Modest Mouse : The Moon and Antarctica
Genre: Alternative Rock	Dates: 2004

A small act from Issaquah, Washington, playing their own loose, string-bending folk rock, Modest Mouse defined itself through Isaac Brock’s lyrics:  full of nihilism, religious questioning, and abstract analogies.  This combination could be satisfying, but nothing to nod one’s head to.  The Moon and Antarctica is that token album where underground bands mingle their own style with a more accessible, contemporary sound.  Modest Mouse succeeded (and still succeed, occasionally) at this formula.  Purists would like to disown the radio-friendliness of the band’s last two albums, but “Paper Thin Walls” remains the first “Float On.” I only wish they would find a new mascot--Johnny Marr is all dried up and old. (Review by Jon Hadusek)

Playlist:
1. 3rd Planet
2. Gravity Rides Everything
3. Dark Center Of The Universe
4. Perfect Disguise
5. Tiny Cities Made Of Ashes
6. Different City, A
7. Cold Part, The
8. Alone Down There
9. Stars Are Projectors, The
10. Wild Packs Of Family Dogs
11. Paper Thin Walls
12. I Came As A Rat
13. Lives
14. Life Like Weeds
15. What People Are Made Of
16. 3rd Planet - (radio edit)
17. Perfect Disguise
18. Custom Concern - (TRUE instrumental)
19. Tiny Cities Made Of Ashes