In the debate of which Modest Mouse album is the best album, there is only one correct answer: The Lonesome Crowded West. Sorry, this is a scientific fact. The 1997 ...

Modest Mouse might not be back at it again, but on Tuesday the band reissued its classically iconic indie sound with the re-release of the 1997 album “The Lonesome Crowded West” on vinyl. Last week, ...

Indie rock band Modest Mouse is scheduled to perform at the 2026 Alaska State Fair, the fair announced Tuesday. Formed in Issaquah, Washington, and now based in Portland, Oregon, Modest Mouse hit the ...

Modest Mouse were out on the road over the summer and fall supporting their first album in six years, this year’s The Golden Casket, but for their most recent show, they took it way back to their ...

Modest Mouse will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their 1997 classic, The Lonesome Crowded West, with a North American tour this fall. Not only will Modest Mouse play the album in its entirety for ...

At Radio 1190, we love spinning our favorite music, new and old. This week, I’ll be looking back at an album DJs spin constantly: “The Lonesome Crowded West” by Modest Mouse. Released in 1997, Modest ...

Countless indie darlings have made the jump from cred-laden buzz band to major label fixture. Just ask R.E.M., The Replacements, and Sonic Youth. A whole new generation of underground acts made the ...