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"Modest Mouse is an American indie rock band. The band was formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington by guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green and bassist Eric Judy. Since being signed to Sony's Epic Records in 2000, the band has attained significant popular success. Elements of Modest Mouse's sound have been likened to or have inspired those of Elliott Smith, Spoon, Pixies, Radiohead, and numerous other alternative rock bands. Brock came up with the name 'Modest Mouse' when he read the Virginia Woolf story The Mark On the Wall in which the author described the working middle class as 'modest, mouse-coloured people.'

In 2003, drummer Jeremiah Green quit the band due to a mental breakdown; the official word was that he was quitting to work with his side project, Vells. The same year he and bassist Eric Judy appeared on Adam Forkner's debut album, VVRSSNN. Green was replaced with two new members, drummer Benjamin Weikel (who also drummed for The Helio Sequence) and guitarist Dann Gallucci (who had been a member of Modest Mouse previously, and appears on Sad Sappy Sucker). On April 6, 2004, Modest Mouse released their most recent album, the platinum-selling Good News For People Who Love Bad News, which scored two hits with 'Float On' and 'Ocean Breathes Salty'. Later that year, Jeremiah Green returned to the band, and Benjamin Weikel returned to drumming exclusively for The Helio Sequence. Dann Gallucci left the band in August, and they have been touring with Hutch Harris of The Thermals. In 2007, ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr joined the band."

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