Building Nothing Out of Something


Building Nothing Out of Something is a compilation album released in early 2000 by American indie rock band Modest Mouse, comprising non-album tracks from various points in the band's career. Most of the tracks are A- and B-sides from 7" singles, but it also includes three tracks from the Interstate 8 EP, and "Baby Blue Sedan" from the vinyl version of The Lonesome Crowded West. All songs were originally released from 1996 to 1998. In 2015, Brock's Glacial Pace re-released the album for CD and Vinyl.

Track listing

All songs written by Modest Mouse.
  1. "Never Ending Math Equation" – 3:23
  2. * A-side of the 1998 single "Never Ending Math Equation"
  3. "Interstate 8" – 4:39
  4. * Taken from the "Interstate 8 EP"
  5. "Broke" – 3:19
  6. * A-side of the 1996 single "Broke"
  7. "Medication" – 5:01
  8. * B-side of the 1996 single "A Life of Arctic Sounds"
  9. "Workin' on Leavin' the Livin'" – 6:40
  10. * B-side of the 1998 single "Never Ending Math Equation"
  11. "All Night Diner" – 4:44
  12. * Taken from the "Interstate 8 EP"
  13. "Baby Blue Sedan" – 4:04
  14. * Bonus track on the LP version of "The Lonesome Crowded West"
  15. "A Life of Arctic Sounds" – 2:29
  16. * A-side of the 1996 single "A Life of Arctic Sounds"
  17. "Sleepwalking" – 3:23
  18. * Melody taken from "Sleep Walk" by Santo and Johnny
  19. * Taken from the "Interstate 8 EP"
  20. "Grey Ice Water" – 5:05
  21. * B-side of the 1998 single "Other People's Lives"
  22. "Whenever You Breathe Out, I Breathe In " – 5:18
  23. * B-side of the 1996 single "Broke"
  24. "Other People's Lives" – 7:10
  25. * A-side of the 1998 single "Other People's Lives"

    Vinyl edition

Personnel

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