Johnny Marr is a Modest Mouse!

[Frau_Blucher]

Wow. It looks pretty official... [:0][8D]

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/i ... 8/03/jeff/

"We’ve known for a while that Modest Mouse leader Isaac Brock and former Smiths guitarist/genius Johnny Marr were collaborating on MM’s next record. But guess what? Marr is now officially a full-on member of Modest Mouse, Brock recently told us. According to Brock, Marr’s membership is so unequivocal, he will tour with MM in support of their next record, tentatively titled We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank and tentatively due this fall. “He made a cautious commitment to write and record with us, and then the tighter we got, he was like, ‘okay, let’s tour too,’” Brock said. “Then he was pretty much a member of the band - not pretty much. He’s a full blown member of the band. It’s really fuckin’ nice.”

Some backstory: When it came time to start work on the follow-up to 2004’s indie-rock marvel Good News for People Who Love Bad News, Brock found himself sans guitarist and enlisted Marr to help write and record. “I took a long shot really,” says Brock. “I was like, ‘You know, I really like that guy’s guitar playing. There’s no chance in hell he’s going to say yes, but why not give him a call?’ So I did.” Maybe Morrissey should borrow Brock’s little black book? “Eventually it all came together, and it was a really good fit, which I think actually surprised all of us,” Brock recalled. Finally, Marr, Brock and co. went down to Sweet Tea studios in Mississippi (the same joint where Good News was recorded) to lay down tracks for We Were Dead, which Brock describes as a nautical balalaika carnival romp. So what’s the gist? Get ready to have your mind blown by Modest Marr’s crazy-dark sailors-and-gypsies whimsy."

[MARV]

[b][i]HOLY[/b][/i]

<a href="http://www.worldwildlife.org/cetaceans/index.cfm">I dig whales.</a>

[MARV]

[b][i]FUCKING[/b][/i]

<a href="http://www.worldwildlife.org/cetaceans/index.cfm">I dig whales.</a>

[MARV]

[b][i]SHIT[/b][/i]

<a href="http://www.worldwildlife.org/cetaceans/index.cfm">I dig whales.</a>

[Mechi]

What?? What??? What????

No, Johnny Marr belongs to something different. Like Electronic but not MM.

http://spaces.msn.com/members/mechigc

[dancinginberlin]

For the love of God, let's pray he at least runs back to Matt Johnson and The The!

[b]_________________________<br>what a cheeky little monkey!!![/b]

[SwampThing]

[quote][i]Originally posted by dancinginberlin[/i]
<br>For the love of God, let's pray he at least runs back to Matt Johnson and The The!
[/quote] I take it you've never heard Modest Mouses CD "The Moon & Antartica", I highly recommend it. I guess I'm in the minority thinking this is very good news.

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[SwampThing]

Live (new) Modest Mouse w/ Marr on guitar. Sound quality is poor, but I really like this song (even has some cool keyboard parts).

Dashboard
http://netzoo.net/audio/mm/13.mp3

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[Frau_Blucher]

[quote][i]Originally posted by SwampThing[/i]
<br>Live (new) Modest Mouse w/ Marr on guitar. Sound quality is poor, but I really like this song (even has some cool keyboard parts).

Dashboard
http://netzoo.net/audio/mm/13.mp3
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Promising. [:p]

[tileboy]

concert review



http://www.musicsnobbery.com/

[Mechi]

Well... if we don't get anymore No, then I want Marr with Summer in Electronic and Potts and Hooky back in Monaco.[:(!]
A friend of mine got her document autographed by Rourke... that's really cool... she's still in shock.

http://spaces.msn.com/members/mechigc
http://thesesensations.blogspot.com
http://devotionanddivision.blogspot.com

[SwampThing]

Final version of "Dashboard" can be heard here...

http://www.modestmousemusic.com/

This song in particular exceeded my expectations. Should be a good album.

Add: IMHO this song exceeds anything he's done with his other projects (including Electronic).
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