Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse

Isaac Brock is the lead singer, songwriter, guitarist and banjoist for the indie rock band Modest Mouse, as well as his side project band, Ugly Casanova.
In this interview with host Thom Jennings in advance of Modest Mouse's show at Artpark, Isaac Brock discusses the band's longevity, parenting and recalls an incident at Niagara Falls.
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  • @NeanderthalDogma
    @NeanderthalDogma2 жыл бұрын

    Modest Mouse has made some of the most meaningful music that i hold at the forefront of pieces i cherish in my heart. They are something we all can look back on and forever appreciate their beauty and depth!

  • @mikeygduv
    @mikeygduv2 жыл бұрын

    This was a great interview. As a longtime Isaac fan I always want more from his mind. Made me really really happy to see him happy and open up and loose. He's a treat and you had great authentic human to human questions. Isaac did a skit interviewing himself if I recall correctly, making fun of the typical band interview. So it's saying something to have him do an enjoyable interview!

  • @CatStina
    @CatStina

    So glad I found this video! Such a candid and casual coversation, I truly enjoyed this! Modest Mouse has been my favorite band since high school (15 years ago now!) and I finally went to a concert this past Tuesday. It was such an amazing experience Isaac and the band put on a fantastic show and I had so much fun enjoying the live performances around so many people who were also huge fans! Sad that I didn't get to see them before Jeremiah's passing, but so thankful that I have now had the chance to see them. The show was so nice, Isaac talked about his kids on stage, too. 🥰 I am so thankful he still shares himself with his fans by touring even though he misses his family so much. 💕

  • @trishpooler78
    @trishpooler78 Жыл бұрын

    Modest mouse has been the foundation of my life for the last 25 years…been to 10 shows within the last 7 years…don’t know what I’ll do with myself when they stop touring again. This interview and everything about Isaac’s Brock’s mannerisms gives me life. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. My head. My soul. From the depth of the deepest ocean. Thank you.

  • @mariecait
    @mariecait2 жыл бұрын

    I saw modest mouse in philly in 2007 and Issac was drunk AF but he killed it as best he could LOL

  • @ripbooboo8563
    @ripbooboo85632 жыл бұрын

    Their live shows have been absolutely fantastic for this tour. Just saw them at the Stone Pony Summer Stage in Jersey and I literally could not be happier.

  • @brandyberry14
    @brandyberry142 жыл бұрын

    He mentioned Built to Spill🥺

  • @autumnbeds
    @autumnbeds Жыл бұрын

    Always enjoyed the few Modest Mouse singles that came out when I was younger. But had no clue how many amazing songs they've put out over the years. Just letting pandora run automatically while renovating my first house a couple years totally exposed me. Wow, how I wish I would have really found them sooner. Now I will attend any time they come to town. The beauty of them to me is that I may not always have liked a song at first but those end up being my favorites. With the exception of the golden casket. Loved every song from the first time I heard them.

  • @kristoffercorbyn9627
    @kristoffercorbyn96272 жыл бұрын

    Oh, what I would give to have a conversation with Isaac.

  • @RattyDaddy
    @RattyDaddy2 жыл бұрын

    hmm we've got the land but they have the view??? maybe he was talking about the falls in the song the view.

  • @BasicBobby
    @BasicBobby

    Just saw him/them play in Forest Hills. It's my wife's favorite band and my second (after the Pixies who they tour with). But we love them so much, and she loves them so much, that her nickname is "Mouse" because she's a little girl with big brown eyes who loves Modest Mouse.

  • @markf3521
    @markf35212 жыл бұрын

    Hey good job with the interview! Been a fan of Modest Mouse for 15 years. The first time I heard "teeth like god's shoeshine". I knew something was up. Thank you for your interview of Isaac Brock

  • @johnbeltz9733
    @johnbeltz97332 жыл бұрын

    What a cool interview. Asked Isaac a question and sat back and listened.

  • @NeanderthalDogma
    @NeanderthalDogma2 жыл бұрын

    Isaac i have got to say you are a true gentlemen! Great interviewer. Wise and patient man.

  • @riffraffrichard
    @riffraffrichard Жыл бұрын

    Nice to see isaac in a good place and his creativity is flourishing.

  • @tonyjohnson2251
    @tonyjohnson2251 Жыл бұрын

    Isaac, my son and I love you and your bands so much!!! If you remember :) In Colorado, During the VIP @ The Mission Ballroom, he asked you, "what it takes to be able to write the lyrics you write", and that you are a "Lyrical genius", and I totally agree! You simply said "read books, live your life, and watch the news,... oh wait ... DON'T watch too much news! :) I have been to over 121 live shows, and that show came in 1st place EASILY!...

  • @tylerwinkler8590
    @tylerwinkler8590 Жыл бұрын

    Great interview! Modest mouse was one of the biggest influences I had in my childhood. Remember getting ‘Good news for people who love bad news in 4th grade(I’m 29 now) and playing it over and over, then diving in to the older albums and looking up the meaning to songs online.

  • @adamjuarez6498
    @adamjuarez64982 жыл бұрын

    Great content. Thank you for posting this

  • @Una...
    @Una... Жыл бұрын

    "Lewiston Montana? No Lewiston New York." As I sit here in Lewiston Idaho... I had tickets to see them back in 2003, give or take a year, at edgefield mcmenamins, in troutdale Oregon. Unfortunately they had to cancel, and I've not been in another place in my life to see them. It's heartbreaking, TBH. Such a great band, whose lyrics always hit me in such a real way.

  • @cameroncooper3065
    @cameroncooper3065

    Had to say thanks for this awesome video. I totally enjoyed that you two sounded like long lost childhood friends who were catching up on life. I've been listening to Modest Mouse since 98 and their songs have been a life soundtrack. I must admit that I hadn't really given Lace Your Shoes a good listen. As a middle-aged Dad with 4 & 6 years old boys, that song hit the heartstrings hard! I'm crying at work! 😭🤣 So thanks for bringing up that song in your interview!