I’m downloading the new Modest Mouse album from iTunes. Like Good News For People Who Like Bad News, this one’s got an ironic title: We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank. Not a particularly encouraging name for a new body of work, considering the hype that went into promoting this album last year with the addition of a star player, Johnny Marr, the guitar legend who broke up the Smiths and whose association with New Order and the Pet Shop Boys cemented his professional reputation. Marr has also collaborated with the likes of Bryan Ferry, the Pretenders, and The The. Now, Johnny Marr joins forces with everyone’s favorite cult favorite that gained mainstream attention with Good News. Is Modest Mouse dead before this ship sank? This new disc has some very strong predecessors (Good News, Moon Over Antarctica), so it is subject to very high expectations.
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