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JWT155
March 28th 2015


15039 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Lawyered.

tom79
April 1st 2015


3964 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

This has grown on me quite a bit over the past couple days. 'Tortoise & the Tourist', 'The Best Room', 'Shit in your Cut', 'Lampshades, 'The Ground Walks...' are all pretty great tunes. Better album than I first thought.

mryrtmrnfoxxxy
April 1st 2015


16952 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

ty

RadioSuicide
April 1st 2015


2870 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

"I could've sworn radio suicide was already a band."



It's a strung out song lol

DoofusWainwright
April 5th 2015


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Solid album, I'd rate is slightly higher than GNFPWLBN but behind We Were Dead. Pistol should have been a 'secret track' stuck on the end as a joke though!

NorthernSkylark
April 5th 2015


12134 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

i'd rate it at the very bottom

JWT155
April 6th 2015


15039 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

This has grown on me a lot, Wicked Campaign is fantastic.

greencorn5
April 6th 2015


369 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

After a few weeks of listening to this album I say it's pretty damn good. Moon and Antarctica was the last album that blew me away 1st listen by MM, all of their subsequent releases have had to grow on me before I really loved them. There are too many recycled ideas on here for this to be groundbreaking in any way (how has no one mentioned Tortoise and Whale Song sound very similar), but I don't think there really is a bad track either (Pistol included, haters).



I also like that this album follows a central theme lyrically, and also I think Ansel is Isaac's most personal lyrics he's written since the M&A days. These guys probably will never be that raw aggressive band from the 90's again but then again most bands don't have the energy, passion, rawness that they once had 15-20 years ago.

Pangea
April 6th 2015


10946 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I love Ansel

MrHorrible
April 10th 2015


21 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

lol at Shit in Your Cut described as a "time-waster." It's probably the best song here.



"All those insects that I sent are trapped

In my window once again

Empty their pockets out and I'll sort it at the table



Line 'em up then shoo 'em off

Sure as hell they'll all get caught

In our window pockets full as they are able"



No idea what that means but the melody and his voice/delivery are just perfect. Then again, Bukowski is my favorite MM song so what the hell do I know?

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
April 10th 2015


21027 Comments

Album Rating: 3.6

The middle bridge part of Shit In Your Cut is an album highlight, love the lyrics too

TumsFestival
April 19th 2015


2470 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Girlfriend got this on vinyl yesterday, Pistol on 45RPM could be a top 40 pop smash

Uranium
April 21st 2015


7549 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

Wicked Campaign sounds like it could be a The Shins song and I don't like it because it's Modest Mouse we're talking about

TumsFestival
April 21st 2015


2470 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Apetzar confirmed funniest user

Artuma
April 21st 2015


32828 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

"Apetzar confirmed funniest user"



i'm actually a little scared of him

Artuma
April 21st 2015


32828 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

ur creepy :[

Underflow
April 22nd 2015


5297 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

This was fairly underwhelming.

Gyromania
Contributing Reviewer
April 22nd 2015


38348 Comments


album lost its replay value within a week, and i only played it 4 times. it seemed really good at first though

Underflow
April 22nd 2015


5297 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Gyro, we understand one another.

Gyromania
Contributing Reviewer
April 22nd 2015


38348 Comments


so long as you love the moon and lonesome crowded west, then yes, yes we do =3



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