Side A
Artist	Song	Buy
Modest Mouse	The World at Large
from Good News for People Who Love Bad News
	Think Long
from Sad Sappy Sucker
	Polar Opposites
from The Lonesome Crowded West
	Never Ending Math Equation
from Never Ending Math Equation 7" Re-released on Building Nothing Out of Something
	Dirty Fingernails
from The Fruit That Ate Itself
	Dark Center of the Universe
from The Moon & Antarctica All Moon & Antarctica tracks off the remastered version of the album.
	Night on the Sun
from Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks Also released in an extended mix on the Night on the Sun CD reissue.
	Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect?
from Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect? Re-released on Sad Sappy Sucker
	Workin' on Leavin' the Livin'
from Never Ending Math Equation 7" Re-released on Building Nothing Out of Something
	Wild Packs of Family Dogs
from The Moon & Antarctica
	Talking Shit About a Pretty Sunset
from This Is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About
	Dashboard
from We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
	Bukowski
from Good News for People Who Love Bad News
	Custom Concern (Instrumental - Live)
from BBC Radio 1 Session Radio 1 session appended to the end of the Moon & Antarctica reissue.
	Parting of the Sensory
from We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
	The Stars Are Projectors
from The Moon & Antarctica
	Here It Comes
from Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks
	Birds vs. Worms
from Birds vs. Worms 7" Re-released on Sad Sappy Sucker
	Satin in a Coffin
from Good News for People Who Love Bad News
	Might
from This Is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About
	Path of Least Resistance
from Sad Sappy Sucker
Side B
Artist	Song	Buy
Modest Mouse	Satellite Skin
from Satellite Skin 7" Re-released on No One's First and You're Next
	The View
from Good News for People Who Love Bad News
	Custom Concern
from This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About
	Tiny Cities Made of Ashes
from The Moon & Antarctica
	So Much Beauty in Dirt
from Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks
	Heart Cooks Brain
from The Lonesome Crowded West
	Broke (Live)
from Baron von Bullshit Rides Again Original version on the Broke 7", re-released on Building Nothing Out of Something.
	Dukes Up
from Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect? Re-released on Sad Sappy Sucker
	Florida
from We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
	I Came As a Rat
from The Moon & Antarctica Also released in an extended mix on Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks as "I Came as a Rat (Long Walk Off a Short Dock)"
	Dramamine
from This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About
	Ocean Breathes Salty
from Good News for People Who Love Bad News
	Australopithecus
from Sad Sappy Sucker
	We've Got Everything
from We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
	Convenient Parking
from The Lonesome Crowded West
	Interstate 8 (Live)
from Baron von Bullshit Rides Again Original version on Interstate 8, re-released on Building Nothing Out of Something
	Paper Thin Walls
from The Moon & Antarctica
	Edit the Sad Parts
from This Is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About Only appeared on the vinyl release of This Is a Long Drive, re-released on Interstate 8
	History Sticks to Your Feet
from Perpetual Motion Machine 7" Re-released on No One's First and You're Next
	Classy Plastic Lumber
from Sad Sappy Sucker
	Styrofoam Boots/It's All Nice On Ice, Alright
from The Lonesome Crowded West

Comment:

With most bands that I listen to with any regularity, I go through listening phases. I will listen to them obsessively for a period of time, but then shelve their records in favor of new/other music and generally not listen to them again for months before becoming obsessed with them again. I realized recently, however, that in the 5+ years I've been listening to Modest Mouse, I've never really shelved them. I go through obsessive periods with them once or twice a year, but between those obsessive periods, I still listen to them frequently. There are a few other bands I listen to that the same is true for, but none have lasted as long as Modest Mouse, nor have any of the other bands put out as much brilliant material as they have; they've yet to put out even a mediocre album.

Because of the aforementioned realization, I decided to make a mix of my favorite Modest Mouse songs, both for myself and to give to some of my friends I think should listen to more Modest Mouse. I chose songs off each of their full lengths, EPs, and compilation albums, and I think this mix gives a good overview of the various facets of the band.

Click "The World at Large" to download the first disc and "Think Long" to download the second (all tracks in V0 quality MP3s - if you don't know what that means, don't worry about it). Because I tried to sequence the tape in a way that made sense, I think the first disc leans a bit more to the band's experimental side while the second is more on the catchy/poppy side. Mix title taken from Convenient Parking.

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