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- Artist: Modest Mouse
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- Release Date: February 27, 1996
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Contains explicit content
- Genre: Rock
Review
Expanding upon the themes of emotional and geographic isolation found in the band's previous work, This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About finds Modest Mouse mixing slow, brooding numbers such as "Custom Concern" and "Talking Shit About a Pretty Sunset" with thrashing guitar workouts like "Breakthrough" and "Head South." The general mood here is one of loneliness and desperation, eloquently expressed through both the lyrics and the rhythmic, sprawling instrumentation. "Dramamine," for instance, with its driving, mid-tempo beat and ricocheting guitar line, sums up the hopelessness of a doomed relationship, while the frantic "Head South" deals with the feeling of "being ashamed of your old space." The mandolin, slide guitar, and cello featured throughout the album give the songs a certain degree of depth that makes them stand out from average indie rock fare. In general, This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About is a fine album of guitar-based rock, and Modest Mouse distinguishes itself here with songs whose meanings are simultaneously universal and painfully personal. ~ Brandon Gentry, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Dramamine (Lyrics) | Modest Mouse | (5:42) | |
| Breakthrough (Lyrics) | Modest Mouse | (4:06) | |
| Custom Concern (Lyrics) | Modest Mouse | (4:28) | |
| Might (Lyrics) | Modest Mouse | (1:31) | |
| Lounge (Lyrics) | Modest Mouse | Modest Mouse | (6:33) |
| Beach Side Property (Lyrics) | Modest Mouse | (6:59) | |
| She Ionizes & Atomizes (Lyrics) | Modest Mouse | (4:21) | |
| Head South (Lyrics) | Modest Mouse | (4:22) | |
| Dog Paddle (Lyrics) | Modest Mouse | (2:02) | |
| Novocain Stain (Lyrics) | Modest Mouse | (3:42) | |
| Tundra/Desert | Modest Mouse | Modest Mouse | (5:24) |
| Ohio (Lyrics) | Modest Mouse | (6:01) | |
| Exit Does Not Exist (Lyrics) | Modest Mouse | (4:57) | |
| Talking Shit About a Pretty Sunset (Lyrics) | Modest Mouse | (5:50) | |
| Make Everyone Happy/Mechanical Birds (Lyrics) | Modest Mouse | (6:04) | |
| Space Travel Is Boring (Lyrics) | Modest Mouse | (1:53) |
