Modest Mouse - Dashboard

Well, I hope everyone had a wacky new years. I know I did (See also: The only sober person in a room full of definitively unsober people.) But hey, who cares about my poorly executed New Years plans, because, at the stroke of midnight last night, a Seattle radio station kicked off the new year by giving listeners (See also: nerds sitting at home with audio recording devices) their first taste of "We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank," Modest Mouse's forthcoming highly anticipated collaboration with former Smith's guitarist Johnny Marr. And that taste was "Dashboard," Brock, Marr and co.'s latest single.

So yes, as previously mentioned, God bless the internet, as within minutes of the song's airing, dozens of recordings began to circulate. You will find one such version below. Be warned, the sound quality of this rip does leave something to be desired. But hey, it's new Modest Mouse, so how could I not post it...

Modest Mouse - Dashboard


Now, I encourage each and everyone of you to give this one a listen for yourselves, but I can't help but quickly interject my honest opinion about this latest single here. And, unfortunately, that opinion ain't too positive. The song, to me, sounds like a rehash of the worst and most forgettable elements of 2004's "Good News For People Who Love Bad News." That is, the substance and intensity of Brock's songwriting has been forfetted for catchy melodies. But hey, it is a single.

I'm going to continue to play the cautious optimist here, and hope that "We Were Dead," whenever it might find it's way onto the old internet, turns out to be one of the best listens of 2007. Lord knows Modest Mouse (See also: The most innovative and talented rock band of the last decade) has it in them.