Modest Mouse perform ‘The Lonesome Crowd West’ (almost) in its entirety at benefit show
nme.comModest Mouse performed the majority of their second album ‘The Lonesome Crowd West’ at a benefit show in Seattle last week – you can see footage below.The band appeared at the annual Seattle Musicians for Children’s Hospital (SMooCH) last Friday (December 11), delivering a throwback set that included songs they haven’t played live in more than a decade: ‘Polar Opposites’ and ‘Teeth Like God’s Shoeshine’ were performed live for the first time since 2001 and 2008, respectively.Their set at the Showbox included the live debut of ‘Long Distance Drunk’, taken from 1997’s ‘The Lonesome Crowd West’.
The band ran through the majority of the aforementioned album, only omitting one track: ‘Lounge (Closing Time)’.“We’re not playing ‘Lounge,’ I’ll tell.
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