Modest Mouse Lyrics

Modest Mouse Info:

From:
Issaquah, Washington, United States

Genres:
Indie rock, indie folk, lo-fi, Experimental rock

Years active:
1993–present

Associated acts:
Big Boi
Built to Spill
The Cribs
The Flaming Lips
Grandaddy
The Helio Sequence
The Murder City Devils
Red Stars Theory
Seasick Steve
The Shins
The Smiths
Ugly Casanova

Name Origin:
Their name is derived from a passage from the Virginia Woolf story "The Mark on the Wall" which reads, "I wish I could hit upon a pleasant track of thought, a track indirectly reflecting credit upon myself, for those are the pleasantest thoughts, and very frequent even in the minds of modest, mouse-coloured people, who believe genuinely that they dislike to hear their own praises."

Members:
Isaac Brock – lead vocals, guitars, banjo, keyboards, ukulele
(1993–present)

Jeremiah Green – drums, percussion
(1993–2003, 2004–present)

Tom Peloso – guitars, bass guitar, upright bass, keyboards, vocals, fiddle, horns
(2004–present)

Past members:
Eric Judy – bass guitar, double bass, acoustic guitar, pump organ, percussion
(1993–2012)

John Wickhart – bass guitar
(1994–95)

Dann Gallucci – guitars, pump organ, percussion
(1994–95, 1997–98, 2002–05)

Robin Peringer (Touring member) – guitar, keyboards, effects
(2000–02)

Benjamin Weikel – drums
(2003–04)

Joe Plummer – drums, percussion
(2004–2012)

Johnny Marr (of The Smiths) -
guitars, vocals (2006-2009)

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