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Modest Mouse Hits Number One Album Spot

Indie-rock success story Modest Mouse has done the (somewhat) unexpected by debuting on the Billboard album charts at the number one spot. Doing this, after The Shins debuted very high with their latest album earlier this year, could either mean the beginning of a sea change in pop music, or the Wal-Martization of indie-rock.

Posted to on Mar 28, 2007 at 11:36AM
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I attribute it to the Marr effect.

Posted by gabe on Mar 28, 2007 at 11:36AM
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