What is the best Modest Mouse album?

Modest Mouse built one of indie rock's most distinctive catalogs, from desolate Pacific Northwest road trips to alt-rock radio breakthroughs. Which album do you consider their best?

1

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

Modest Mouse's sprawling 1996 debut, a desolate and hypnotic indie rock road trip across the American West.

2

The Lonesome Crowded West

The 1997 album sharpening their jagged indie rock with sardonic wit and frenzied energy.

3

The Moon & Antarctica

The celebrated 2000 masterpiece, an ambitious concept album about death and the cosmos widely considered their best.

4

Good News for People Who Love Bad News

The 2004 breakthrough album featuring Float On, bringing Modest Mouse to mainstream radio success.

5

We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank

The 2007 No. 1 album featuring Johnny Marr, expanding the sound with folk, prog, and even big band elements.

6

Strangers to Ourselves

The 2015 return after an eight-year gap, psychedelic and restless, wrestling with modern alienation.

7

The Golden Casket

The 2021 album blending synths, guitars, and Isaac Brock's anxious absurdism in a polished mid-career statement.