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Interstate 8
Rock · 1996 · 9 tracks

Interstate 8

Modest Mouse

A gritty, tape-hissed collection of sprawling road songs and garage demos. It captures the anxious, wide-eyed isolation of the 1990s Pacific Northwest.

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It's the sound of being twenty-something and lost on a highway that never seems to end.

A restless, tape-hissed journey through isolation and the American highway system.

Interstate 8 · vs · Modest Mouse
Intense+2.1σ

The vocals lean far further into intense than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
03
Sleepwalking (Couples Only Dance Prom Night)
3:24
04
Tundra / Desert
5:25
05
Edit the Sad Parts
9:34
06
Beach Side Property (live)
8:28
07
Buttons to Push the Buttons (live)
2:25
08
Novocain Stain (live)
3:31
09
Broke (live)
2:58
10
Whenever You Breathe Out, I Breathe In (Positive Negative) (live)
4:24
11
Edit the Sad Parts (live)
7:01
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition in Tundra / Desert where the sleepy acoustic strumming suddenly explodes into a frantic, distorted guitar assault.
The nine-minute sprawl of Edit the Sad Parts where the slide guitar mimics a lonely siren over a repetitive, hypnotic bassline.
The raw, unpolished energy of the live tracks where Isaac Brock's vocals fray at the edges during the climax of Broke.
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