Modest Mouse

Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse performing in August 2021
Modest Mouse performing in August 2021
Background information
OriginIssaquah, Washington, U.S.
GenresIndie rock, alternative rock, post punk revival, punk rock (early)
DiscographyModest Mouse discography
Years active1993–present
Labels
SpinoffsUgly Casanova
MembersIsaac Brock
Tom Peloso
Russell Higbee
Ben Massarella
Simon O’Connor
Damon Cox
Past membersJeremiah Green
Eric Judy
Joe Plummer
Dann Gallucci
Benjamin Weikel
Jim Fairchild
Lisa Molinaro
John Wickhart
Johnny Marr
Websitewww.modestmouse.com

Modest Mouse is an American rock band formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington, and currently based in Portland, Oregon. The founding members were lead singer/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green and bassist Eric Judy. They achieved critical acclaim for their albums The Lonesome Crowded West (1997) and The Moon & Antarctica (2000) and found mainstream success with the release of Good News for People Who Love Bad News (2004) and its singles "Float On" and "Ocean Breathes Salty".

From their 1996 debut album This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About onwards, the band's lineup mostly centered on Brock and Green, undergoing multiple changes. As of 2024, Brock is the only original member of the band, Green having died in December 2022. Judy performed on every Modest Mouse album until his departure in 2012. Guitarist Johnny Marr (formerly of the Smiths) joined the band in 2006, shortly following percussionist Joe Plummer (formerly of the Black Heart Procession) and multi-instrumentalist Tom Peloso, to work on the album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank (2007). Guitarist Jim Fairchild joined the band in 2009. The band's sixth album, Strangers to Ourselves, was released in 2015 and their seventh, The Golden Casket, in 2021.