‘Look’ Out: Modest Mouse Unveils New Single

Modest Mouse revisits the more chaotic sounds of its pre-major label recordings on new single “Look How Far,” which can be sampled below. It’s the Isaac Brock-led combo’s first new music since the 2021 release of the album The Golden Casket, which debuted at No. 7 on Billboard‘s Top Alternative Albums chart. A new full-length is expected for release this year, but details have yet to be announced.

“I used to sleep in the branches / I used to slither in the grass / I can’t believe how long I’ve wanted to be living in the past,” Brock barks on the new song. “You say you’re related to ancient kings / Oh! And some czars / Why don’t you build a time machine and show them they’ve fallen just so far?”

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“Look How Far” features drumming by former Sleater-Kinney member Janet Weiss and emerges during Modest Mouse’s 30th anniversary year. The group will tour throughout the spring and summer, beginning May 12 in Spokane, Wa., and concluding Sept. 20 at the Shaky Knees festival in Atlanta. Modest Mouse will also play San Francisco’s Outside Lands festival on Aug. 7 and open for My Chemical Romance at Washington, D.C.’s Nationals Park on Aug. 18.

In February, Modest Mouse hosted its first Ice Cream Floats cruise, which sailed from Miami to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, and found the band playing two electric sets (including a complete performance of its 2000 Epic debut The Moon & Antarctica) and an acoustic show. Other performers included Portugal. The Man, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Mannequin Pussy, Built to Spill, FIDLAR, Tropical Fuck Storm, the Brock side project Ugly Casanova, the Black Heart Procession and comedian David Cross.

Here are Modest Mouse’s tour dates:

5/12 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
5/13 – Missoula, MT – The Wilma
5/14 – Bozeman, MT – The Elm
5/15 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Block Party
6/4 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
6/5 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
6/6 – Allentown, PA – Archer Music Hall
6/7 – Virginia Beach, VA – Virginia Beach Dome
6/9 – Wilmington, NC – Greenfield Lake Amp
6/10 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall
6/12 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
6/13 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
6/14 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Festival
7/2 – Bellingham, WA – Mt Baker Theatre
7/3 – Vancouver, BC – Orpheum Theatre
7/5 – Calgary, AB – Calgary Stampede
7/7 – Saskatoon, SK – Saskatchewan Jazz Festival
8/4 – Ojai, CA – Libbey Bowl
8/5 – Del Mar, CA – The Sound
8/7 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands Music Festival
8/8 – Jacksonville, OR – Britt Pavilion
8/9 – Portland, OR – Pioneer Courthouse Square
8/12 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
8/13 – Saint Paul, MN – Palace Theater
8/14 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater
8/18 – Washington, DC – Nationals Park ^
8/19 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
8/20 – South Deerfield, MA – Tree House Brewing
8/21 – Shelburne, VT – The Green
8/28 – Palmer, AK – Alaska State Fair
9/20 – Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Festival

^ with My Chemical Romance

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