Modest MouseIsaac Brock

Formed Modest Mouse: 1993

Born July 9, 1975 in Issaquah Washington

Dropped out of High school

Practiced in a shed by his mothers trailer

Influences

Core Members: Isaac Brock(vocals/leadguitar), Jerimiah Green(drums), and Eric Judy(bass)

1996

Up Records – Indie/rock

Lyrics point to God, booze, and loneliness

1996 - This is a Long Drive with Someone with Nothing to Think About

1996 - The Lonesome Crowded West

Trailer Trash - 1996

Lyrics

1999

Signing with “Epic”

Fans called “sell outs”

Rape accusation – Found innocent

The Moon and Antarctica - Paper thin walls Lyrics

Ugly Casanova

Mentally unstable Edgar Graham (Ugly Casanova)

Barnacles

Tried resurfacing Edgar Graham

2003-2004

Good News for People Who Love Bad News

Popularity Rises

Float on Lyrics

2005-2009

2005 – Nominated for a pair of Grammy awards.

Recruited Johnny Marr

2007 – We were dead before the ship even sank Dashboard

2009 – No one’s first and you’re next

Resources

Book – Modest Mouse A Pretty Good Read

Rolling stone

http://altmusic.about.com/od/artists/a/modestmouse.htm

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/m/modest+mouse/biography.html