Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks

Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks
EP by
Modest Mouse
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2001
GenreAlternative rock, experimental rock
Length32:51
LabelEpic
ProducerIsaac Brock, Brian Deck, Phil Ek
Modest Mouse chronology
Sad Sappy Sucker
(2001) 		Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks
(2001) 		Good News for People Who Love Bad News
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The A.V. Club(positive)[2]
Pitchfork Media(7.8/10)[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks is a 2001 EP by the alternative rock band Modest Mouse. It collects the earlier Night on the Sun EP along with unreleased tracks from the recording sessions for The Moon & Antarctica.

It was released on Epic Records on September 25, 2001, on both CD and vinyl LP.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Isaac Brock; all music composed by Isaac Brock, Eric Judy, Jeremiah Green, except where noted.

  1. "Willful Suspension of Disbelief" – 3:38
  2. "Night on the Sun" – 7:38
  3. "3 Inch Horses, Two Faced Monsters" (Brock) – 4:13
  4. "You're the Good Things" – 3:33
  5. "The Air" – 4:32
  6. "So Much Beauty in Dirt" – 1:24
  7. "Here It Comes" – 3:10
  8. "I Came as a Rat (Long Walk off a Short Dock)" – 4:36

A short excerpt of "3 Inch Horses, Two Faced Monsters" was used as a sample at the end of The Moon & Antarctica's "A Different City".

Personnel

  • Isaac Brock – banjo, guitar, vocals, producer, engineer, Fender Rhodes, artwork, mixing
  • Jeremiah Green – percussion, drums
  • Eric Judy – bass, guitar, keyboards
  • Ben Massarella – percussion
  • Tyler Riley – fiddle
  • Tim Rutili – guitar
  • Ben Blankenship – bass
  • Brian Deck – arranger, producer, mixing
  • Phil Ek – producer
  • Tom Baker – mastering

Album charts

Year Album Chart Position
2001 Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks Heatseekers No. 5
2001 Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks Billboard Top 200 No. 147

References

  1. ^ Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks at AllMusic
  2. ^ The A.V. Club review
  3. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  4. ^ Rolling Stone review