In the debate of which Modest Mouse album is the best album, there is only one correct answer: The Lonesome Crowded West. Sorry, this is a scientific fact. The 1997 ...

Modest Mouse will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their 1997 classic, The Lonesome Crowded West, with a North American tour this fall. Not only will Modest Mouse play the album in its entirety for ...

Modest Mouse was formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington and over the last decade has become the indie rock standard and one of the few bands capable of treading the narrow path where massive ...

Modest Mouse were out on the road over the summer and fall supporting their first album in six years, this year’s The Golden Casket, but for their most recent show, they took it way back to their ...

Modest Mouse might not be back at it again, but on Tuesday the band reissued its classically iconic indie sound with the re-release of the 1997 album “The Lonesome Crowded West” on vinyl. Last week, ...

In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week: our favorite songs that come in at over 10 minutes long. Modest Mouse, “Trucker’s Atlas” (1997) Indie-rock snobs of ...

Countless indie darlings have made the jump from cred-laden buzz band to major label fixture. Just ask R.E.M., The Replacements, and Sonic Youth. A whole new generation of underground acts made the ...

If you’re seeking adventures packed with triumph, tragedy and boredom, you take your rock-and-roll band out on tour. And if you want to remember them, you bring a photographer. For Modest Mouse, Pat ...

Indie rock band Modest Mouse is scheduled to perform at the 2026 Alaska State Fair, the fair announced Tuesday. Formed in Issaquah, Washington, and now based in Portland, Oregon, Modest Mouse hit the ...

Welcome to our feature "RIYL," which, if you're not acronymically inclined, stands for "Recommended If You Like." Each time around, we'll highlight a band that you might already love, and draw ...