Modest Mouse deals with death and breathes life into a new album that 'actually is ours'
Key takeaways
- Isaac Brock doesn’t care to reminisce.
- “I barely have a memory,” he jokes. “That’s actually one of the things that my friends and family compliment me on, which is I don’t f—ing do a lot of looking back in that way.”
- He’s just bracingly honest and notoriously wobbly when asked to verbalize the significance of everything and anything — from his poetically dense lyricism to the whole of his revered music career.
Modest Mouse (Ben Moon) By Rachel Brodsky June 9, 2026 11:48 AM PT 9 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X Linked In Threads Reddit Whats App Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.
Isaac Brock doesn’t care to reminisce. As fans celebrate the arrival of Modest Mouse’s eighth studio album, “An Eraser and a Maze,” as well as the 30th anniversary of the band’s 1996 debut album, “This Is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About,” the mercurial frontman hits a mental wall when asked to consider what three-plus decades of Modest Mouse has meant to him. “I don’t have an answer,” he admits with a sense of finality. “Sorry.”
“I barely have a memory,” he jokes. “That’s actually one of the things that my friends and family compliment me on, which is I don’t f—ing do a lot of looking back in that way.”