Sad Sappy Sucker

Sad Sappy Sucker
Studio album by
Modest Mouse
ReleasedApril 24, 2001
RecordedNovember 12, 1994 – 1995
GenreIndie rock
Length34:34
LabelK, Glacial Pace (2010 reissue)
ProducerCalvin Johnson
Modest Mouse chronology
The Moon & Antarctica
(2000) 		Sad Sappy Sucker
(2001) 		Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks
(2001)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(55/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork7.0/10 (2001)[3]
7.2/10 (2010)[4]
PopMatters[5]
(Reissue)[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]

Sad Sappy Sucker (or by the full title on its cover art Sad Sappy Sucker Chokin on a Mouthful of Lost Thoughts[8][9]) is a 2001 studio album released by alternative rock band Modest Mouse. Originally slated to be Modest Mouse's debut album in 1994, Sad Sappy Sucker was shelved for several years until its eventual release in 2001, following the popularity of the band's third album The Moon & Antarctica. Several songs were recorded at Olympia, Washington's Dub Narcotic Studios by Beat Happening frontman Calvin Johnson. The record was officially released by Johnson's label K Records on April 24, 2001, available in both Compact Disc and vinyl LP, and containing nine additional tracks added to the original track listing of 15 songs.

  1. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Spano, Charles. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  3. ^ Owen, Spencer (January 4, 2001). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  4. ^ Greene, Jayson (12 November 2010). "Modest Mouse: Sad Sappy Sucker / The Fruit That Ate Itself EP Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  5. ^ "PopMatters Review". PopMatters. April 24, 2001. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  6. ^ Beasley, Corey (November 18, 2020). "PopMatters ReIssue Review". PopMatters. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "Rolling Stone Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  8. ^ "Release group "Sad Sappy Sucker Chokin On A Mouthful Of Lost Thoughts" by Modest Mouse". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Release group "Sad Sappy Sucker" by Modest Mouse". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 27 December 2022.