Forgot to mention I'd be out of town from Wednesday to today . . . probably the longest time I've been away from the blog since it start, sadly enough!

Strange news from the packed inbox that awaited me:

Johnny Marr Joins Modest Mouse

While reports of a glittering white unicorn trotting
down Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg are still
unverified, Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock has
confirmed a similarly mythical rumor: Former Smiths
guitarist Johnny Marr is now a permanent part of the
Pacific-Northwest band.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Brock said Marr
"made a cautious commitment to write and record with
us, and then the tighter we got, he was like 'okay,
let's tour too.'"

Modest Mouse, with newby Marr, will tour in support of
their forthcoming album, We Were Dead Before The Ship
Even Sank, which Marr helped write and record.

Brock told Rolling Stone that after the decision to
have Marr tour with the Modest Mouse, "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."