No One's First, and You're Next
{{Infobox album
| name = No One's First, and You're Next
| type = EP
| artist = Modest Mouse
| cover = Modest Mouse - No One's First, And You're Next.jpg
| alt =
| released = August 4, 2009
| recorded = 2003–2006
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Indie rock, alternative rock, folk rock, indie folk, post-punk revival, alternative country
| length = 33:33
| label = Epic
| producer =
| prev_title = We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = Strangers to Ourselves
| next_year = 2015
| misc = {{Singles
| name = No One's First, and You're Next
| type = ep
| single1 = King Rat
| single1date = March 20, 2007
| single2 = Satellite Skin
| single2date = May 26, 2009
| single3 = Autumn Beds
| single3date = June 23, 2009
| single4 = Perpetual Motion Machine
| single4date = July 21, 2009
}}
}}
{{Album reviews
|MC = (75/100)[https://www.metacritic.com/music/no-ones-first-and-youre-next/modest-mouse/critic-reviews Critic reviews at Metacritic]
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1612270|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]
|rev3 = Chicago Tribune
|rev3score = {{Rating|2|4}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20160127092047/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-08-06/entertainment/0908060144_1_modest-mouse-isaac-brock-chanteys Chicago Tribune review]
|rev4 = Entertainment Weekly
|rev4score = B[https://ew.com/article/2009/08/05/no-ones-first-and-youre-next/ Entertainment Weekly review]
|rev5 = NME
|rev5score = (6/10)[https://www.nme.com/reviews/10787 NME review]
|rev6 = No Ripcord
|rev6score = {{Rating|6|10}}[http://www.noripcord.com/reviews/music/modest-mouse/no-ones-first-and-youre-next No Ripcord review]
|rev7 = Now
|rev7score = {{Rating|3|5}}[http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/story.cfm?content=170824 Now review]
|rev8 = Pitchfork Media
|rev8score = (7.2/10)[https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13348-no-ones-first-and-youre-next/ Pitchfork Media review]
|rev10 = PopMatters
|rev10score = {{Rating|8|10}}[https://www.popmatters.com/review/109509-modest-mouse-no-ones-first-and-youre-next-ep/ PopMatters review]
|rev9 = Planet Sound
|rev9score = (8/10){{cite web |first=John |last=Earls |title=Modest Mouse: No One's First, and You're Next |url=http://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/album-live-reviews/6258b024ec34a75f795554e2422a3828/Modest+MouseNo-One's+First+And+You're+Next.aspx |publisher=Teletext |access-date=August 16, 2009}}{{Dead link|date=September 2013}}
|rev2 = The A.V. Club
}}
No One's First, and You're Next is an EP by American indie rock band Modest Mouse, released on August 4, 2009. It features unreleased tracks and B-sides from the band's previous two studio albums, Good News for People Who Love Bad News (2004) and We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank (2007). The collection of repolished outtakes was first mentioned in February 2008 when Rolling Stone conducted a short interview with frontman Isaac Brock in their "Smoking Section" column;{{cite news|title=Modest Mouse Working on New EP|author=Dave Maher|publisher=Pitchfork Media|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/28582-modest-mouse-working-on-new-ep/|access-date=2009-08-05|date=2008-02-05}} however, no other news regarding its release surfaced until an entire year later.
The vinyl version was released on August 14, 2009.
Promotion
=Singles=
Three sets of 7" vinyl singles preceded the EP's release. The first single, "Satellite Skin / Guilty Cocker Spaniels", was planned to be released on April 18 in celebration of Record Store Day,{{cite web|title=Heath Ledger Directed a Modest Mouse Video|website=Pitchfork|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/34824-heath-ledger-directed-a-modest-mouse-video/|author=Ryan Dombal|access-date=2009-08-05|date=2009-03-12}} but was pushed back to May 26 because Isaac Brock didn't like the color of the vinyl, as it wasn't the right shade of orange. The record seemed to have difficulty playing on many people's record players and the seller would not take them back, causing annoyance among Modest Mouse fans.{{cite web|title=Maybe he wanted it to be a shade of "Portland Orange"|website=interstate-8.com|url=http://www.interstate-8.com/|access-date=2009-05-23|date=2009-04-21}}
=Music videos=
Kevin Willis, who previously contributed artwork to drummer Jeremiah Green's side project Vells, directed the video for "Satellite Skin".{{cite news|title=Modest Mouse to Release Heath Ledger Video|author=William Goodman|url=https://www.spin.com/2009/03/modest-mouse-release-heath-ledger-video/|work=Spin|date=2009-03-13|access-date=2009-08-05}} Before his death in January 2008, Heath Ledger had started working on a music video for "King Rat". Unfinished when he died, the video was completed by co-director Daniel Auber and others. It was released on August 4, 2009, the same day that the EP was released. Later that year, Bent Image Lab director Nando Costa created a video for "The Whale Song", utilizing stop-motion animation.{{cite web|url=http://www.prefixmag.com/media/modest-mouse/the-whale-song-video/33303/ |title=Modest Mouse: 'The Whale Song' (Video) | Prefix |publisher=Prefixmag.com |date=2009-10-08 |access-date=2012-03-03}}
Track listing
{{tracklist
| all_lyrics = Isaac Brock
| all_music = Modest Mouse
| title1 = Satellite Skin
| length1 = 3:58
| note1 = released as an A-side
| title2 = Guilty Cocker Spaniels
| length2 = 3:59
| note2 = released as a B-side to "Satellite Skin"
| title3 = Autumn Beds
| length3 = 3:42
| note3 = released as an A-side
| title4 = The Whale Song
| length4 = 6:07
| note4 = released as a B-side to "Autumn Beds"
| title5 = Perpetual Motion Machine|Perpetual Motion Machine
| length5 = 3:11
| note5 = released as an A-side
| title6 = History Sticks to Your Feet
| length6 = 3:55
| note6 = released as a B-side to "Perpetual Motion Machine"
| title7 = King Rat
| length7 = 5:30
| note7 = released as a promotional single and as the B-side to "Dashboard"
| title8 = I've Got It All (Most)
| length8 = 3:10
| note8 = released as the B-side to "Float On"
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for No One's First, and You're Next ! scope="col"| Chart (2009) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite Ryan|page=192}}
| 91 |
|---|
| {{album chart|BillboardCanada|14|artist=Modest Mouse|rowheader=true|access-date=August 29, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|15|artist=Modest Mouse|rowheader=true|access-date=August 29, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRock|3|artist=Modest Mouse|rowheader=true|access-date=August 29, 2022}} |
References
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