Not completely unsurprisingly, Modest Mouse has unveiled a new single today called “Poison the Well.” The song was teased last month via cryptic puzzles mailed out the fans that spelled the song’s title. The single is a fuzz-filled stomper that flies by quickly at only two and a half minutes. No word on whether a forthcoming album is on its way but there will be a second song, the second half of a 7” on triangular mint green vinyl including “Poison the Well” due out for Record Store Day on April 13.
It was recently announced that the Issaquah-born and currently Portland-based band would join The Black Keys on an extensive U.S. arena tour in September. They’ll play the Tacoma Dome on Saturday, November 23 with Shannon and the Clams. Modest Mouse’s last record was 2015’s Strangers to Ourselves.
Listen to “Poison the Well” below.
The two bands will play the Tacoma Dome on Saturday, November 23
As a born and bred Northwesterner, seeing a dual lineup of my teenage (and adult) favorites Modest Mouse and Built To Spill play at the fair I went to every single year from the time I was a child until I was a pre-teen, the Puyallup Fair (I'm sorry, but it will never be the Washington State Fair t…
For longtime followers of the band, it's a little strange that Modest Mouse has now spent more time as a big-name ticket than a scrappy indie rock band from Issaquah, but in retrospect, the band's current status goes along with Modest Mouse's singular trajectory. Although many would label them with…
