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"Dashboard" is the first single from US indie rockers Modest Mouse's sixth album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank.

 

However it is the first to feature ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr who co-wrote all the tracks on the album with Modest Mouse founder member Isaac Brock who said of Johnny Marr, "He made a cautious commitment to write and record with us, and then the tighter we got, he was like, ‘okay, let's tour too.' Then he was pretty much a member of the band-- not pretty much. He's a full blown member of the band. It's really f***in' nice." According to Brock, Marr was involved in songwriting on the album, and will even tour with the band in support of it. In the interview, Brock described We Were Dead as a "nautical balalaika carnival romp." Johnny Marr later responded to Brock's comments by saying, "Isaac contacted me and asked if I'd help Modest Mouse write the new album. I was intrigued and played with the band in Portland a couple of times. We hit it off and wrote three great songs straight away, something clicked, it felt right from the off. I have a new Healers album pretty much done, but we've been having such a good time playing these new Modest Mouse songs. When people hear the record they'll see why, we're very good together."

 

Modest Mouse - Dashboard video

 

This song is already at a peak of #7 on the Billboard Modern Rock tracks and is expected to climb significantly from its US#59 peak due to the release of the video and track to download outlets this week in America. The music video for the track was premiered on USA MTV at 6:00 a.m Monday, Febuary 26 And repeated every hour on MTV2 and MTVU. While the track is being added to Top40 US Radio Stations playlists acroSs the country.

 

The video was produced by Motion Theory (Matisyahu, Beck, Velvet Revolver) as "a drunken shouting match between sailors that expands on the nautical mythology."

 

What do you think of this track? Can you see it being a potential huge hit in the UK (as well) or not?

Marr :)