Modest Mouse – Satillite Skin

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Satellite Skin’s got this country feel – but not really. It sounds like a desert plain and a wide sky, and it sounds like too – but unlike most songs, it doesn’t sound pissed off. It lacks the sheer punch of jams like “Dashboard” or “Ocean Breathes Salty,” maybe just because it is less angry. The twangy guitar and delicate piano make me think sunset out west, but Isaac Brock’s snarl and Johnny Marr’s solos make me think late-night back east. Give “Satillite Skin” a listen.
[audio=http://pmatunes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/modest-mouse-satellite-skin.mp3,Modest Mouse - Satillite Skin]

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Joffrey May 20, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Adam Offitzer May 20, 2009 at 8:34 pm

Remember before when I thought it was just mediocre?

I think the studio version moves from 50 bulbs to 65 or so…very good.

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Any Mouse May 21, 2009 at 3:18 am

check this out you might just fall in love
http://www.reverbnation.com/memotone

it isn’t mine but i sure tumbled in love with it

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arylwatson May 21, 2009 at 8:45 am

I think the songs good, but I’m biased. There’s not much that Isaac Brock can do wrong. I wish they released more stuff…

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