I'm drawn in by the authenticity of their early music, the pure emotion, and the sometimes enigmatic lyrics. Being a punk kid when I heard them, I was attracted to Isaac Brock's raw vocals even though the music was in general much less aggressive than what I was typically listening to then.

These days I mostly listen to hiphop so it's been a journey. Modest mouse is still my favorite. They represent a time in my life when I was first learning to be my authentic self.