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This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About
This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About
Studio album by Modest Mouse
Released	April 16, 1996
Recorded	October–November 1995
Studio	Moon Studios (Olympia, Washington)
Genre	Indie rock;
Length	74:03 (Standard); 86:10 (LP)
Label	Up
Producer	Steve Wold
Modest Mouse chronology

This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About is the debut studio album by American rock band Modest Mouse. It was released on April 16, 1996, through Up Records.

Musical style

This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About is an indie rock^[1]^[3] album that incorporates elements of punk rock,^[3] grunge,^[3] heavy metal,^[3] twee pop,^[3] surf rock,^[3] jazz,^[3] and chamber music.^[3] Ryan Schreiber of Pitchfork remarked that Modest Mouse show influence from Pixies and Jane's Addiction.^[4] with certain elements on the album also drawing comparisons to Built to Spill^[3] and Pink Floyd.^[3]

Lyrically, many of the album's tracks focus on traveling by automobile and the loneliness associated with rural life.^{[citation needed]}

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	A−^[6]
Pitchfork	6.8/10 (1996)^[7] 8.5/10 (2014)^[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[9]

The Albuquerque Tribune called the album "intricate, brainy pop sneaking back into old-time ballads, honky-tonk slide and folk pluck."^[10] Robert Christgau remarked that Modest Mouse are "so insularly indie they're incomprehensible to anyone who hasn't been softened up by Wowee Zowee and the Meat Puppets".^[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Isaac Brock; all music is composed by Modest Mouse

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dramamine"	5:42
2.	"Breakthrough"	4:06
3.	"Custom Concern"	4:28
4.	"Might"	1:30
5.	"Lounge"	6:34
6.	"Beach Side Property"	7:00
7.	"Ionizes & Atomizes"	4:21
8.	"Head South"	4:22
9.	"Dog Paddle"	2:02
10.	"Novocain Stain"	3:42
11.	"Tundra/Desert"	5:24
12.	"Ohio"	6:00
13.	"Exit Does Not Exist"	4:57
14.	"Talking Shit About a Pretty Sunset"	5:50
15.	"Make Everyone Happy/Mechanical Birds"	6:04
16.	"Space Travel Is Boring"	1:53

Vinyl edition

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dramamine"	5:42
2.	"Breakthrough"	4:06
3.	"Custom Concern"	4:28
4.	"Might"	1:30
5.	"Lounge"	6:34

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Beach Side Property"	7:00
2.	"Ionizes & Atomizes"	4:21
3.	"Head South"	4:22
4.	"Dog Paddle"	2:02
5.	"Novocain Stain"	3:42

Side three
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tundra/Desert"	5:24
2.	"Ohio"	6:00
3.	"Exit Does Not Exist"	4:57
4.	"Talking Shit About A Pretty Sunset"	5:50

Side four
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Make Everyone Happy/Mechanical Birds"	6:04
2.	"Space Travel Is Boring"	1:53
3.	"Edit the Sad Parts"	7:04
4.	"A Manic Depressive Named Laughing Boy"	5:03

Personnel

Modest Mouse

Isaac Brock – guitar and vocals (drums on "Dog Paddle")
Jeremiah Green – drums (bass on "Dog Paddle")
Eric Judy – bass (guitar on "Dog Paddle")

Additional musicians

Steve Wold – slide guitar, mandolin, guitar, backup vocals
Brent Arnold – cello
Nicole Johnson – vocals on "Custom Concern", "Ionizes & Atomizes", and "Head South"
Calvin Johnson – extra vocals on "Head South"