Good News for People Who Love Bad News — Modest Mouse

A manic-depressive carnival ride that finds unexpected joy in the inevitability of the end.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks

Horn Intro

0:10

The World at Large

4:33

Float On

3:28

Ocean Breathes Salty

3:49

Dig Your Grave

0:13

Bury Me With It

3:50

Dance Hall

2:57

Bukowski

4:15

This Devil’s Workday

2:19

The View

4:13

Satin in a Coffin

2:35

Interlude (Milo)

0:59

Blame It on the Tetons

5:25

Black Cadillacs

2:43

One Chance

3:04

The Good Times Are Killing Me

4:17

Moments Worth Listening For

the seamless transition from the drifting melancholy of The World at Large into the propulsive optimism of Float On

the abrasive, shouting energy of Dance Hall suddenly giving way to the dark, banjo-driven cynicism of Bukowski

the Dirty Dozen Brass Band's mournful horns turning This Devil's Workday into a swampy, theatrical nightmare

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