Stream Modest Mouse’s ‘Strangers to Ourselves’

After eight years of waiting and an extra two weeks due to some unforeseen circumstances, Modest Mouse’s highly anticipated new album, Strangers to Ourselves is out and ready for fans to listen to, in full.

Check out the complete stream of the album below, directly from Spotify.

Before the release of the 15-track record, the band had release several songs including lead single “Lampshades on Fire,” “Coyotes,” “The Best Room,” “The Ground Walks, With Time in a Box,” and closing track, “Of Course We Know.”

During a recent interview with hmv, frontman Isaac Brock revealed that the band already had another album in the works; a companion record to Strangers to Ourselves.

“I’m pretty far along with the next one as it is. I went in to making this one with two records in mind,” Brock explained. “It’ll be released as quickly as it’s legally allowed to be. It’s a partner to [Strangers to Ourselves].”

But that interview isn’t even the first time Brock has made reference to another record from the Washington state band.

When talking to Relix about the impending record, he said that the “next record will come out sooner” and that “we have a bunch of songs and we’ll probably rework them. They are good—they’re just not finished. We might put out something really strange next.”

Reassurance for those who had to wait so long for the follow-up to 2007’s We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank.

Modest Mouse Release Fifth Song from New Album

Modest Mouse’s new album is so close to being released that fans who have waited eight years for the new material can almost taste it.

Considering the new album was supposed to be released today (it was pushed back until the 17th for some unknown reason), the band decided to treat their fans with a brand new song from Strangers to Ourselves.

The newly released track is titled “Of Course We Know” which happens to be the closing track on the record.

Check out the song below which joins previously released track, “Lampshades on Fire,” “Coyotes,” “The Best Room,” and “The Ground Walks, With Time in a Box.”

New music isn’t the only good news Modest Mouse has revealed. The band will be heading out on tour beginning on Saturday (March 7) making an appearance at Tampa’s Gasparilla Music Festival. The tour appears to be a combination of some solo tour dates as well as a slew of upcoming festival both in the United States and in Europe.

The current itinerary can be found below.

MODEST MOUSE TOUR DATES:

March 7 – Tampa, FL @ Gasparilla Music Festival
March 9 – Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre
March 10 – Chattanooga, TN @ Track 29
March 12 – Charleston, SC @ North Charleston PAC
March 13 – Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
March 18 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
March 19 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
April 17 – Buffalo, NY @ Asbury Hall at Babeville
April 19 – Ithaca, NY @ Barton Hall at Cornell University
April 20 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
April 22 – Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
April 24 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
April 25 – Frisco, TX @ Edge Fest
May 23 – Chelan, WA @ Sasquatch Music Festival
June 19 – Dover, DE @ Firefly Festival
June 26 – Odense, Denmark @ Tinderbox Festival
June 1 – Gdynia, Poland @ Open’er Festival
July 5 – Birmingham, England @ The Institute
July 7 – Manchester, England @ The Ritz
July 8 – Leeds, England @ O2 Academy Leeds
July 9 – Newcastle, England @ 02 Academy Newcastle
July 12 – Perth, Scotland @ T in the Park
July 19 – Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival
July 22 – Brooklyn, NY @ Prospect Park Bandshell
July 23 – Boston, MA @ Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
July 25 – Oro-Medonte, Ontario @ HomeAway Music and Arts Festival

“The Ground Walks” in Modest Mouse’s New Song

If you are one of the many Modest Mouse fans that were bummed when the band announced they would be pushing back the release of their new album by two weeks, then don’t be because they have just released another new song from Strangers to Ourselves.

In today’s edition of “new tracks,” the group have released a new song titled “The Ground Walks, With Time in a Box” which can be heard below. Spoiler, it doesn’t sound anything like the other tracks that have previously been released and we kind of want to blast this song in our car.

“The Ground Walks, With Time in a Box” is the fourth track that has been released from the Washington state band’s sixth studio album. “Lampshades on Fire,” “Coyotes,” and “The Best Room” join the new song on the record due out on March 17 instead of its original release date of March 3.

If you haven’t seen it yet, you can check out the full track list for the new album below and keep in mind they will be performing on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on March 17.

STRANGERS TO OURSELVES TRACKLIST:

1. “Strangers to Ourselves”
2. “Lampshades on Fire”
3. “Shit in Your Cut”
4. “Pistol (A. Cunanan, Miami, FL. 1996)”
5. “Ansel”
6. “The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box”
7. “Coyotes”
8. “Pups to Dust”
9. “Sugar Boats”
10. “Wicked Campaign”
11. “Be Brave”
12. “God is an Indian and You’re an Asshole”
13. “The Tortoise and the Tourist”
14. “The Best Room”
15. “Of Course We Know”

Modest Mouse Reschedule Album Release Date, Drop New Song

Modest Mouse fans, rejoice!

The band have released another new song from their highly anticipated new album, Strangers to Ourselves.

But with the good news, the band sadly had to reveal some bad news about the album. Instead of being released in early March, like they had previously announced, the new album’s released date has now been pushed back two weeks.

Instead of being released on March 3, Strangers to Ourselves will now be released on March 17 through epic records. Considering some fans have been waiting eight years for a new album, what’s another two weeks, right? Plus, that will also be the day they are scheduled to perform on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

To soften the blow of the news, the indie band have released their third single from the upcoming new record, a song titled “The Best Song” which can be heard below. Previously, they debuted lead single “Lampshade on Fire” on the radio and released their second single, “Coyotes” with a cute video of a coyote riding a train.

STRANGERS TO OURSELVES TRACKLIST:

1. “Strangers to Ourselves”
2. “Lampshades on Fire”
3. “Shit in Your Cut”
4. “Pistol (A. Cunanan, Miami, FL. 1996)”
5. “Ansel”
6. “The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box”
7. “Coyotes”
8. “Pups to Dust”
9. “Sugar Boats”
10. “Wicked Campaign”
11. “Be Brave”
12. “God is an Indian and You’re an Asshole”
13. “The Tortoise and the Tourist”
14. “The Best Room”
15. “Of Course We Know”

Modest Mouse Release Lead Single, New Album Name

Big announcements from Modest Mouse invaded this past weekend and to think, it all began with the confirmation of a new song/ new album.

During the weekend, the indie band revealed that their new album would be titled, Strangers to Ourselves, and like it was promised, today we got the lead single from the album, “Lampshades on Fire.”

“Lampshades on Fire” is the band’s first new song since their last album, 2007’s We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank.

Check out the official stream of the single here.

Rumors of the new music and a release date of Spring 2015 began when the band’s management began contacting several members of the Modest Mouse fan community requesting their postal information so that “packages” could be sent to them.

The packages that were sent ended up containing test pressings of “Lampshades on Fire.” For those who had been keeping a close eye on the band’s Instagram page, the pressings would be exact duplicates of the image on the band’s social media site. The package also contained a note from the band which would give fans the news they’ve been waiting seven almost eight years for; official album titled and a release date.

So much information for a short note from the group.

Check out the image of the official pressing received by fans as well as the note from the band.

So sick!! Thanks @modestmouseband!! Can't wait #marchthird #strangerstoourselves pic.twitter.com/e0x9cY43kt

— Modest Mouse Lyrics (@ModestMouse123) December 14, 2014

Strangers to Ourselves will be released on March 3, 2015 through Epic Records. “Lampshades of Fire” will be available for purchase beginning tomorrow, Dec. 16.