it's modest mouse time again!!!

Forthcoming release (We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank)

The band had planned a string of shows on the West Coast of the United States in August of 2006, but a recent update on Epic Records' Modest Mouse site states that the shows will be postponed due to the band working on recording their new album, entitled We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank. The new album was recorded in Mississippi and is being produced by Dennis Herring, who also produced Good News for People Who Love Bad News.

As of June 26, 2006, the band has finished its recording in Oxford, Mississippi at Sweet Tea Recording Studio with producer Dennis Herring and has returned to Portland, Oregon to finish overdubs and mixing. Johnny Marr is a confirmed member of the band, co-writing songs for the new album with Isaac Brock. According to Brock himself, Marr is now "a full blown member of the band," and he will tour with the band in the near future. Brock appears excited about the album, describing it as a "nautical balalaika carnival romp".

In a recent interview, Isaac Brock has mentioned two song titles, "We've Got Everything" and "Steaming Genius," the latter of which is about a "robot messiah." [The album, which was due December 19, 2006, has been postponed until "early next year", according the official website.