Modest Mouse - An Eraser and a Maze [2LP "Ocean Floor"]

Format: 2 x LP
Catalogue No.: 8704942006
Barcode: 0198704942006
Release Date: 05 Jun 2026
Genre: Indie/Alternative

180g EcoSonic Audiophile Double LP in Limited Edition "Ocean Floor" Vinyl in Gatefold Jacket w/ Printed Sleeves + Lyric Sheet

A physics theory says past, present, and future coexist—and that’s the best lens for An Eraser and a Maze, which feels like every era of Modest Mouse happening at once. Guided by Isaac Brock’s instinct-first process, the album is both familiar and alien, warm and cold. It stretches across the band’s sonic history, from propulsive classics to stripped, raw moments, while carrying an undercurrent of mortality and loss that refuses easy optimism.

SIDE A
A1. Picking Dragons’ Pockets 
A2. Remember Yourself 
A3. Life’s a Dream
A4. Third Side of the Moon 

SIDE B
B1. Dogbed in Heaven / Give It a Skeleton 
B2. Interlude 
B3. I Can’t Talk Right Now 
B4. Speak 'N Spell (Or Not)

SIDE C
C1. Rotten Fruit (feat. pkpkpkpk)
C2. Knocked Down by Waves 
C3. Absolutely Necessary Never
C4. Song About Nothing

SIDE D
D1. Stoner Party 
D2. Look How Far…
D3. Impossible Somedays

*****
Modest Mouse creates a sonic world that balances jagged chaos with haunting beauty, making them one of the most influential indie rock bands of the last 30 years. An Eraser and a Maze will be the first new studio album from the band since 2021's The Golden Casket, and harkens back to the "jagged chaos" of their early 1990s classics by layering wiry, interlocking guitar riffs over the aggressive, "militaristic" drumming styles that first defined their sound.