The Golden Casket

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The Golden Casket
Modest Mouse The Golden Casket.jpg
Studio album by
Modest Mouse
ReleasedJune 25, 2021 (2021-06-25)
Recorded2020
Genre Indie rock, Alternative rock, Neo-psychedelia, Post-punk revival, Indietronica, Indie pop
Length50:22
Label Epic
Producer
Modest Mouse chronology
Strangers to Ourselves
(2015)		The Golden Casket
(2021)
Singles from The Golden Casket
  1. "We Are Between"
    Released: May 5, 2021
  2. "Leave a Light On"
    Released: May 24, 2021
  3. "The Sun Hasn't Left"
    Released: June 18, 2021

The Golden Casket is the seventh studio album by the American alternative rock band Modest Mouse, released on June 25, 2021, on Epic Records. Produced by Dave Sardy and Jacknife Lee, the album was preceded by the singles, "We Are Between", "Leave a Light On" and "The Sun Hasn't Left".

Contents

The album is the last to feature guitarist Jim Fairchild and Lisa Molinaro. Both departed from the band just days prior to the album's release. [1] This was also the last album to feature drummer Jeremiah Green before his death in December 2022.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [3]
Paste 6.1/10 [4]
Pitchfork 7.3/10 [5]
PopMatters 9/10 [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Sputnikmusic4.0/5 [9]
Tom Hull – on the Web B+ ( Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg ) [10]
Under the Radar Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]

The Golden Casket received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 78, which indicates "generally favorable reviews," based on 12 reviews. [2] Reviewing for Rolling Stone , Kory Grow characterized the album as "textured and messy as humanly possible," writing: "Like many Modest Mouse records, The Golden Casket sounds cluttered." [7] Conversely, Pitchfork 's Evan Rytlewskia called the album a "procession of pinging, clanging, reverberating tactile pleasures". [5] NME 's Jordan Bassett gave the album five stars, labeling it a "masterful psychedelic patchwork." He concluded with a quote from a fan: "Brought me comfort at 13… Bringing me comfort at 31. My goodness does life go by quick." [3]

Track listing

The Golden Casket track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Fuck Your Acid Trip"3:11
2."We Are Between"3:52
3."We're Lucky"2:44
4."Walking & Running"3:01
5."Wooden Soldiers"5:55
6."Transmitting Receiving"5:40
7."The Sun Hasn't Left"4:23
8."Lace Your Shoes"5:25
9."Never Fuck a Spider on the Fly"4:56
10."Leave a Light On"4:18
11."Japanese Trees"3:05
12."Back to the Middle"3:52
Total length:50:22

Personnel

Modest Mouse

Additional contributors

Charts

Chart performance for The Golden Casket
Chart (2021)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [12] 87
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [13] 7
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [14] 12

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