No One's First, and You're Next collects material that was first recorded along with, but not used on, the last two Modest Mouse albums. The eight songs on the EP are all fantastic and could have easily found their place on either album, but none of the tracks seem to deliver the top 40 appeal of Float On or Dashboard, which feels like a polished and full version of their traditional sound. And if there's any proof necessary that the band is invested in the content and not just dumping off unused material to go through the motions of making an album, it would be vocalist Isaac Brock's delay to release the first single until the vinyl was the shade of orange that he had in mind.
It's a given that any time a band breaks through to the mainstream, they risk alienating fans. If that was the case for Modest Mouse over the last 5 years, this album might help them win a few fans back.
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