The Moon & Antarctica (studio album) by Modest Mouse

The Moon & Antarctica by Modest Mouse
Year: 2000
Overall rank: 149th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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84/100 (from 1,238 votes)
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Award Top 200 albums of all time (149th)
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 83.5/100, a mean average of 82.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.4.

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90/100
From 04/09/2023 12:49
A fantastic record from Modest Mouse that is consistently great in everything it does. They maintain their atmosphere and style really well on here with every song fitting together well. This makes this a cohesive and fulfilling listen by the time you get to the conclusion. Instrumentally, it is extremely strong with the guitar and drum work being standouts across the whole release. The performances given on these two instruments are simply brilliant and they compliment each other nicely. I also love how well they utilise the violin on here with it adding such a unique edge to the music that you don't get with other albums. The best example of this for me is near the end of The Stars Are Projectors where the violin really shines for me and it makes that track one of my favourites on the whole release. However, by the end of the record I do think it does get quite repetitive musically and this can make this album feel like a bit of a drag when you revisit it. Overall, I do believe the Lonesome Crowded West is slightly superior to this album but this record is still elite and it has so many stand out moments that will make you want to keep coming back to it time and time again.
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From 08/31/2022 03:47
Solid album
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From 04/13/2022 16:02
Fun and creative music. Guitar and drum interplay is outstanding.

Brock’s lyrics are occasionally interesting but typically drift into bitterly tearing down a strawman of his own creation.
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From 04/10/2022 19:42
I should stop neglecting this album, its so fun and creative.
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From 11/17/2021 18:07
Se deja escuchar. Suena bien
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From 06/17/2021 22:13
Muita força e muita arte nesse álbum. Incrível!
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From 04/30/2021 09:46
Quite a difficult choice between this one or The Lonesome Crowded West as their crown achievement. It's like Pixies trying to do a Pink Floyd album. Already picked it up at first listen.
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From 08/27/2020 18:36
Fav. Tracks: 3rd Planet, Dark Center Of The Universe, The Cold Part, Alone Down There, The Stars Are Projectors, Life Like Weeds.
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From 08/20/2020 19:21
Meh! Different. I Kinda Liked it. Rating (76.33)
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From 06/25/2020 23:46
Indie space punk? Hell yeah.
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