Night on the Sun
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Night on the Sun is an EP
by indie rock
band
Modest Mouse
, released in 1999 as a Japan
-only album, and again in 2000 as a 12" vinyl. The tracks on the Japan's Rebel Beat Factory label were taken from The Moon & Antarctica
demos that were sent to Epic Records
. The four tracks on the 12" ended up on 2001's Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band
Rock Band
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Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse is an American indie rock band formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington, by singer/lyricist/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green, and bassist Eric Judy. They are based in Portland, Oregon. Since their 1996 debut album, This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think...
, released in 1999 as a Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
-only album, and again in 2000 as a 12" vinyl. The tracks on the Japan's Rebel Beat Factory label were taken from The Moon & Antarctica
The Moon & Antarctica
-2004 re-release bonus tracks:Isaac Brock was dissatisfied with the final mix and the album artwork for The Moon & Antarctica following its original 2000 release....
demos that were sent to Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
. The four tracks on the 12" ended up on 2001's Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks.
CD Release
- "Night on the Sun" – 9:21
- "You're the Good Things (It's Alright to Die)" – 4:23
- "Wild Packs of Family Dogs" – 1:47
- "Dark Center of the Universe" – 4:19
- "Your Life" – 3:21
- "No Title" (Jeremiah GreenJeremiah GreenJeremiah Martin Green is a founding member and drummer of the indie rock band Modest Mouse from 1993 to March 2003, and again from July 2004....
speaking Japanese) – 0:18
Vinyl Release
- "Willful Suspension of Disbelief" – 3:33
- "Night on the Sun" – 7:36
- "I Came as a Rat (Long Walk Off a Short Dock)" – 4:36
- "You're the Good Things" – 3:32