History YMMV / ModestMouse

** For longtime fans, "Teeth Like God's Shoeshine", "Doin' the Cockroach", "Cowboy Dan", "Truckers Atlas", "3rd Planet", "Custom Concern", "Interstate 8", "Talking Shit About a Pretty Sunset", "Edit the Sad Parts", and "Dramamine" are the biggest contenders.

** For longtime fans, "Teeth Like God's Shoeshine", "3rd Planet", "Custom Concern", "Interstate 8", "Talking Shit About a Pretty Sunset", "Edit the Sad Parts", and "Dramamine" are the biggest contenders.

** For longtime fans, "Teeth Like God's Shoeshine", "3rd Planet" and "Dramamine" are the biggest contenders.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: "Float On", "Shit Luck" (really, ''The Lonesome Crowded West'' is one big CMOA), all of ''The Moon & Antarctica'', and "Teeth Like God's Shoeshine" just to name a few.

** "Float On," in large part thanks to ''VideoGame/GuitarHero''; however, the band rarely plays "Float On" live, for the [[BlackSheepHit same]] [[CreatorBacklash reasons]] that {{Radiohead}} stopped playing "Creep."

* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: Their most critically acclaimed album, ''The Moon & Antarctica'', is ''also'' probably their most [[MindScrew mindscrewy]]. Oddly enough, it's mostly because they balance on a precipice between "oblique" and "foggy as London". A common theme on all of their albums.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: ''Float On'', ''Shit Luck'' (really, ''The Lonesome Crowded West'' is one big CMOA), all of ''The Moon & Antarctica'', and ''Teeth Like God's Shoeshine'' just to name a few.

** Their 2015 comeback album ''Strangers To Ourselves'' seems to have become a minor one. It's gotten generally positive reviews, but fans are somewhat divided on exactly ''how'' good it is. Some see it as a triumphant return, others simply see it as a solid, if fairly standard, Modest Mouse album.

* BrokenBase: Between the fans of their older stuff (''The Lonesome Crowded West'', ''The Moon & Antarctica''), and the fans of their newer stuff (''Good News'', ''We Were Dead''), although they have possibly the best overlap of any "underground that went poppy" band out there.

** "Float On," in large part thanks to ''VideoGame/GuitarHero''; however, the band rarely plays "Float On" live, for the [[MagnumOpusDissonance same]] [[CreatorBacklash reasons]] that {{Radiohead}} stopped playing "Creep."

** "Float On," in large part thanks to ''VideoGame/GuitarHero''; however, the band rarely plays "Float On" live, for the same reason that {{Radiohead}} stopped playing "Creep."

* SignatureSong: "Float On"
** Mostly thanks to GuitarHero; however, the band rarely plays "Float On" live, for the same reason that {{Radiohead}} stopped playing "Creep."
** Again, for longtime fans, "Teeth Like God's Shoeshine", "3rd Planet" and "Dramamine" are the biggest contenders.

* BrokenBase: Between the fans of their older stuff (''The Lonesome Crowded West'', ''The Moon & Antarctica''), and the fans of their newer stuff (''Good News'', ''We Were Dead''), although they overlap.
** They actually have possibly the best overlap of any "underground that went poppy" band out there

** It looks like "Dashboard" is becoming their new SignatureSong.

* They actually have possibly the best overlap of any "underground that went poppy" band out there

* YourMileageMayVary: Generally, on ''Sad Sappy Sucker'' and everything post-''Good News''.

* BrokenBase: Between the fans of their older stuff (''The Lonesome Crowded West'', ''The Moon & Antarctica''), and the fans of their newer stuff (''Good News'', ''We Were Dead''), although their overlap.

{{Tearjerker}}: "Little Motel" is rather poignant.

* CriticalDissonance: Good News is regarded better by fans than it is by critics, though it's still fairly well regarded by critics.

* TrueArtIsAngsty: Their most critically acclaimed album, The Moon & Antarctica, is probably their most cunningly stark and depressing one, helped in no part by the absence of vocals on many lengthy portions of song. In general, they are decidedly not a happy, fun band.
* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: Their most critically acclaimed album, The Moon & Antarctica, is also probably their most [[MindScrew mindscrewy]]. Oddly enough, it's mostly because they balance on a precipice between "oblique" and "foggy as London". A common theme on all of their albums.
* YourMileageMayVary: Generally, on Sad Sappy Sucker and everything post-Good News.

* Critical Dissonance: Good News is regarded better by fans than it is by critics, though it's still fairly well regarded by critics.
* True Art Is Angsty: Their most critically acclaimed album, The Moon & Antarctica, is probably their most cunningly stark and depressing one, helped in no part by the absence of vocals on many lengthy portions of song. In general, they are decidedly not a happy, fun band.
* True Art Is Incomprehensible: Their most critically acclaimed album, The Moon & Antarctica, is also probably their most [[MindScrew mindscrewy]]. Oddly enough, it's mostly because they balance on a precipice between "oblique" and "foggy as London". A common theme on all of their albums.
* Your Mileage May Vary: Generally, on Sad Sappy Sucker and everything post-Good News.

* Critical Dissonance: Good News is regarded better by fans than it is by critics, though it's still fairly well regarded by critics.