Building Nothing Out of Something

Compilation album by Modest Mouse

Released

January 18, 2000

Recorded

1995–1998

Genre

Indie rock

Length

55:24

Label

Producer

Calvin Johnson

Modest Mouse chronology

Night on the Sun
(1999)

Building Nothing Out of Something
(2000)

The Moon & Antarctica
(2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Austin Chronicle	^[2]
Pitchfork Media	8.9/10^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]
The Village Voice	A−^[5]

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).

Track listing

All songs written by Modest Mouse.

"Never Ending Math Equation" – 3:23
- A-side of the 1998 single "Never Ending Math Equation"
"Interstate 8" – 4:39
- Taken from the "Interstate 8 EP"
"Broke" – 3:19
- A-side of the 1996 single "Broke"
"Medication" – 5:01
- B-side of the 1996 single "A Life of Arctic Sounds"
"Workin' on Leavin' the Livin'" – 6:40
- B-side of the 1998 single "Never Ending Math Equation"
"All Night Diner" (also entitled "All Nite Diner") – 4:44
- Taken from the "Interstate 8 EP"
"Baby Blue Sedan" – 4:04
- Bonus track on the LP version of "The Lonesome Crowded West"
"A Life of Arctic Sounds" – 2:29
- A-side of the 1996 single "A Life of Arctic Sounds"
"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"
"Grey Ice Water" – 5:05
- B-side of the 1998 single "Other People's Lives"
"Whenever You Breathe Out, I Breathe In (Positive Negative)" (also simply called "Positive Negative") – 5:18
- B-side of the 1996 single "Broke"
"Other People's Lives" – 7:10
- A-side of the 1998 single "Other People's Lives"

Vinyl edition

Side one
No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

References

↑ Phares, Heather. "Building Nothing Out of Something – Modest Mouse". AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
↑ Hess, Christopher (January 21, 2000). "Modest Mouse Building Nothing out of Something (Up)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
↑ DiCrescenzo, Brent (January 18, 2000). "Modest Mouse: Building Nothing Out of Something". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 198. ISBN 0-743-20169-8.
↑ Christgau, Robert (February 1, 2000). "Happy You Near". The Village Voice. Retrieved July 27, 2015.

Modest Mouse

Isaac Brock Jeremiah Green Tom Peloso Jim Fairchild Russell Higbee Lisa Molinaro Dann Gallucci Eric Judy Joe Plummer Johnny Marr Benjamin Weikel John Wickhart

Studio albums	This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About The Lonesome Crowded West The Moon & Antarctica Good News for People Who Love Bad News We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank Strangers to Ourselves

EPs	Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect? Interstate 8 The Fruit That Ate Itself Night on the Sun Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks No One's First and You're Next

Other albums	Building Nothing Out of Something Sad Sappy Sucker Baron von Bullshit Rides Again

Singles	"A Life of Arctic Sounds" "Other People's Lives" "Never Ending Math Equation" "Heart Cooks Brain" "Float On" "Ocean Breathes Salty" "The World at Large" "Dashboard" "King Rat" "Missed the Boat" "We've Got Everything" "Satellite Skin" "Lampshades on Fire" "The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box"

Labels	Epic Records K Records Sub Pop Suicide Squeeze Records Up Records

Related	Discography Dirty Dozen Brass Band Seasick Steve Ugly Casanova

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