What is it about the new Modest Mouse albums that are so lame? There's no flare, there's no soul and emotion. You have Good News that sounds like a Man Man album, and then Dead Before The Ship which is the worst thing they've ever done. The singles on that LP remind me of The Killers tracks.
Building Nothing takes the listener back to the rootsy early years. Back to the twangy country sound, back when you could actually hear Isaac Brock's lisp. Though it's really more of just a collection of old tracks than an LP, these are some great songs, definitely the tightest tracks since Lonesome Crowded West and The Fruit That Ate Itself.
Opener Never Ending Math Equation supports that low wobbly bassline they're know for as well as turn table scratches reminiscent of Heart Cooks Brain. Broke is my favorite. One of their most emotional sounds. There's also a reference to the Lady In The Radiator song from the film Eraser Head in Workin' On Leavin' The Livin'. (Pretty sure the Pixies did it first)
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