Strangers to Ourselves

The first single from the album, "Lampshades on Fire", was made available on December 15, 2014 for streaming and digital download.{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/12/modest-mouse-premieres-new-single-lampshades-on-fire-listen/|title=Modest Mouse premieres new single "Lampshades on Fire" — listen - Consequence of Sound|work=Consequence of Sound|date=15 December 2014 }} Another song from the album, "Coyotes", was made available for download on January 20, 2015. The third song to be made available, "The Best Room", was released on February 3, 2015, alongside the album's track listing. A fourth track from the album, "The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box", was released on February 16, 2015.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/58502-modest-mouse-share-the-ground-walks-with-time-in-a-box/|title=Modest Mouse Share "The Ground Walks, With Time in a Box from forthcoming album, "Strangers to Ourselves"|work=Pitchfork|date=16 February 2015 }} On March 3, a fifth song from the album was released, the album's final track, "Of Course We Know".{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/58659-modest-mouse-share-of-course-we-know-announce-tour/|title=Modest Mouse Share "Of Course We Know", Announce Tour|last=Camp|first=Zoe|website=Pitchfork |accessdate=3 Mar 2015|date=3 Mar 2015}}

{{Album ratings

| ADM = 6.7/10{{cite web |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/7063/Modest-Mouse-Strangers-to-Ourselves.aspx |title=Strangers to Ourselves by Modest Mouse reviews |publisher=AnyDecentMusic? |accessdate=December 4, 2019}}

| MC = 70/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/strangers-to-ourselves/modest-mouse |title=Reviews for Strangers to Ourselves by Modest Mouse |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=March 20, 2015}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/strangers-to-ourselves-mw0002811983 |title=Strangers to Ourselves – Modest Mouse |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=July 26, 2015 |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}

| rev2 = The A.V. Club

| rev2Score = B+{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/review/modest-mouses-strangers-ourselves-familiar-best-wa-216271 |title=Modest Mouse's Strangers To Ourselves is familiar in the best ways |work=The A.V. Club |date=March 17, 2015 |accessdate=July 26, 2015 |last=Schonfeld |first=Zach}}

| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev3Score = A{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/11/strangers-ourselves-modest-mouse-ew-review |title=Strangers to Ourselves by Modest Mouse: EW review |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=March 11, 2015 |accessdate=July 26, 2015 |last=Raymer |first=Miles}}

| rev4 = The Guardian

| rev4Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/12/modest-mouse-strangers-to-ourselves-review |title=Modest Mouse: Strangers to Ourselves review – indie-rock business as usual |work=The Guardian |date=March 12, 2015 |accessdate=July 26, 2015 |last=Jonze |first=Tim}}

| rev5 = NME

| rev5Score = 7/10{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/modest-mouse/15974 |title=Modest Mouse – 'Strangers To Ourselves' |journal=NME |date=March 11, 2015 |accessdate=July 26, 2015 |last=Horner |first=Al |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311163149/http://www.nme.com/reviews/modest-mouse/15974 |archivedate=March 11, 2015}}

| rev6 = Pitchfork

| rev6Score = 6.4/10{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20335-strangers-to-ourselves/ |title=Modest Mouse: Strangers to Ourselves |work=Pitchfork |date=March 17, 2015 |accessdate=July 25, 2015 |last=Greene |first=Jayson}}

| rev7 = Q

| rev7Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite journal |title=Are Friends Eclectic |journal=Q |issue=345 |date=April 2015 |last=Segal |first=Victoria |page=94}}

| rev8 = Rolling Stone

| rev8Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/modest-mouse-strangers-to-ourselves-20150317 |title=Strangers to Ourselves |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=March 17, 2015 |accessdate=July 25, 2015 |last=Fricke |first=David |author-link=David Fricke |url-status=unfit |archive-date=March 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320000627/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/modest-mouse-strangers-to-ourselves-20150317}}

| rev9 = Spin

| rev9Score = 5/10{{cite journal |url=http://www.spin.com/2015/03/modest-mouse-strangers-to-ourselves/ |title=Review: Modest Mouse's Middling Comeback, 'Strangers to Ourselves' |journal=Spin |date=March 19, 2015 |accessdate=July 25, 2015 |last=McGovern |first=Kyle}}

| rev10 = Uncut

| rev10Score = 8/10{{cite journal |title=Modest Mouse: Strangers to Ourselves |journal=Uncut |issue=216 |date=May 2015 |page=77}}

}}

Strangers to Ourselves received both middling and positive reviews. The album holds a score of 70 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "generally favorable reviews". While some lament the title's lack of experimentation and growth, other reviewers see the album as evidence of the band's evolution. Kyle McGovern of Spin calls the album "a rudderless 15-song set that slightly improves the standing of 2007's middle-of-the-moat We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank." Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic emphasises the strengths of the album's songs individually, but adds that "it's an album where the trees matter more than the forest."

{{Track listing

| all_lyrics = Isaac Brock, except "God Is an Indian and You're an Asshole" lyrics by Jeremiah Green. All music composed by Modest Mouse

| title1 = Strangers to Ourselves

| length1 = 3:24

| title2 = Lampshades on Fire

| length2 = 3:08

| title3 = Shit in Your Cut

| length3 = 4:44

| title4 = Pistol (A. Cunanan, Miami, FL. 1996)

| length4 = 3:42

| title5 = Ansel

| length5 = 2:56

| title6 = The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box

| length6 = 6:12

| title7 = Coyotes

| length7 = 3:31

| title8 = Pups to Dust

| length8 = 3:31

| title9 = Sugar Boats

| length9 = 4:03

| title10 = Wicked Campaign

| length10 = 3:34

| title11 = Be Brave

| length11 = 3:31

| title12 = God Is an Indian and You're an Asshole

| length12 = 1:17

| title13 = The Tortoise and the Tourist

| length13 = 3:41

| title14 = The Best Room

| length14 = 4:25

| title15 = Of Course We Know

| length15 = 5:24

| total_length = 57:10

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Side one

| title1 = Strangers to Ourselves

| length1 = 3:24

| title2 = Lampshades on Fire

| length2 = 3:08

| title3 = Shit in Your Cut

| length3 = 4:44

| title4 = Pistol (A. Cunanan, Miami, FL. 1996)

| length4 = 3:42

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Side two

| title1 = Ansel

| length1 = 2:56

| title2 = The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box

| length2 = 6:12

| title3 = Coyotes

| length3 = 3:31

| title4 = God Is an Indian and You're an Asshole

| length4 = 1:17

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Side three

| title1 = Sugar Boats

| length1 = 4:03

| title2 = Wicked Campaign

| length2 = 3:34

| title3 = Be Brave

| length3 = 3:31

| title4 = Pups to Dust

| length4 = 3:31

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Side four

| title1 = The Tortoise and the Tourist

| length1 = 3:41

| title2 = The Best Room

| length2 = 4:25

| title3 = Of Course We Know

| length3 = 5:24

| total_length = 57:10

}}

• Isaac Brock – vocals, guitar, twelve-string, piano, Rhodes, Mellotron, bass, EBow, baritone guitar, Korg MS-20
• Jeremiah Green – drums, conga, sequencers, electronic drums, djembe, death whistle, vibes, Korg, kalimba, cigar box guitar, backing vocals
• Tom Peloso – bass, synth, Rhodes, piano, upright piano, cornet, kalimba, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Jim Fairchild – guitar, Rhodes, ukulele, backing vocals
• Russell Higbee – bass, Rhodes, upright bass, guitar, pump organ, vibes, electric piano, baritone guitar, euphonium, kalimba, cornet, organ, backing vocals
• Lisa Molinaro – viola, cello, bass, vocals
• Ben Massarella – percussion
• Darrin Wiener – Modular synthesizer, field recordings, machine sequencing

• Davey Brozowski – percussion
• James Mercer – vocals
• Dann Gallucci – drum machine, guitar, acoustic guitar, sequencing, synthesizers
• Jose Medeles – drums, percussion, vibes
• William Slater – banjo on "The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box", piano, Rhodes, Modular synth, backing vocals
• Maureen Pandos – upright bass
• Tristan Forney – tuba
• Corrina Repp – backing vocals
• Jeremy Sherrer – timbales, MPC programming, backing vocals
• Tucker Martine – percussion
• Seth Lorinczi – bass
• Ryan Baldoz – backwards bass

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• [http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/12/modest-mouse-premieres-new-single-lampshades-on-fire-listen/ Lampshades on Fire (Streaming Audio)]
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