Modest Mouse: Good News for People Who Love Bad News

It's always heartwarming--and earwarming--when a band just keeps getting better. I had a long obsession with their previous album, "The Moon and Antarctica" (yeah), then got burnt out. "Good News" brought me back.

If you get into them too, I wouldn't bother digging into their back catalog.

Check their redesigned website, featuring a hummingbird in sync with the backing vocals and, and in their new store, the totally unnecessary Modest Mouse medical ID bracelet.

Clips from all the songs on "Good News" are available at their label's official band site.