Drumroll please... the king of indie is back on his throne, and he's heading this way...
Johnny Marr joined Modest Mouse last year, after they asked him to play on an album track. Marr and the band enjoyed the experience so much that he was subsequently appointed an official member of the band.
Cut to summer this year, and they are celebrating their first number one album in the US charts. Now, the music phenomenon are heading to Liverpool for one night only on September 2, and I for one can't wait..
‘We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank’ was recorded with Dennis Herring at Sweet Tea Studios in Oxford, Mississippi. The band previewed a few tracks, including ‘Dashboard’ and ‘We’ve Got Everything’, on their brief tour of the US and UK last November. We Were Dead is the follow up to the band’s 2004 album Good News For People Who Love Bad News which included the hit “Float On,” has sold over 1.5 million copies and earned the band two Grammy nominations.