We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank

by Modest Mouse

We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank cover art

Featuring Johnny Marr of The Smiths on guitar, this album adds a nautical theme to Modest Mouse's quirky indie rock. While more polished than their early work, it retains Isaac Brock's manic vocals and sea-shanty rhythms. It debuted at number one, cementing their mainstream success.

Genres

  • Indie Rock
  • Post-Punk Revival

Tracklist

  1. March Into the Sea
  2. Dashboard
  3. Fire It Up
  4. Florida
  5. Parting of the Sensory
  6. Missed the Boat
  7. We've Got Everything
  8. Fly Trapped In a Jar
  9. Education
  10. Little Motel
  11. Steam Engenius
  12. Spitting Venom
  13. People As Places As People
  14. Invisible