Modest Mouse fans are used to waiting. The band, led by vocalist and guitarist Isaac Brock, helped define the sound of Pacific Northwest indie rock—the group formed in Issaquah, Wash., and is now ...

This year, Modest Mouse will reach its milestone 20th anniversary after releasing its fourth studio album, Good News for People Who Love Bad News. To mark the occasion, the band has announced its ...

Since forming in Issaquah, Washington, in 1993, Modest Mouse has become one of the most successful and recognizable alternative-rock groups to come out to the Pacific Northwest. With its distinct ...

Marr added, “I played on that new Modest Mouse song, and there are a couple of other things knocking around that Isaac’s writing. As Isaac said, air travel isn’t quite what it was. But hopefully when ...

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On the surface, Modest Mouse’s 22-year narrative might seem similar to the band’s still-active contemporaries who also originated in American first- and second-generation post hardcore or indie rock.

Modest Mouse is going to have a huge 2026, they hope. That includes a new album and a bunch of new tour dates.

Modest Mouse were the perfect “right time, right place” band for the early Aughts indie-rock gold rush. They had legit Nineties alt-rock bona fides (Beat Happening’s Calvin Johnson co-produced Mouse’s ...