The band’s debut album, Mer de Noms (French for “Sea of Names”), was released on May 23, 2000. The album was well-received commercially and critically. It debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 , selling 188,000 copies in its first week and making it the highest-selling debut album for…
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Geffen, a fan of Porcupine Tree and Wilson, invited the band to play shows in Israel in 2000.
Headswim released only one further single, “Dusty Road”, in 2000 on the independent record label Pet Sounds in the UK
In 2000, Modest Mouse released The Moon & Antarctica , its first album on Epic Records . The album, produced by Califone ‘s Brian Deck during five months of sessions in Chicago, was met with critical acclaim, including a 9.8/10 score from online music magazine Pitchfork Media , despite concerns…
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The band toured the US and UK from June to October 2000, to generally favourable reviews, culminating in a charity show at the Royal Albert Hall for the Teenage Cancer Trust with guest performances from Paul Weller , Eddie Vedder , Noel Gallagher , Bryan Adams and Nigel Kennedy .…
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A North American concert tour was planned, but it was cancelled following a poor commercial response and lack of ticket sales, which led to Banks and Rutherford announcing in 2000 that the group would no longer be recording and touring.
The band toured the US and UK from June to October 2000, to generally favourable reviews, culminating in a charity show at the Royal Albert Hall for the Teenage Cancer Trust with guest performances from Paul Weller , Eddie Vedder , Noel Gallagher , Bryan Adams and Nigel Kennedy .
The tour was documented on the live album Heavy ConstruKction in 2000
The band gave two concerts in Auckland on 30 and 31 December 1999
In November 1999, Greatest Hits III was released.