<body><![CDATA[The current single, the<br>nearly-Pixies anthem Float on, is a hit in their native America, providing an all-too-rare example of a genuinely strange if impossible-to-dislodge pop song penetrating that traditionally conservative chart. Don’t be alarmed, though, if you cherish Modest Mouse as idiosyncratic indie outsiders: they’re still no nearer the mainstream than they were on their early masterpiece, The Moon & Antarctica. What has changed here are the beats, with a new drummer tightening up an often wayward approach (in most epic fashion on Float on), although the surrounding music retains its eclecticism. Things slip a little too willingly into Tom Waits terrain at times, but Bukowski and the jagged Black Cadillacs redeem matters and confirm that Good News... is both breakthrough and reassurance. Click <a href="asfunction:Tardis.webPageOpen,http://www.sonymusic.co.uk/modestmouse"><b>here</b></a> to visit the official Modest Mouse website. Buy for £12.99 or less, including postage and packaging, before July 26. Subject to availability.]]></body>