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Modest Mouse
- Record Label: Glacial Pace Recordings
- Release Date: Jun 5, 2026
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Jun 8, 2026“Speak N Spell (Or Not)” is a iridescent guitar nod that is every bit as sweet as the best moments on The Lonesome Crowded West. But there are also moments where the music seems to meander without as much payoff, such as the rambling man’s take on iPhone alienation “Can’t Talk Right Now” or the New Wave-tinged “Absolutely Necessary Never,” cool ideas never quite materialize as great songs.
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Jun 5, 2026Here, familiarly awkward slip-ups mingle with poignant moments.
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Jun 5, 2026We’re spoon-fed half-baked concepts and mundane middle-aged observations stretched far beyond their depth. Somewhere inside An Eraser and A Maze, there’s probably a very good EP trying to get out.