This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About | ||||
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Released | April 16, 1996 | |||
Recorded | October–November 1995 | |||
Studio | Moon Studios (Olympia, Washington) | |||
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Length | 74:03(Standard) 86:10 (LP) | |||
Label | Up | |||
Producer | Steve Wold | |||
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This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About is the debut studio album by American rock band Modest Mouse, released on April 16, 1996, by Up Records. Many of the album's tracks focus on traveling by automobile and the loneliness associated with rural life.
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Christgau's Consumer Guide | A− [2] |
Pitchfork | 6.8/10 (1996) [3] 8.5/10 (2014) [4] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Albuquerque Tribune called the album "intricate, brainy pop sneaking back into old-time ballads, honky-tonk slide and folk pluck." [6]
All lyrics are written by Isaac Brock; all music is composed by Modest Mouse
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Dramamine" | 5:42 |
2. | "Breakthrough" | 4:06 |
3. | "Custom Concern" | 4:28 |
4. | "Might" | 1:30 |
5. | "Lounge" | 6:34 |
6. | "Beach Side Property" | 7:00 |
7. | "Ionizes & Atomizes" | 4:21 |
8. | "Head South" | 4:22 |
9. | "Dog Paddle" | 2:02 |
10. | "Novocain Stain" | 3:42 |
11. | "Tundra/Desert" | 5:24 |
12. | "Ohio" | 6:00 |
13. | "Exit Does Not Exist" | 4:57 |
14. | "Talking Shit About a Pretty Sunset" | 5:50 |
15. | "Make Everyone Happy/Mechanical Birds" | 6:04 |
16. | "Space Travel Is Boring" | 1:53 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Dramamine" | 5:42 |
2. | "Breakthrough" | 4:06 |
3. | "Custom Concern" | 4:28 |
4. | "Might" | 1:30 |
5. | "Lounge" | 6:34 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Beach Side Property" | 7:00 |
2. | "Ionizes & Atomizes" | 4:21 |
3. | "Head South" | 4:22 |
4. | "Dog Paddle" | 2:02 |
5. | "Novocain Stain" | 3:42 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Tundra/Desert" | 5:24 |
2. | "Ohio" | 6:00 |
3. | "Exit Does Not Exist" | 4:57 |
4. | "Talking Shit About A Pretty Sunset" | 5:50 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Make Everyone Happy/Mechanical Birds" | 6:04 |
2. | "Space Travel Is Boring" | 1:53 |
3. | "Edit the Sad Parts" | 7:04 |
4. | "A Manic Depressive Named Laughing Boy" | 5:03 |
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