팽팽한 긴장감, 섬뜩한 뒤틀림으로 꽉 찬 록 사운드, 음악적으로 대중적으로 가장 성공적인 커리어를 쌓아가고 있는 독보적 밴드 MODEST MOUSE의 신작 국내 발매 첫 싱글 “DASHBOARD”는 전작의 성공을 주도했던 넘버원 모던록 트랙 “FLOAT ON”의 연장선 상에 있는 작품으로 팝 멜로디를 기반으로 한 이들의 흥겨운 록 사운드를 만날 수 있는 작품. 앨범을 꽉 채우고 있는 14곡의 사운드는 롤링스톤, 올뮤직가이드, 피치포크미디어 등으로부터 만장일치의 극찬을 얻었던 앨범 “GOOD NEWS FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE BAD NEWS”보다 더욱 대중 친화적이며 음악적으로도 이들을 한 단계 더 격상시켜 줄 역대 최고의 작품이 될 것이다. 전설의 밴드 스미스의 기타리스트 자니 마의 가세는 대단히 성공적이다. 이것으로 MODEST MOUSE는 21세기 록의 모범사례 혹은 거물밴드로 일보 전진하게 될 것이다. .... ....
If food do you please And you suck all the seasoning off Suck it off
Well, treat me like disease Like the rats and the fleas Aha ha! Aha ha!
Bang your head like a gong 'Cause it's filled with all wrong Aha ha! Clang, clang, clang!
If you think you know enough to know you know we've had enough And if you think you don't, you probably will
Our tails wagged and then fell off But we just turned back, marched into the sea
Well, treat me like the sea Oh-so salty and mean Aha ha! Oh, ha ha!
Well, treat me like disease Like the rats and the fleas Aha ha! Ha!
I'll be beating my heart's record for speeding I'll be beating the record for heart skipping
Oh, the doggone tails; well, they fell off But we just turned back, marched into the sea Well, we just turned around, marched into the sea
Take all that you need Let my saxophone free Till it's gone, till it's gone
Well, this coffee you bleed Like the leaves of a tree Aha ha! Aha ha!
Let's shake hands if you want But you - both hands are gone! Oh, haha! Haha!
Well, treat me like the sea I'm so salty and mean Aha ha Oh, treat me like the sea Oh-so salty and mean Aha ha
Well, treat me like the leaves Like the rats and the fleas Bang your head like a gong 'Cause you called it all wrong Move your tune Clang, clang Clang, clang Clang, clang Clang, clang!
Cut me down like the trees Like the lumber or weeds Drag me out of the sea And then teach me to breathe Give me forests half dead I wish death on myself Give me forests so dead I wish death on myself Aha ha! Aha! Aha! Aha! Aha!
Well, we all saw the rat Take a happy encore For the phone speaks we all And the running bulls Aha ha! March on! March on! March on! March on! Well, march on!
Well it would've been could've been Worse than you would ever know Oh the dashboard melted But we still have the radio Oh it should've been could've been Worse than you would ever know Well you told me about nowhere Well it sounds like someplace I'd like to go Oh it could've been should've been Worse than you would ever know Well the windshield was broken But I love the fresh air y'know The dashboard melted but we still have the radio Oh it would've been could've been Worse than you would ever know The dashboard melted but we still have the radio Oh we talked about nothing Which was more than I wanted you to know Now here we go
Oh it would've been could've been Worse than it had even gone Well the car was on blocks But I was already where I want It was impossible we ran it good we ran it good Why should we ever even Ever really even get to know It was impossible we ran it good we ran it good Oh if the world don't like us It'll shake us just like we were a cold Now here we go Well we scheme and we scheme but we always blow it We've yet to crash but we still might as well tow it Standing at a light switch to each east and west horizon Every dawn you're surprising And the evening was consoling Saying See it wasn't quite as bad as Well it would've been could've been Worse than you would ever know I was patiently erasing and recording the wrong episodes After you had proved my point wrong It wasn't like I'd let it go
I just wanted to catch the last laugh of this show
Yeah it would've been could've been Worse than you would ever know Oh the dashboard melte but we still have the radio The dashboard melted but we ran it good we ran it good Hard wired to concieve so much we'd have to stow it Even needs have needs tiny giants made of tinier giants Don't wear eyelids so I don't miss the last laugh of this show The dashboard melted but we still have the radio Oh we could've been should've been Worse than you would ever know The dashboard melted but we still have the radio Well you told me about nowhere Well it sounds like someplace I'd like to go Now here we go Well we scheme and we scheme but we always blow it We've yet to crash but we still might as well tow it Standing at a light switch to each east and west horizon Every dawn you're surprising And the evening was consoling Saying See it wasn't quite as bad as Oh it would've been could've been Worse than you would ever know
Fire it up, fire it up When we finally turn it over Make a beeline towards the boat or Have a drink, you've had enough
Fire it up, fire it up If you need some conversation Bring a magazine to read around Our broke down transportation
Fire it up Is there enough? Is there enough? Is there enough?
Fire it up, fire it up When we fine the perfect water We'll hang out on the shore Just long enough to leave our clothes there
Fine enough, fine enough Oh, we ate all of the oranges Off the navels of our lovers Grabbed a book and read the cover
It honestly was beautifully done Like trying to hide the daylight from the sun But even if we had been sure enough, it's true, we really didn't know Even if we knew which way to head, but, still, we probably wouldn't go
Fire it up, fire it up We pushed off, we're rolling boulders Crashing down the mirrored stairways To a blast basement canaries
Fire it up, fire it up When we fix the carburetor Then we'll push off once again In an hour or so later
It honestly was beautifully bold Like trying to save an ice cube from the cold But even if we had been sure enough, it's true, we really didn't know Even if we knew which way to head, but, still, we probably wouldn't go
Well we always Well we always Had it all Had it all Had it all Well we always Well we always Had it all Had it all Had it all Well we always Well we always Had it all Had it all Had it all
Although we often wondered It was no thing of wonder The shit that flew from our minds Grass stains and fresh fruit Reminds our shoes of horse glue On this ridiculous climb With great tall vision We built ourselves a mission To ride out motives decide Oh, with vague description Of what we have been missing So why would anyone try?
It was always worth it That's the part I seem to hide And the busy ant empire Put all your clothes inside
I wasn't always cargo
I guess I'll pack up my mind It took so much effort Not to make an effort Oh, what a flawless design
It was always worth it That's the part I seem to hide And the busy ant empire Put all your clothes inside
Even as I left Florida (Yee-ha)
It was always worth it That's the part I seem to hide And the busy ant empire Put all your clothes inside
Even as I left Florida Far enough, far enough Wasn't far enough
Couldn't quite seem to escape myself Far enough, far enough Far from Florida We were all drowning in cruise control Far enough, far enough Wasn't far enough
I stood on my heart supports thinkin' 'Oh my God, I'll probably have to carry this whole load.' I couldn't remember if I tried I couldn't remember if I took my brain out, threw it so directly at the goal I couldn't remember if I, I could have my mind erased And still not know exactly what I don't already know
There's no work in walking in to fuel the talk I would grab my shoes, and then away I'd walk Through all the stubborn beauty I start at the dawn Until the sun had fully stopped Never walking away from Just a way to pull apart Dehydrate back into minerals A life-long walk to the same exact spot
Carbon's anniversary The parting of the sensory Old, old mystery The parting of the sensory
Who the hell made you the boss? We placed our chips in all the right spots But still lost Any shit head who had ever walked Could take the ship and do a much finer job This fit like clothes made out of wasps Aw, fuck it, I guess I lost
The parting of the sensory Carbon's anniversary Just part it again if you please Carbon's anniversary
Who the hell made you the boss? If you say what to do, I know what not to stop If you were the ship, then who would ever get on? The weather changed it for the worse And came down on us like it had been rehearsed And like we hope, but change will surely come And be awful for most but really good for some I took a trip to the exact same spot We pulled the trigger, but we forgot to cock And every single shot
Aw, fuck it, I guess we lost
Someday you will die, and Somehow something's going to steal your carbon
Someday you will die, and Somehow something's going to steal your carbon
Well, someday you will die somehow, and Something's going to steal your carbon
Someday you will die, and Someone's or something's will steal your carbon
Someday something will die, and Somehow you'll figure out how Often you will die somehow, and Something's going to steal your carbon
Well, someday you will die somehow, and Something's going to steal your carbon
While we're on the subject Could we change the subject now? I was knocking on your ear's door, but you were always out Looking towards the future We were begging for the past Well, we knew we had the good things But those never seemed to last Oh, please just last
Everyone's unhappy Everyone's ashamed Well, we all just got caught looking At somebody else's page Well, nothing ever went Quite exactly as we planned Our ideas held no water But we used them like a damn
Oh, and we carried it all so well As if we got a new position Oh, and I laugh all the way to hell Saying, 'yes, this is a fine promotion.' Oh, and I laugh all the way to hell
Of course everyone goes crazy Over such and such and such We made ourselves a pillar We just used it as a crutch We were certainly uncertain At least, I'm pretty sure I am Well, we didn't need the water But we just built that, go God damn
Oh, and I know this of myself I assume as much for other people Oh, and I know this of myself We've listened more to life's end-gong Than the sound of life's sweet bells
Was it ever worth it? Was there all that much to gain? Well, we knew we missed the boat And we'd already missed the plane We didn't read the invite We just dance at our wake All our favorites were playing So we could shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
Tiny curtain's open, and we heard the tiny clap of little hands A tiny man would tell a little joke, and get a tiny laugh from all the folks Sitting, drifting around in bubbles, and thinking it was us that carried them When we finally got it figured out, that we had truly missed the boat
Oh, and we carried it all so well As if we got a new position Oh, and we owned all the tools ourselves But not the skills to make a shelf with Oh, what useless tools ourselves
We've got everything We've got everything We've got everything down to a science so I guess we know everything We know everything We know everything We know everything was built to expire so I guess we've done everything If we carried it out to sea Pushed it over the edge we'd have all been through, Well first off Gary got drunk fell asleep in his car til about noon Flat Top Tony got all messed up split his lip chasing cheap perfume Well look at our boat in the bay it looks like some sad ass little canoe We've done everything We've done everything We've done everything like trial by fire so I guess we'll stop trying now We've tried everything We've tried everything We've tried everything half assed and as liars and that's how we've got everything If we carried it out to sea pushed it over the edge we could have all been through Well no one even bothered showin' up but we still did what we should have thought through We crashed in like waves into the stars Didn't want it didn't need it but we knew that we could see it so we opened up the door We receded like waves out of the stars Didn't want it didn't need it but we knew that we could steal it left it dying on the floor We've got everything We've got everything We've got everything down to a science so I guess we know everything We've got everything We've done everything We've tried everything We've got everything We've got everything
Of part and parcel So, well, we're already dead Well, it's probably been said That it's always been said That
One wing isn't even enough It isn't even enough It isn't even enough It isn't even enough To leave
One wing isn't even enough It wasn't even enough It wasn't even enough It wasn't even enough To leave
I'm gonna shake myself right out the door I'm gonna take myself when it's finally over I'm gonna let my own bad self take over I'm gonna move my arm out with my shoulder And
One wing wasn't even enough It wasn't even enough It wasn't even enough It wasn't even enough To leave
One wing wasn't even enough It wasn't even enough It wasn't even enough It wasn't even enough To leave
One wing wasn't even enough It wasn't even enough It wasn't even enough It wasn't even enough To leave
First off, Gary was on trial, and drunk before we left bed As things got better, was it hard to say that he had no idea? Well, I hadn't noticed but the people really noticed that they really didn't want us around So, we all just opened up our mouths and walked to this town Well, I was walking just a little bit sideways, and you were walking sideways too Well, I hadn't learned when a front door can be used Here it goes now
We had darkened doors, so we didn't read what the sign read Though simple enough, it was to me really tough; the ground needs to be fed Well, I hadn't noticed, but the people really noticed that they didn't really want us around So, not a single one of us will ever leave town Here we go, sir
Our bodies were laid out They were laid for fifteen yards Well, two feet above each of our heads was a fly trapped in a jar Well, I hadn't noticed, but the people really noticed that they really didn't want us around So, every single one of us hit the ground Here we go now
One wing wasn't even, uh One wing wasn't even enough
Oh, pardon, pardon So, well, it's already been said That it's always been said that We're already dead
Call it education It was somewhere in between You gave me some sound advice But I wasn't listening
After we had capsized I could tell you how you thought Well, I'm not sure But laid to rest on the city on the wall
Not quite conversation It was somewhere in between You said everything is taught And I listened patiently
All this talking pony Still monkies the whole time We could not help from flinging shit In our modern suits and ties
Our instincts, they were cringing About how we lived our lives It didn't seem we'd lived enough To even get to die
All these diss distractions So beautifully complex Well, I loved life's surprises so much I don't want to know what's happened
Stubborn shouting, said "I don't do what you do" I don't know Could it really hear highly if you highly care? And you don't Stubborn beauty, stubborn beauty I've been away
Hardly education It was somewhere in between Oh, I hit the roof but I had Aimed for the ceiling
Hardly education All them books I didn't They just sat there on my shelf Looking much smarter than me
Good old Nostradamus He knew the whole damn time That always being east from west Someone is there fighting
Stubborn shouting, said "I don't do what you do" I don't know Could it really hear highly if you highly care? And you don't Stubborn beauty, stubborn beauty I've been away Stubborn beauty, stubborn beauty I don't know anyway Stubborn beauty, stubborn beauty I don't know Could it really hear highly if you highly care? And you don't Stubborn beauty, stubborn beauty Uh.. I fell away Stubborn beauty, stubborn beauty Oh, very well, then Stubborn beauty, stubborn beauty Oh, very well, then Stubborn beauty, stubborn beauty Oh, very well, then
i hope that you like it in your little motel and i hope that the suite sleeps and suits you well well i can see it as time and as sight through smell that's why it's nice to be by yourself
'cause that's what i'm waiting for that's what i'm waiting for that's what i'm waiting for aren't i that's what i'm waiting for that's what i'm waiting for that's what i'm waiting for darling
we treat mishaps like sinking ships and i know that i don't want to be out to drift well i can see it in your eyes like i taste your lips and they both tell me that we're better than this
'cause that's what i'm waiting for that's what i'm waiting for that's what i'm waiting for aren't i that's what i'm waiting for that's what i'm waiting for that's what i'm waiting for darling
we trade tit for tat yeah like that for this and i don't think that there was an insult that was missed i can see it in your eyes like i taste your lips and i'm very sorry
'cause that's what i'm waiting for that's what i'm waiting for that's what i'm waiting for aren't i that's what i'm waiting for that's what i'm waiting for that's what i'm waiting for darling
the reaminders of a shooting star landed directly on our broken down little car before then we had made a wish that we would be missed if one or another just did not exist
that's what we're waiting for that's what we're waiting for that's what we're waiting on aren't we that's what we're waiting for that's what we're waiting for that's what we're waiting on aren't we that's what we're waiting for that's what we're waiting for that's what we're waiting for darling that's what we're waiting for that's what we're waiting for that's what we're waiting for aren't we
We were spitting venom at most everyone we know If the damned gave us a road map then we'd know just were to go Now let it drop
let it all drop Let it all drop Oh let it all fall off
well you were talking soda pop You were talking quite a lot The opinions that I do not give The opinions I ain't got So let it drop
let it all drop Let it all drop Let it all fall off there oh
well you were spitting venom at most everyone you know If you truly knew the gravity you'd know which way to go Well let it drop
let it drop Let it all drop Oh let it all fall off
my ears were bristled firmly right against your mouth to hear When you tried to spit the venom out your words were not so clear Now drop
hold on to what you need We've got a knack for fucked up history Hold on to what you need We've got a knack for messed up history
well we went downtown and we sat in the rain Well looking what direction and waiting for a train and thought over Its all over
I did't know you kept track I didn't know there was a score Well it looks like your the winner and I ain't gonna play no more Its over Game over
well we walked real stiff and I came inside the ground You hit me with yours And said 'pull yourself together' Its over Oh it's over
you can say what you want but don't act like you care It takes more than one person to decide what's fair Its over Think it over
you were spitting venom at most everyone you know If the damned gave you a road map then you'd know just where to go So we carried all the groceries in while hauling out the trash And if this doesn't make us motionless I do not know what can What a rotten thing to say such an awful thing to say I didn't mean to bite you so really What I always did what I always did what I always had to sling So let it drop
let it all drop Let it all drop Oh let it all fall off
let it drop Let it all drop Let it drop Oh let it all fall off
cheer up baby it wasn't always quite so bad for every bit of venom that came out the antidote was had X 7
cheer up
cheer up baby it wasn't always quite so bad for every bit of venom that came out the antidote was had X6
To answer a question It'll probably take more If you're already there Well, then you probably don't know Well, we were the people That we wanted to know And we're the places that we wanted to go
It's hard to get hold of And hard to let go Always something we look for From the day we were born Instead, we're the people that we wanted to know And we're the places that we wanted to go Yeah, we're the places that we wanted to go We're the places that we wanted to go
Always asking a question And I don't want to know Like the wind across strings That had finally let go And the people you love But you didn't quite know They're the places that you wanted to go
Bark at the neighbor's And then bark at the dog Sniffing the wind Whimpering for someone to know But we were the people that we wanted to know And we're the places that we wanted go Yeah, we're the places that we wanted to go Yeah, we're the places that we wanted to go
It was not the intention But we let it all go Well, it messed up the function And sure fucked up the flow I hardly have people that I needed to know 'Cause you're the people that I wanted to know
All this scrambling around Hunting high and then low Looking for the face love Or somewhere to go I hardly have places that I need to go 'Cause you're the places that I wanted to go Yeah, you're the places that we wanted to go Yeah, you're the places that we wanted to go
You're the people that we wanted to know Shouldn't have to ask You shouldn't have to ask 'Cause we are your real place
Oh, well lesson dance And shoot to God A storm-suffered owl You're not invisible inside your car No matter what stupid sort of mission you're on Well, you're not invisible inside your car
I go absolutely mental Good ramblin' George Well, you're not invisible inside your car No matter, you could breathe it like your flies in a jar Yeah, you're not invisible
I like the sailing, teeming Well, it's true that the moon could pull it back and far away from me I should just let it be Well, it's true that the moon could pull it back and far away from me (And it's sad)
Oh, we had to have some kind Room shaped like a charm Well, you weren't invisible Not all along No matter how many eagles came in the door We were not invisible I knew that
I like the sailing, teeming Well, it's true that the moon could pull it back and far away from me And there's the orphan sea We were never invisible, but that I guess we did not see
Of course this all had been laid down Way before we lay down for it all Before we had a course, of course Of course this all had been laid down
Of course we lay down Of course we lay down Of course we lay down Of course we lay down Of course we lay down Of course we lay down
I like the sailing, teeming Well, it's true that the moon could pull it back and far away from me I like the orphan sea Well, we were never invisible, but that I guess we could not see
We'll get crushed by the ocean But it will not get us wet Crushed by the ocean But it will not get us wet Crushed by the ocean But it will not get us wet Crushed by the ocean But it will not get us wet
2007년 4월 7일자 빌보드 앨범 차트 맨 위에 오른 음반은 머디스트 마우스(Modest Mouse)의 신보 [We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank]였다. 전작 [Good News For People Who Love Bad News]가 제법 성공적인 성과를 거두었다고는 해도 이 음반이 '빌보드 데뷔 1위 음반'이 될 것이라 예상한 사람들이 그렇게 많지는 않았을 것이다(정작 나부터도 별로 믿기지 않았다). 그리고 아마 이 음반은, 밴드의 15년에 이르는 기나긴 경력에서 세 번째 전환기를 상징하는 음반이 될지 모른다.
그런데 세 번째 전환기가 있다면 첫 번째와 두 번째 전환기가 있어야 할 것이다. 첫 번째 전환기는 1993년 아이작 브록(Issac Brock, 기타/보컬...