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This Is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About
Rock · 1996 · 17 tracks

This Is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About

Modest Mouse

Seventy-four minutes of sprawling, travel-obsessed indie rock. Jagged guitars and anxious vocals capture the isolation of the American interstate system.

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The ultimate soundtrack for when you're driving through the middle of nowhere and starting to lose your mind a little bit.

A restless, wide-eyed anxiety that finds beauty in the bleakness of the American landscape.

This Is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About · vs · Modest Mouse
Travel Journey+1.9σ

The writing leans notably further into travel journey than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 17 Tracks
01
Dramamine
5:42
02
Breakthrough
4:07
03
Custom Concern
4:28
04
Might
1:31
05
Lounge
6:33
06
Beach Side Property
6:59
07
She Ionizes and Atomizes
4:21
08
Head South
4:22
09
Dog Paddle
2:03
10
Novocain Stain
3:43
12
Ohio
6:02
13
Exit Does Not Exist
4:58
14
Talking Shit About a Pretty Sunset
5:50
15
Make Everyone Happy / Mechanical Birds
6:04
16
Space Travel Is Boring
1:54
17
Edit the Sad Parts
7:04
18
A Manic Depressive Named Laughing Boy
5:07
Moments Worth Waiting For
The hypnotic, circular guitar riff of Dramamine that feels like the onset of motion sickness.
The explosive transition in Lounge where the tempo collapses into a weeping violin and cello coda.
The frantic, intentionally sloppy percussion on Dog Paddle that mimics the panic of treading water.
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