The institution that is Modest Mouse has released another song from its forthcoming new album in the form of the quiet gut-punch Third Side of the Moon. The track has been a highlight of the band’s live show since it was first introduced two years ago. Frontman Isaac Brock’s vivid lyrical style is the anchor, its poignant minimalism centring on the oversight of small details: “I can’t remember if your eyes were green or brown or red/‘cause you always spoke in a whisper and I ain’t so good at listening.”
Third Side of the Moon will appear on An Eraser And A Maze, the band’s first new album in five years and debut on Glacial Pace Recordings/Virgin Music Group. It will be released on June 5 and was produced by Brock with additional production by Jacknife Lee (REM, U2), Suzy Shinn (Weezer), and Justin Raisen (Charli xcx, Kim Gordon, Lil Yachty).
