The Moon & Antarctica

by Modest Mouse

The Moon & Antarctica cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: June 13, 2000
  • Label: Epic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 58:38
  • Community rating: 4.15/5 from 23 ratings

Artists on this release: Eric Judy, Isaac Brock, Jeremiah Green

Album Notes & Community Reviews

As Modest Mouse's major-label debut, 'The Moon & Antarctica' utilizes an expanded sonic palette and the atmospheric production of Brian Deck to create a sound more polished and textured than their previous work. Frontman Isaac Brock's songwriting is deeply introspective, exploring metaphysical themes of mortality, the afterlife, and existential dread with a peculiar and resonant lyrical style. The album integrates the band's characteristic rhythmic unease with a newfound sonic depth, marking a significant and widely acclaimed evolution that balances its cold, desolate mood with complex instrumentation.

Genres

Descriptors: experimental, space, existential, sprawling, lo-fi

Tracklist

  1. 3rd Planet (03:58)
  2. Gravity Rides Everything (04:19)
  3. Dark Center Of The Universe (05:02)
  4. Perfect Disguise (02:32)
  5. Tiny Cities Made Of Ashes (03:14)
  6. A Different City (02:54)
  7. The Cold Part (05:00)
  8. Alone Down There (02:21)
  9. The Stars Are Projectors (08:45)
  10. Wild Packs of Family Dogs (01:44)
  11. Paper Thin Walls (03:01)
  12. I Came As a Rat (03:47)
  13. Lives (03:17)
  14. Life Like Weeds (06:30)
  15. What People Are Made Of (02:14)

Credits

  • Isaac Brock - guitar, vocals, lyrics, music, photography by
  • Jeremiah Green - drums, music, photography by
  • Eric Judy - bass, music, photography by
  • Ben Blankenship - guitar, keyboards, banjo, lap steel guitar
  • Brian Deck - producer, mixed by, keyboards, drum programming
  • Ben Massarella - percussion
  • Greg Ratajczak - producer [assistant], mixed by [assistant], guitar
  • Tyler Reilly - violin
  • Tim Rutili - background vocals
  • Chiyoko Yoshida - background vocals
  • Jeff Kennedy - lap steel guitar
  • Mary Maurer - art direction, illustration [photo illustration]
  • Kevo Sassouni - design [additional design]
  • Babok Radboy - illustration [cover illustration]
  • Bob Ludwig - mastered by
  • Simon Labalestier - photography by, photography by [cover]

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