Expanding upon the themes of emotional and geographic isolation found in the band's previous work, This Is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About finds Modest Mouse mixing slow, brooding numbers such as "Custom Concern" and "Talking Shit About a Pretty Sunset" with thrashing guitar workouts like "Breakthrough" and "Head South." The general mood here is one of loneliness and desperation, eloquently expressed through both the lyrics and the rhythmic, sprawling instrumentation. "Dramamine," for instance, with its driving, mid-tempo beat and ricocheting guitar line, sums up the hopelessness of a doomed relationship, while the frantic "Head South" deals with the feeling of "being ashamed of your old space." The mandolin, slide guitar, and cello featured throughout the album give the songs a certain degree of depth that makes them stand out from average indie rock fare. In general, This Is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About is a fine album of guitar-based rock, and Modest Mouse distinguishes itself here with songs whose meanings are simultaneously universal and painfully personal.
Tracklist
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Popular Posts of the Week
-
Tubeway Army is the debut album by Gary Numan and his band Tubeway Army, released in 1978. Its initial limited-edition run of 5000 (known u...
-
Editors releases their third studio album "In This Light And On This Evening" (out on Oct. 13 in the U.K.) after Back Room and An...
-
1. Manic - Floor Boards (EP) 2. Blood Brothers – Set Fire To The Face On Fire 3. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Satan Said Dance 4. Sarah Nixey...
-
1. mp3 preview: JLS - Everybody In Love I love the new JLS song, for a limited period you can download the song from here. 2. Cheryl Cole...
-
History They originally called themselves The Reactionaries , with additional band member and singer Martin Tamburovich. According to Watt, ...
-
Album of the week 'Strong lyrics and riffs in alternative rock area.' Nothing's Shocking is Jane's Addiction 's first st...
-
This sunday i prepared seven female voices for you to listen.All of them magnificent,so what we got?Soaring vocals of Grace Slick (Jefferson...
1 COMMENTS:
1 "Dramamine"
2 "Breakthrough"
3 "Custom Concern"
4 "Might"
5 "Lounge"
6 "Beach Side Property"
7 "She Ionizes & Atomizes"
8 "Head South"
9 "Dog Paddle"
10 "Novocain Stain"
11 "Tundra/Desert"
12 "Ohio"
13 "Exit Does Not Exist"
14 "Talking stuff About a Pretty Sunset"
15 "Make Everyone Happy/Mechanical Birds"
16 "Space Travel Is Boring"
Post a Comment