{"id":23029,"date":"2014-12-15T11:02:21","date_gmt":"2014-12-15T19:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=23029"},"modified":"2014-12-16T10:43:38","modified_gmt":"2014-12-16T18:43:38","slug":"listen-to-new-modest-mouse-song-lampshades-on-fire-from-impending-new-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2014-12\/listen-to-new-modest-mouse-song-lampshades-on-fire-from-impending-new-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen to New Modest Mouse Song &#8220;Lampshades on Fire&#8221; From Impending New Album"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/modestmousecover.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-23030\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/modestmousecover-600x600.png\" alt=\"modestmousecover\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/modestmousecover-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/modestmousecover-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/modestmousecover-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/modestmousecover.png 608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There have been some obvious voids in the music world that are now being filled.\u00a0 First was<strong> Jamie T.&#8217;s<\/strong> outstanding comeback (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2014-10\/at-long-last-jamie-t-returns-watch-performances-of-songs-from-fantastic-new-album-carry-on-the-grudge\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Carry On The Grudge<\/strong><\/em><\/a>) after a four-year hiatus.\u00a0 We now have news that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.modestmouse.com\/\"><strong>Modest Mouse<\/strong><\/a> will release their first album <strong>since 2007<\/strong> when they release <strong><em>Strangers to Ourselves<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0on <strong>March 3rd<\/strong> (via <strong>Epic Records<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>Today <strong>Modest Mouse<\/strong> released the first single from the new album, <em><strong>Lampshades on Fire<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 You can check it out below.\u00a0 Speaking of <strong>Jamie T.,<\/strong> while <em><strong>Lampshades on Fire<\/strong><\/em> harkens back to great <strong>Modest Mouse<\/strong> songs of yore, we hadn&#8217;t previously drawn the (now-obvious) comparison to<strong> Jamie T., <\/strong>but we hear it in spades on<em><strong> Lampshades on Fire<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Come to think of it, a tour in 2015 combining <strong>Modest Mouse<\/strong> and<strong> Jamie T.<\/strong> would be a fantastic gift to the music world, and would garner <strong>Jamie T.<\/strong> some much-needed, much-deserved attention in the United States.\u00a0 What say you fellas?\u00a0 <em><strong>Lampshades on Fire<\/strong><\/em> is on sale now at the usual outlets.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Lampshades on Fire<\/strong> <\/em>will be made available as an instant download to\u00a0those who pre-order <strong><em>Strangers to Ourselves<\/em><\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/strangers-to-ourselves\/id949625576\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a>\u00a0or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Strangers-Ourselves-Modest-Mouse\/dp\/B00QR70Q2W\/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1418742909&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=strangers+to+ourselves&amp;tag=smarturl-20\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cache.vevo.com\/assets\/html\/embed.html?video=USSM21402212&amp;autoplay=0\" width=\"625\" height=\"425\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There have been some obvious voids in the music world that are now being filled.\u00a0 First was Jamie T.&#8217;s outstanding comeback (Carry On The Grudge) after a four-year hiatus.\u00a0 We now have news that Modest Mouse will release their first album since 2007 when they release Strangers to Ourselves\u00a0on March 3rd (via Epic Records). 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