Modest Mouse按照感慨Grunge英年早逝的美國青年的說法，獨立搖滾依然可以在西雅圖一帶撐起門戶，或者Grunge其實根本就沒有達到過以西雅圖為核心的西北地區搖滾的極致。奧林匹亞、華盛頓近一兩年傳遞著一個陌生的名字“Modest Mouse”，炙手可熱。不，它其實算不上搖滾，更像是Ween樂隊的孿生樂隊，一支擁有平常心的紳士樂隊。沒有露骨的憤怒，優美的旋律和漫不經心的嗓音下，Modest Mouse幾乎天真地用嘲諷的話語和深層的處世哲學闡述著非常搖滾的內容。並不是任何人都願意用直白的態度來表明立場，而這正是Modest Mouse的風格。
Modest Mouse本身具有一種天生的親和力，簡單的音樂中融合著其它許多類型的音樂，從Post-Fugazi的Emo-core到Pixies和 Pavement甚至早期的Talking Heads。Pixies的歌曲結構一直是樂隊的主要特點，還有非常少的爆發片段都非常像Pixies，總體聽起來又有些像輕型的Pavement。除去上述較明確的音樂影響外，Modest Mouse本身其實就是一個怪胎，60年代的節奏布魯斯和新浪潮的No Wave之聲竟然會被融合在一起，用管弦樂模式作為內在驅動力，這還不算“猶抱琵琶半遮面”的生澀Solo（其實這也是故意的）。
這種風格在同時期的搖滾樂隊中是極為罕見的，究其原因，Modest Mouse流行/搖滾的獨立姿態並不是刻意追求一貫的DIY精神，音樂細緻富有張力，在足夠的空間感下形式緊湊，表現方法隨意又不失謹慎嚴密。可以說，他們的音樂體現了搖滾的另一種境界，也可以說是一種極端——純粹的唯美主義。任何極端總是有一定的弊端，“不夠搖滾”於是就成為了Modest Mouse最大的缺點（這恐怕還是我一廂情願的主觀臆斷，也可以說是不良習慣）。歷史上不夠“搖滾”卻搖得厲害的樂隊不勝枚舉，Jimi Hendrix、Rush、Pink Floyd、R.E.M.……審美標準的不同的結果在此時就非常明顯了，Modest Mouse的評語中絕對沒有一絲一毫“重量”感，卻穩穩地和Ween一起占據著校園排行榜。
可還是有人會說，“這也算搖滾樂？”
專輯列表/曲目：
This Is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About
April 9, 1996
1. Dramamine
2. Breakthrough
3. Custom Concern
4. Might
5. Lounge
6. Beach Side Property
7. She Ionizes & Atomizes
8. Head South
9. Dog Paddle
10. Novocain Stain
11. Tundra/Desert
12. Ohio
13. Exit Does Not Exist
14. Talking Shit About A Pretty Sunset
15. Make Everyone Happy/Mechanical Birds
16. Space Travel Is Boring
Interstate 8
August 6, 1996
1. Interstate 8
2. All Night Diner
3. sleepwalking (Couples Only Dance Prom Night)
4. Tundra/Desert
5. Edit The Sad Parts
6. Bonus Track
7. Bonus Track
8. Bonus Track
9. Bonus Track
10. Bonus Track
11. Bonus Track
Lonesome Crowded West
November 18, 1997
1. Teeth Like God's Shoeshine
2. Heart Cooks Brain
3. Convenient Parking
4. Lounge (Closing Time)
5. Jesus Christ Was An Only Child
6. Doin' The cockroach
7. Cowboy Dan
8. Trailer Trash
9. Out Of Gas
10. Long Distance Drunk
11. Shit Luck
12. Truckers Atlas
13. Polar Opposites
14. Bankrupt On Selling
15. Styrofoam Boots / It's All Nice On Ice, Alright
Building Nothing Out Of Something
January 18, 2000
1. Never Ending Math Equation
2. Interstate 8
3. Broke
4. Medication
5. Workin' On Leavin' The Livin'
6. All Nite Diner
7. Baby Blue Sedan
8. A Life Of Artic Sounds
9. Sleepwalkin'
10. Grey Ice Water
11. Whenever You Breathe Out, I Breathe In (Positive Negative)
12. Other People's Lives
The Moon & Antarctica
June 13, 2000
1. 3rd Planet
2. Gravity Rides Everything
3. Dark Center Of The Universe
4. Perfect Disguise
5. Tiny Cities Made Of Ashes
6. A Different City
7. The Cold Part
8. Alone Down There
9. The Stars Are Projectors
10. Wild Pack Of Family Dogs
11. Paper Thin Walls
12. I Came As A Rat
13. Lives
14. Life Like Weeds
15. What People Are Made Of
Sad Sappy Sucker
April 24, 2001
1. Worms Vs. Birds
2. Four Fingered Fisherman
3. Untitled
4. Wagon Ride Return
5. From Point A To Point B
6. Path Of Least Resistance
7. It Always Rains On A Picnic
8. Dukes Up
9. Think Long
10. Every Penny Fed Car
11. Mice Eat Cheese
12. Race Car grin You Ain't No Landmark
13. Red Hand Case
14. Secret Agent X-9
15. Blue Cadet -3, Do You Connect?
16. Call To Dial A Song
17. 5-4-3-2-1 Lips Off
18. Woodgrain
19. BMX Crash
20. Sucker Betru
Good News For People Who Love Bad News
April 6, 2004
1. Horn Intro
2. The World At Large
3. Float On
4. Ocean Breathes Salty
5. Dig Your Grave
6. Bury Me With It
7. Dance Hall
8. Bukowski
9. This Devil's Workday
10. The View
11. Satin In A Coffin
12. Interlude (Milo)
13. Blame It On The Tetons
14. Black Cadillacs
15. One Chance
16. The Good Times Are Killing Me
Baron Von Bull**** Rides Again (live)
2004
1. 3rd Planet
2. Never Ending Math Equation
3. Wild Packs Of Family Dogs
4. Broke
5. Paper Thin Walls
6. I Came As A Rat
7. Doin' The Cockroach
8. Bankrupt On Selling
9. Interstate 8
10. The Good Times Are Killing Me
來自華盛頓州Modest Mouse樂風從90年代初期的低傳真吉他搖滾，逐漸蛻變為以吉他搖滾風格為骨幹，延伸多樣樂風，從龐克、草根民謠、新浪潮放克到迷幻搖滾，樹立了獨特音樂標誌的優秀搖滾隊伍。
