Bands like Modest Mouse aren’t supposed to have lingering hits that captivate the nation. Bands like Modest Mouse play music that’s a bit too prickly for mass consumption while still cultivating a ...

Sometimes a band is just better live. That was the case for Modest Mouse, an indie rock outfit best known for their 2004 hit “Float On,” which topped the Billboard Alternative Airplay charts and was ...

Modest Mouse performed a sold-out show at the Knitting Factory on Wednesday night, and the Districts were the opening act. “Relax your breath, lean into yourself. Here’s what I know is true.” – “The ...

Modest Mouse fans are used to waiting. The band, led by vocalist and guitarist Isaac Brock, helped define the sound of Pacific Northwest indie rock—the group formed in Issaquah, Wash., and is now ...

To mark the release of The Golden Casket, Modest Mouse’s first LP in six years, Isaac Brock (not that one) has been getting out there and talk, talk, talking to the media. While the recent Uproxx ...

Everyone knows Modest Mouse for “Float On,” and rightfully so: that song is an absolute heater. There’s a reason that hit songs become hit songs, and Modest Mouse’s early brand – a variety of the ...

Fourteen years after its initial release, Good News for Bad People remains one of the most beloved indie rock records of the genre. Though Modest Mouse has gone three years without releasing new tunes ...

As far as arena rock comebacks go, the Black Keys, who played Fiserv Forum Friday, are as low-key as they come. They didn’t hijack pop culture and do an Amazon documentary like the Jonas Brothers, who ...

INDIO — Issaquah, Washington indie rock and folk act Modest Mouse had the sound turned off on the band during its performance of their 2004 hit song “Float On” Friday night at the Coachella Valley ...

Float Fest huh? So how does it work? Do you float the river while listening to music? No. Those two activities happen separately. You float the river in the morning or afternoon, then when you’re done ...

"Float On," the latest single by Modest Mouse, is so exciting that it could be the indie-rock answer to OutKast's "Hey Ya!" Catchy, playful guitar lines lift cheery lyrics into this danceable ...