Two staff members of Paste Magazine managed to get a preview of ten rough and unmastered tracks off Modest Mouse's upcoming "We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank" at Epic's offices in New York. [Review]

A partial track list has been revealed, with Epic stating that two or three songs will still be added:

1. Dashboard
2. Fire It Up
3. We've Got Everything*
4. Education
5. Invisible
6. Missed The Boat*
7. Steaming Genius
8. Spitting Venom
9. Florida*
10. Parting Of The Sensories

* Featuring James Mercer of The Shins on backing vocals.

The review also mentions an early March release date.

Source: http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article?article_id=3571

Billboard are reporting that the first single off the upcoming "We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank", will be "Dashboard". The article also mentions that "We've Got Everything" will feature backing vocals from The Shin's James Mercer. No release date is known at this time, but rumours are pointing to a March release.

Source: http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003409976

The day after playing LIVE 105's Not So Silent Night (Which is now sold out), Modest Mouse will be playing a show with The Shins and Pete Yorn at UCSD's Rimac Arena in San Diego. Tickets go on sale on Monday the 20th.

Source: http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1089461

Alan Goldsher's book "Modest Mouse: A Pretty Good Read" is now shipping from Amazon.com, a few days earlier than was originally planned. I believe it was supposed to only come out next Tuesday and will only be in book stores at the end of the month, so if you want to get it a little earlier and feel like supporting the site (hint, hint), grab it there on the left. If you want a taste of what you'll be getting Alan's put an excerpt up on his blog.

Clips of two new songs, "Fire It Up" and "Invisible In Your Car", from Modest Mouse's performance on Sunday at the Avalon are making the rounds on YouTube. The audio isn't the greatest, but if you're wanting an idea on how the new material sounds then it's better than nothing. Check out the Media section.

Modest Mouse are on the bill for LIVE 105's NSSN 2006 at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on December 8th. Other acts include The Shins, The Killers, Silversun Pickups and The Raconteurs. You can get your tickets early by becoming a LIVE 105 Activist, otherwise tickets go on sale this Sunday, November 13 (Which doesn't really make sense, seeing as it's the 12th on Sunday, so check Ticketmaster both days to be safe).

Source: http://live105.com/pages/120976.php

The Grove of Anaheim is offering a special $10 ticket for the show later tonight (November 7th) only, all you need to do is either show your ticket stub from one of the two LA shows or proof that you voted. Contact The Grove Box Office at 714-712-2700 for more information.

Source: http://www.modestmouse.com/web/index.php

The band played their first show last night in exactly a year at the Avalon in Los Angeles, find the set list here. New songs that were debuted included "Fire It Up", "We've Got Everything", "Missed The Boat", "People We Know", "Dashboard" and the partial title "Invisible...". Remember that these titles haven't been confirmed and only appeared like this on the set list. If you attended the show, please send us a review or some photographs, if you managed to take any.

UPDATE: The partial title "Invisible..." has been revealed as "Invisible In Your Car", thanks to this review from Rolling Stone of the show.

Modest Mouse are scheduled to be playing in London at the Royal Albert Hall on May 23rd next year. Although the show is a little over 6 months away, tickets are already on sale from the Hall's website.

Source: http://tickets.royalalberthall.com/season/production.aspx?id=8427&src=t&monthyear=5-2007