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With Good News For People Who Love Bad News, MODEST MOUSE succeeds to forge a unique and recognizable sound from the most basic elements of rock music. This album is just the kind of record we've come to expect from the band. Opener The World At Large is classic MODEST MOUSE in composition, Isaac Brock singing a melody of thirds over subtle chord changes and clean, delay-soaked electric guitar. The awe-inspiring Float On seems fundamentally different from almost everything this band has released to date. In the past, even the band's upbeat songs have essentially been sped-up dirges, due in no small part to former drummer Jeremiah Green's restless, serpentine drum patterns. Here, new drummer Benjamin more than pulls his weight, his simple but inventive playing affording the song an anthemic character never before realized by the band. The song's anthemic side reaches its apex in the song's fist-pumping finale, as numerous voices join in to sing/speak the chorus. Ocean Breathes Salty is slightly darker but remains uncharacteristically upbeat. Benjamin's drumming proves particularly indispensable, his tight, regular playing adding extra emphasis to the song's powerful dynamics changes. Lyrically, as with most resignation-themed albums by philosophically minded bands, Good News ... concerns itself largely with death and the afterlife. At times, Brock's lyrics threaten to approach cliché, but Ocean Breathes Salty redeems itself with its strong vocal melodies and convincing delivery. Bury Me With It, the record's most blistering, forceful track, is an energetic high point, putting Brock's signature sing-screaming to great use. Bukowski and a couple of tracks prior to it are much more musically unassuming and rely upon simple but well-structured banjo figures and rhythmic vocal patterns. The latter part of the album is host to some remarkable moments, as well. Blame It On The Tetons splits the difference between Bukowski and The World at Large, offering one of the album's most memorable melodies. This is a remarkable album, and it's also stunning that MODEST MOUSE still finds ways to invigorate their sound while retaining a sense of definiteness and sincerity. Read full review
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