Back in 2004, I couldn't help but think "Float On" was the best Talking Heads song that Talking Heads never made. Modest Mouse blended Talking Heads funk with hopped-up production values to create a delicious sample of ear candy. The new Modest Mouse song, "Dashboard" is starting to get some airplay on the radio. Almost three years later, Isaac Brock still warbles like Dave Byrne. The
funk influence is still everpresent in their new single, and the production values still echo the eclectic sounds of the now severed Heads. Since Float On sounded nothing like the other songs on their album Good News For People Who Love Bad News, I am willing to guess the new song will sound nothing like the other tracks from the upcoming We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank. Perhaps Modest Mouse will continue to make a case for one-off downloads from iTunes.
EDIT: Don't get me wrong. I love Talking Heads. . . and by association, that means I love Float On and Dashboard. Travis ripped off Rush, bands steal one another's best licks all the time. That isn't necessarily bad, and I hope you don't construe my observation as such.