Modest Mouse - Autumn Beds 7"
Stream "Autumn Beds" here
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Stream the B-side "Whale Song" here
The single "Autumn Beds" is kind of just a Modest Mouse attempt at making a folk song... it's nothing special and it's pretty repetitive. Personally, i'm not a fan of the song. It's definitely not one of Modest Mouse's better songs, but it gets stuck in my head now and then and it's a pretty chill song to throw on every now and then.
What makes this 7" good is the B-side, "Whale Song." I would simply describe it as Modest Mouse revisits Moon and Antarctica. The guitar is hectic and dissonant, but the bass line keeps it driving along for the entire 3 minute intro. The vocals are exactly what i've been hoping to hear our of newer Modest Mouse recordings: the megaphone vocals in the background with a catchy line or two that Issac repeats and drills into your head. It all builds up and then just lets loose at the end in a classic, old-school Modest Mouse style. Definitely worth a listen.
-Stephen
not too sure about that whole out-of-tune guitar tone thing for 'whale song'. but it's the closest thing to modest mouse i've heard in too long.
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