Modest Mouse - The moon and Antarctica

Ik zuig in cd reviews daarom een korte samenvatting: "The moon and Antarctica" is een van de beste albums in het genre "rock met een scherp kantje". Ik kan het zelf moeilijk in woorden vatten dus verwijs ik liever door naar Allmusic (4.5/5) en Pitchfork (9.8/10) voor de reviews. Kleine stukjes zijn hier te beluisteren (onder music).

Voor de rest nog een korte bloemlezing uit de lyrics:
3rd planet
"The 3rd Planet is sure that they're being watched
by an eye in the sky that can't be stopped
When you get to the promise land
you're gonna shake that eye's hand"

Dark center of the universe
"Well it took a lot of work to be the ass I am
but I'm really damn sure that anyone can
equally easily fuck you over
God said something but he didn't mean it
Everyone's life ends, but no one ever completes it
Dry or wet ice, they both melt and you're equally cheated"

A different city
"I wanna live in a city with no friends or family
I'm gonna look out the window of my color T.V.
I wanna remember to remember to forget you forgot me
I'm gonna look out the window of my color T.V."

The stars are projectors
"You've got the harder part
You've got the kinder heart
And it's true
I've got the easy part
I've got the harder heart
Ain't this true"

Paper thin walls
"It's been agreed, the whole world stinks
So no one's taking showers anymore
Laugh hard it's a long way to the bank"

Lives
"Everyone's afraid of their own lives
If you could be anything you want
I bet you'd be disappointed, am I right?
Am I right? And it's our lives
It's hard to remember we're alive for the first time
It's hard to remember we're alive for the last time
It's hard to remember to live before you die
It's hard to remember that our lives are such a short time
It's hard to remember when it takes such a long time
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember"

Beluisterd: Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin [I], Daft Punk - Discovery, the pAper chAse - Hide the kitchen knives, David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust, Modest Mouse - The moon and Antarctica