Modest Mouse's Eighth Album "An Eraser and a Maze" Reflects on Loss and New Beginnings
Looks the part, but the middle's still raw. Chew with caution.
Summary
Modest Mouse's eighth album, "An Eraser and a Maze," serves as an end, a beginning, and a continuation across 15 tracks. The album is deeply influenced by the death of drummer Jeremiah Green, who passed away from cancer on the last day of 2022. The song "Third Side of the Moon" is highlighted as a bittersweet standout, with frontman Isaac Brock reflecting on loss over throbbing bass and snarling guitar.
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The end and the beginning collide spectacularly on 'Third Side of the Moon,' one of the most bittersweet and beautiful songs in the band's three decades.
Shortly after a cancer diagnosis, drummer Jeremiah Green died on the last day of 2022; over throbbing bass and snarling guitar, the famously energetic Isaac Brock wonders why he couldn't pay more attention to
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