macro- to micro-scenes would prove too rapid and disorienting to shoot. ![]() Vivid stories are connective tissue in Modest Mouse’s early albums, but if you tried to make a coherent film from their narrative point of view it would be impossible. Modest Mouse The Moon & Antarctica at 20 (Art: Ron Hart)
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