1996 studio album by Modest Mouse
This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About is the debut studio album by American rock band Modest Mouse , released on April 16, 1996, by Up Records . Many of the album's tracks focus on traveling by automobile and the loneliness associated with rural life.
Critical reception
The Albuquerque Tribune called the album "intricate, brainy pop sneaking back into old-time ballads, honky-tonk slide and folk pluck."[6]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Isaac Brock ; all music is composed by Modest Mouse
Title 1. "Dramamine" 5:42 2. "Breakthrough" 4:06 3. "Custom Concern" 4:28 4. "Might" 1:30 5. "Lounge" 6:34 6. "Beach Side Property" 7:00 7. "Ionizes & Atomizes" 4:21 8. "Head South" 4:22 9. "Dog Paddle" 2:02 10. "Novocain Stain" 3:42 11. "Tundra/Desert" 5:24 12. "Ohio" 6:00 13. "Exit Does Not Exist" 4:57 14. "Talking Shit About a Pretty Sunset" 5:50 15. "Make Everyone Happy/Mechanical Birds" 6:04 16. "Space Travel Is Boring" 1:53
Vinyl edition
Side one Title 1. "Dramamine" 5:42 2. "Breakthrough" 4:06 3. "Custom Concern" 4:28 4. "Might" 1:30 5. "Lounge" 6:34
Side two Title 1. "Beach Side Property" 7:00 2. "Ionizes & Atomizes" 4:21 3. "Head South" 4:22 4. "Dog Paddle" 2:02 5. "Novocain Stain" 3:42
Side three Title 1. "Tundra/Desert" 5:24 2. "Ohio" 6:00 3. "Exit Does Not Exist" 4:57 4. "Talking Shit About A Pretty Sunset" 5:50
Side four Title 1. "Make Everyone Happy/Mechanical Birds" 6:04 2. "Space Travel Is Boring" 1:53 3. "Edit the Sad Parts" 7:04 4. "A Manic Depressive Named Laughing Boy" 5:03