Manic Monday: Watch Modest Mouse Make True ’90s Indie Rock Statement at Seattle’s RKCNDY 9/23/98

Modest Mouse’s ninth studio album, An Eraser and A Maze, arrives thid Friday (June 5th) with several notable milestones for the long-running Isaac Brock-led band. The release coincides with the 30th anniversary of the band’s debut album This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About and marks their first album issued through an independent label since signing with Epic Records in 2000.

With the pending release on its way, let’s take a look back at Modest Mouse this week and for Manic Monday their early years. The September 23, 1998 Modest Mouse show at Seattle’s legendary RKCNDY captures the band at their most raw and urgent—still years away from mainstream success, but already developing the sprawling, restless sound that made them indie-rock icons. The performance took place during the touring cycle for The Lonesome Crowded West, an album many fans still consider the band’s strongest.

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