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We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
Rock · 2007 · 14 tracks

We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank

Modest Mouse

Dense, nautically-themed indie rock where jagged guitars meet polished production. A manic, seafaring exploration of mortality and restless energy.

March 20, 2007 · Epic

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A frantic, nautically-obsessed celebration of existential dread and restless movement.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
March Into the Sea
3:31
02
Dashboard
4:06
03
Fire It Up
4:35
04
Florida
2:58
05
Parting of the Sensory
5:34
06
Missed the Boat
4:25
07
We’ve Got Everything
3:40
08
Fly Trapped in a Jar
4:29
09
Education
3:56
10
Little Motel
4:44
11
Steam Engenius
4:26
12
Spitting Venom
8:27
13
People as Places as People
3:42
14
Invisible
4:00
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive transition in Parting of the Sensory where the folk-stomp mutates into a frantic, shouting orchestral climax.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank sound next to the rest of Modest Mouse's catalogue?

Ocean+4.0σ

Ocean saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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