Modest Mouse's Isaac Brock on the Ice Cream Floats Cruise and Three Decades of Music
By
Abby Jones
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Summary
Isaac Brock and Modest Mouse recently hosted the inaugural Ice Cream Floats festival cruise, performing three sets over four days between Miami and the Dominican Republic. Brock initially wanted to route the cruise from Seattle to Alaska to match the band's Pacific Northwest aesthetic but relented to avoid disrupting northern nature preserves with their "dumb rock music." The article reflects on the band's three-decade career since their debut album and two decades since "Float On."
Key quotes
· 3 pulledIsaac Brock brought about 2,400 of his disciples aboard the inaugural Ice Cream Floats
he only acquiesced to tropical waters so that their 'dumb rock music' wouldn't disrupt northern nature preserves
Three decades since Modest Mouse's debut album and two since 'Float On'
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