Building Nothing Out of Something

Building Nothing Out of Something is a compilation album released in early 2000 (the copyright reads 1999) by American indie rock band Modest Mouse, comprising non-album tracks from various points in the band's career. Most of the tracks are A- and B-sides from 7" singles, but it also includes three tracks from the Interstate 8 EP, and "Baby Blue Sedan" from the vinyl version of The Lonesome Crowded West. All songs were originally released from 1996 to 1998. In 2015, Brock's Glacial Pace re-released the album for CD and Vinyl (with some unmarked random copies containing red vinyl rather than black).

Building Nothing Out of Something
Compilation album by
Modest Mouse
ReleasedJanuary 18, 2000
Recorded1995–1998
GenreIndie rock
Length55:24
LabelUp
ProducerCalvin Johnson
Modest Mouse chronology
Night on the Sun
(1999)		 Building Nothing Out of Something
(2000)		 The Moon & Antarctica
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Austin Chronicle[2]
Pitchfork8.9/10[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
The Village VoiceA−[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Modest Mouse.

  1. "Never Ending Math Equation" – 3:23
  2. "Interstate 8" – 4:39
    • Taken from the "Interstate 8 EP"
  3. "Broke" – 3:19
    • A-side of the 1996 single "Broke"
  4. "Medication" – 5:01
  5. "Workin' on Leavin' the Livin'" – 6:40
  6. "All Night Diner" (also entitled "All Nite Diner") – 4:44
    • Taken from the "Interstate 8 EP"
  7. "Baby Blue Sedan" – 4:04
  8. "A Life of Arctic Sounds" – 2:29
  9. "Sleepwalking" (also entitled "Sleepwalkin'," and "Sleepwalking (Couples Only Dance Prom Night)") – 3:23
    • Melody taken from "Sleep Walk" by Santo and Johnny
    • Taken from the "Interstate 8 EP"
  10. "Grey Ice Water" – 5:05
  11. "Whenever You Breathe Out, I Breathe In (Positive Negative)" (also simply called "Positive Negative") – 5:18
    • B-side of the 1996 single "Broke"
  12. "Other People's Lives" – 7:10

Vinyl edition
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Never Ending Math Equation"3:23
2."Interstate 8"4:39
3."Broke"3:19
4."Medication"5:01
5."Workin' on Leavin' the Livin'"6:04
6."All Nite Diner"4:44
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Baby Blue Sedan"4:04
2."A Life of Arctic Sounds"2:29
3."Sleepwalkin'"3:23
4."Grey Ice Water"5:05
5."Positive Negative"5:08
6."Other People's Lives"7:10

Personnel
  • Isaac Brock – Guitar, Vocals
  • Eric Judy – Bass
  • Jeremiah Green – Drums

With:

  • Nicole Johnson – Vocals on Tracks 2, 9, & 10
  • Steve Wold – Organ, Engineer, Slide Guitar on Track 4
  • Dann Gallucci – Guitar on Track 8
  • Joey Bullock – Drawing
  • Barry Corliss – Mastering
  • Brian Deck – Drawing
  • Phil Ek – Engineer
  • Calvin Johnson – Producer, Engineer
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References
  1. Phares, Heather. "Building Nothing Out of Something – Modest Mouse". AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  2. Hess, Christopher (January 21, 2000). "Modest Mouse: Building Nothing out of Something (Up)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  3. DiCrescenzo, Brent (January 18, 2000). "Modest Mouse: Building Nothing Out of Something". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  4. Harris, Keith (2004). "Modest Mouse". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 551. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  5. Christgau, Robert (February 1, 2000). "Happy You Near". The Village Voice. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
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