The Fruit That Ate Itself

SOUND SAVER. This nine-track EP is a sketchbook documenting the third Modest Mouse session at the Dub Narcotic studio. Here Modest Mouse scatter in several different directions at once, creating a sonar sound web that captures the imagination of souls who are lost and many who have been recovered using a new-style polariscope that sees into the distance, down the road a piece. "This ep is a sketchbook documenting the third Modest Mouse session at Dub Narcotic studio. Here Modest Mouse scatter in several different directions at once, creating a sonar sound web that captures the imagination of souls who are lost and many who have been recovered using a new-style polariscope that sees into the distance, down the road a piece.

"Produced by Calvin Johnson, 'The Fruit That Ate Itself' possesses a leaner and meaner sound than earlier Modest Mouse releases — the emphasis here is less on noise than groove, and the spare, edgy approach of cuts like 'Dirty Fingernails' and the title track recalls the goofy indie-funk of Dub Narcotic Sound System and other like-minded Johnson-helmed projects." — Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide