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Modest Mouse - the Lonesome Crowded West

When I first moved to Chicago (from the suburbs) I was working in the cafe of a Borders Book Store. See, people in the cafe make just as much as the book people, but they also get tips. Generally the tips aren't that much, but every little bit helps. (working around food when you're broke is always a plus too.) While working there I was introduced to Modest Mouse by a fellow employee named Ben. Ben only worked there for 4 or 5 months, but in that time we exchanged a lot of musical knowledge. This was in late 1998. Modest Mouse became a big obsession of mine for the next three years. The Lonesome Crowded West is a 74 minute masterpiece, with songs ranging from the slow, dark western-tinged crawls (Long Distance Drunk, Polar Opposites) To the quick, punky anthems (Convenient Parking, Shit Luck). This is the type of album most bands wish they could create.