- indie rock, rock, emo, indie
- 86 min
- 18 tracks
- Up Records
This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About is the debut studio album by American rock band Modest Mouse. It was released on April 16, 1996, through Up Records.
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Character
Character-led, spare, intimate and contemporary.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Christgau's Consumer GuideA−
- Pitchfork6.8/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Dramamine5:42
- A2Breakthrough4:07
- A3Custom Concern4:28
- A4Might1:31
- A5Lounge6:33
- B1Beach Side Property6:59
- B2She Ionizes and Atomizes4:21
- B3Head South4:22
- B4Dog Paddle2:03
- B5Novocain Stain3:43
- C1Tundra / Desert5:25
- C2Ohio6:02
- C3Exit Does Not Exist4:58
- C4Talking Shit About a Pretty Sunset5:50
- D1Make Everyone Happy / Mechanical Birds6:04
- D2Space Travel Is Boring1:54
- D3Edit the Sad Parts7:04
- D4A Manic Depressive Named Laughing Boy5:07
18 tracks, 86 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Modest Mouse
- Label
- Up Records
- Released
- April 16, 1996
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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