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Building Nothing Out of Something
Compilation album by
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]

Building Nothing Out of Something is a compilation album released in January 2000 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).

Track listing

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All songs written by Modest Mouse.

  1. "Never Ending Math Equation" – 3:23
  2. "Interstate 8" – 4:39
  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
  7. "Baby Blue Sedan" – 4:04
  8. "A Life of Artic Sounds" – 2:29
  9. "Sleepwalking" (also entitled "Sleepwalkin'," and "Sleepwalking (Couples Only Dance Prom Night)") – 3:23
  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

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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 Night Diner"4:44
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Baby Blue Sedan"4:04
2."A Life of Artic 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

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  • 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

References

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  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.