Modest Mouse is almost fully back for the first time since 2021. That was the year of the band's most recent album release, The Golden Casket. In 2026, fans will get a new record titled An Eraser and a Maze. That will be followed by a bunch of shows in the fall following a slew of concerts the group is doing over the summer.
The new album will drop on June 5 and was produced by Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock with the help of friends, such as Jackknife Lee and Suzy Shinn. The band began working on the album soon after the release of their 2021 record, but chose not to release EPs of six songs or so, and instead built a full album.
The first single from the new album was released in March and called "Look How Far..." That tune was upbeat and very much in the Modest Mouse mold. To go along with the announcement of the new record's release date, the band delivered a second single, "Picking Dragon's Pocket."
Modest Mouse drops new album news and adds to 2026 tour dates
The track is also upbeat, and Bruce is in fine form. If you are a longtime fan of the band, you should be excited about the new album.
As for the new tour dates, those begin in full in mid-September and run through late-October. Two July dates were added in Seattle, too.
Modest Mouse 2026 tour dates (new dates in bold):
- 05/12 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
- 05/13 – Missoula, MT – The Wilma
- 05/14 – Bozeman, MT – The Elm
- 05/15 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Block Party
- 06/04 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
- 6/05 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
- 06/06 – Allentown, PA – Archer Music Hall
- 06/07 – Virginia Beach, VA – Virginia Beach Dome
- 06/09 – Wilmington, NC – Greenfield Lake Amp
- 06/10 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall
- 06/12 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
- 06/13 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
- 06/14 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Festival
- 07/02 – Bellingham, WA – Mt Baker Theatre
- 07/03 – Vancouver, BC – Orpheum Theatre
- 07/05 – Calgary, AB – Calgary Stampede
- 07/07 – Saskatoon, SK – Saskatchewan Jazz Festival
- 07/10 – Seattle, WA – The 5th Avenue Theatre
- 07/11 – Seattle, WA – The 5th Avenue Theatre
- 08/04 – Ojai, CA – Libbey Bowl
- 08/05 – Del Mar, CA – The Sound
- 08/07 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands Music Festival
- 08/08 – Jacksonville, OR – Britt Pavilion
- 08/09 – Portland, OR – Pioneer Courthouse Square
- 08/12 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
- 08/13 – Saint Paul, MN – Palace Theater
- 08/14 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater
- 08/18 – Washington, DC – Nationals Park (with My Chemical Romance)
- 08/19 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
- 08/20 – South Deerfield, MA – Tree House Brewing
- 08/21 – Shelburne, VT – The Green
- 08/28 – Palmer, AK – Alaska State Fair
- 09/16 – Clearwater, FL – The BayCare Sound
- 09/17 – St Augustine, FL – The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre
- 09/18 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues Orlando
- 09/20 – Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Festival
- 09/22 – Fayetteville, AR – Ozark Music Hall
- 09/23 – Kansas City, MO – Grinders KC
- 09/24 – Columbia, MO – Rose Park
- 09/25 – Omaha, NE – The Astro Theater
- 09/29 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee
- 09/30 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion
- 10/01 – Cincinnati, OH – MegaCorp Pavilion Outdoor
- 10/02 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
- 10/04 – Ottawa, ON – HISTORY Ottawa
- 10/05 – Toronto, ON – Meridian Hall
- 10/07 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner
- 10/08 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17
- 10/09 – Baltimore, MD – Pier Six Pavilion
- 10/10 – Pittsburgh, PA – Citizens Live at The Wylie
- 10/13 – New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore New Orleans
- 10/15 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at The Moody Theater
- 10/16 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
- 10/17 – San Antonio, TX – Boeing Center at Tech Port
- 10/19 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
- 10/20 – Hollywood, CA – Hollywood Palladium
- 10/22 – Avila Beach, CA – Avila Beach Golf Resort
- 10/23 – Sacramento, CA – Channel 24
Tickets for the new dates above will be made available to the general public on Friday, April 24, at 10 am local time. For more information, one can visit the official Modest Mouse website.
Modest Modest An Eraser and a Maze tracklist:
- 01. "Picking Dragon’s Pockets"
- 02. "Remember Yourself"
- 03. "Life’s a Dream"
- 04. "Third Side of the Moon"
- 05. "Dogbed in Heaven/Give It a Skeleton"
- 06. "Interlude"
- 07. "I Can’t Talk Right Now"
- 08. "Speak N’ Spell (Or Not)"
- 09. "Rotten Fruit (feat. Justin Raisin)"
- 10. "Knocked Down by Waves"
- 11. "Absolutely Necessary Never"
- 12. "Song About Nothing"
- 13. "Stoner Party"
- 14. "Look How Far"
- 15. "Impossible Somedays"
Pre-orders for the album are available by checking the same official Modest Mouse site as above. Or you could wait and visit your local record store to buy locally.
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