Modest Mouse shared the second single from their upcoming record, The Golden Casket, called “Leave A Light On,” and announced an extensive United States tour. It will be their first headlining tour since 2017, although they supported The Black Keys in 2019. 

“Leave A Light On” is a chill indie rock track built on a psychedelic-rock-inspired rhythm section and an oldschool organ tone to match. Frontman Isaac Brock takes it in a more anthemic direction with his repetitive chorus, “We’re leaving, we’re leaving, we’re leaving/We’ll be home soon.” The verses’ lyrics give tours of weird houses. For example, Brock sings, “My friend’s house is full of cats but they are both allergic/Your house is inside my heart and your heart’s where my house is.”

It follows The Golden Casket’s lead single, “We Are Between,” which features a similarly repetitive chorus and a post-punky instrumental. The full album is due June 25 via Epic Records. Their previous album was Strangers to Ourselves in 2015, which notably produced their most recent hit, “Lampshades On Fire.”

While they remain best known for their biggest hit, “Float On,” they’re still critically adored for their late 1990s/early 2000s indie rock oeuvre, especially their albums The Lonesome Crowded West (1997) and The Moon & Antarctica (2000).

The tour is set to start at the end of July with Lollapalooza Music Festival and will also include appearances at Life Is Beautiful Festival in Las Vegas, NV in September and Austin City Limits in October. Modest Mouse is also set to play some notable non-festival locations such as Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn, NY on August 11-12, The Masonic in San Francisco, CA on September 16, The Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles, CA on September 25, Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO on September 28 and Fillmore Miami Beach in Miami, FL on October 15.

Some nights will feature support from Future Islands. Tickets for all nights of the tour will go on sale through Modest Mouse’s website starting Wednesday, May 26 at 10:00 a.m. local time.

Modest Mouse Summer 2021 Tour Dates:

07/29 – 08/1 – Chicago, IL – Grant Park – Lollapalooza Music Festival
07/30 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee
08/03 – Columbus, OH – EXPRESS LIVE! – Indoor Music Hall
08/05 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia
08/06 – Boston, MA – Leader Bank Pavilion
08/07 – Cooperstown, NY – Brewery Ommegang
08/09 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
08/11 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
08/12 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
08/17 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
08/18 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
08/20 – Detroit, MI – Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
08/21 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater
08/22 – Minneapolis, MN – Armory
08/24 – Missoula, MT – KettleHouse Amphitheater
08/27 – Portland, OR – McMenamins – Edgefield
08/29 – Bend, OR – Les Schwab Amphitheater
09/11 – Seattle, WA – Marymoor Park *
09/16 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic
09/18 – Las Vegas, NV – Life Is Beautiful Festival
09/19 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Federal Theatre
09/20 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre – Tucson
09/22 – San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
09/24 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy and Harriet’s
09/25 – Los Angeles, CA – The Theatre at Ace Hotel
09/27 – Sandy, UT – Sandy City Amphitheater
09/28 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre *
09/30 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom *
10/01-10/03 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
10/04 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater *
10/05 – Cincinnati, OH – Andrew J Brady ICON Music Center *
10/08-10/10 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
10/11 – Huntsville, AL – Mars Music Hallf
10/12 – New Orleans, LA – Fillmore New Orleans
10/14 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
10/15 – Miami Beach, FL – Fillmore Miami Beach
10/16 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
10/17 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
10/19 – Richmond, VA – The National
10/21 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
10/22 – Asheville, NC – Rabbit Rabbit

* with Future Islands

Photo credit: Brett Padelford