The Moon & Antarctica

This album has been added to 4 private lists and 5 public lists:

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  2000

  James

  A big-sky existential rock record that makes loneliness feel cosmic. Isaac Brock’s anxious poetry drifts through wiry guitars, spacey production, and sudden explosions of rhythm, capturing the strange awe of being small in an enormous universe. It turned Modest Mouse from cult indie heroes into one of the era’s most visionary bands, trapped in the two most remote places man has set foot.

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  The Music Slut Committee

  Steve

  "My roommate freshman year introduced me to a lot of indie music and I really have to thank him because he lead me to explore music more than just the classic rock and their deep cuts. I was introduced to LCD Soundsystem, Kid Cudi, modest mouse to name a few.

  I never heard anything like modest mouse before, I literally couldn’t believe my ears. A whole new world of music and approach, also something that people my age actually listened to (girls love modest mill use for some reason, but not king crimson???)

  The album is close to my heart because of that. New fun experiences and new perspectives.

  I love the aggression, even on the slower songs. This is the first time that I heard obvious mocking of God in music (along with their other albums). It was very rebellious and thought provoking. I have grown to like the 2 albums after more since they’re more controlled and polished, but have the same intensity and lyricism, but this started it for me." - Nick

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  Hello

  John

  I think this one was a Christmas gift because it was known that I liked Modest Mouse, I was completely unaware of this release but I ended up liking it of course

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  Branching Out Musically February 2026

  Doug
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  Favorite Albums of All Time

  Harrison VanDolah