Halloween is once again upon us. Yes, it’s that time of year where “grizzly ghouls from every tomb are closing in to seal your doom.” RIP, MJ. Sometimes, though, it’s not the music video zombies or the ax-wielding goalies that raise the hairs on our arms and tingle our spines. Very often, we are fully … Read more
Lately, it seems that everywhere I turn, someone is chirping praises for Mimicking Birds. After touring with Modest Mouse in 2009, lead singer, Isaac Brock, signed the Portland trio to his record label, Glacial Pace. With some influential heavyweights already in the band’s corner, Mimicking Birds recently released its Brock-produced, self-titled debut album. And I … Read more
Modest Mouse hasn’t released a new song since 1942. 1942 PEOPLE! It’s been that long! Well, the wait is now officially over, and we’ve been able to hear not one but two new Isaac Brock songs in just under a month! 2015 is awesome! The below video is for the second single officially released from … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS Modest Mouse took their tour to Charlotte earlier this week, and Speakers in Code photographer Bridgette Aikens was there to capture the action. Please enjoy her photos, and be sure to visit her site here.
Happy Monday. Let’s get to it. Modest Mouse will be performing at The Pageant in St. Louis on Wednesday, September 2nd, and we have two pairs of tickets to give away to the SOLD-OUT show (instructions on how to enter are below). If you’re behind, Modest Mouse released Strangers to Ourselves back in March. Let’s … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN Modest Mouse played to a sold-out audience at The Pageant last week. Please enjoy these photos by Jason Gonulsen.
Johanna Soderberg of First Aid Kit | PHOTO BY RACHEL WATERS The 2015 Forecastle Festival has concluded, and here are our photos from the final day of action. We’ll post a recap on our favorite sets soon. PHOTOS BELOW BY JASON GONULSEN OVER THE RHINE FIRST AID KIT TWIN PEAKS THE LONE BELLOW DIARRHEA PLANET … Read more
When I was in the 7th grade my best friend at the time came over to my house to spend the night one evening after school. He had been telling me all about this band he just started listening to called Modest Mouse, and he offered to burn me a few CD’s of their music. … Read more
Until yesterday, my favorite blood-comparison song lyric was the below section of “Third Planet” by Modest Mouse: “It occurred to me that the animals are swimming around in the water in the oceans in our bodies and another had been found, another ocean on the planet given that our blood is just like the Atlantic.” … Read more
L.A. quintet Grouplove has been creating a buzz fueled by their rollicking live shows while opening for Florence and The Machine, Cold War Kids, and most recently SIC favorite, Foster The People. The group met somewhat coincidentally in Greece, then reunited in California to record the raucous tunes that would become their 2011 eponymous EP. … Read more