Review: Modest Mouse's 'An Eraser And a Maze' — A Messy, Enjoyable Return from Isaac Brock
By
Jon Dolan
Sesame, salt, and substance. A flagship bake.
Summary
Modest Mouse's new album 'An Eraser And a Maze' is reviewed as a messy but enjoyable return, with Isaac Brock reflecting on life's meaning and existential weight. The album, their first since 2021's The Golden Casket, features rambling, shambling songs that balance open-mindedness with a sense of trippy, fine contentment. The review highlights the elegiac track "Remember Yourself" as a standout.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledTry to maintain an open mind/But if things aren't working, don't you waste your time/Yeah, it can be trippy, and it can be fine.
At once open-minded, trippy, and more or less fine
the man behind one of alt-rock's long-running success stories taking stock in the meaning of life and the weight of existence
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