Modest Mouse Release First New Single in 5 Years, “Look How Far…”

Indie band Modest Mouse have shared new single “Look How Far…”

The track’s official release comes after its inclusion in the band’s recent live sets. It features current Quasi member and former Sleater-Kinney drummer Janet Weiss, and although it’s a short track at just under two mintues, it highlights the band’s post-punk sound and is similar to some of their earlier releases, with some bleak lyrics. “I can’t believe how long I’ve wanted to be living in the past,” frontman Isaac Brock sings. “Look how far we haven’t come!/ Oh my god we’re so f*cking dumb!”

“Look How Far…” is Modest Mouse‘s first new release in five years, since 2021’s The Golden Casket, which peaked at No. 7 on Billboard’s Top Alternative Albums chart, and single “We Are Between.” Although the band has not shared any additional information about the song, they are expected to release a new album later this year, although no details have been announced yet.

Modest Mouse recently wrapped up their inaugural Ice Cream Floats concert cruise in February, which spent four days sailing from Miami to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. The band is already looking ahead and has announced new shows through the summer. Their tour will kick off in May and will run through early August. Some festival appearances, including a headlining slot at the Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, and an opening slot for My Chemical Romance on their Black Parade 20th anniversary tour will keep them on the road through September.

The ticket presale for Modest Mouse’s fan club begins on Wednesday, March 11, followed by the public sale on Friday, March 13.

2026 marks Modest Mouse’s 30th anniversary as a band. They debuted in 1996 with This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About and are best known for their hit “Float On,” which topped the alternative charts in 2004. They recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of the album Good News for People Who Love Bad News with a reissue, while they marked the 25th anniversary of The Moon & Antarctica, their major-label debut via Epic Records, by playing it in its entirety.