the last thing i listened to was modest mouse

( manolith hooray for me, Wed 11 Mar 2015, 14:42, archived)

all of their songs follow a similar formula
jumpy chanty bit, slow down for chorus and harmonies, repeat catchy bit over and over again
( The Doveston haunted by the memory of his own amnesia, Wed 11 Mar 2015, 14:44, archived)

yeah, pretty much
it's effective though
( manolith hooray for me, Wed 11 Mar 2015, 14:51, archived)