Modest Mouse appear to be teasing the release of their new single, with fans receiving a cryptic puzzle in the mail.
Earlier this week, Modest Mouse fans passed the fourth anniversary of the group’s latest album, Strangers To Ourselves. The group’s sixth album in their 26-year career, fans have been hanging out for new music for quite some time now.
Now, as Pitchfork reports, fans have begun to receive a cryptic triangular-shaped puzzle in the mail, hinting at the release of new music.
Coming barely a week after the band announced a tour with The Black Keys, these puzzles have been accompanied by a note promising the release of ‘Poison The Well’ on March 29th.
modest mouse is so extra??? pic.twitter.com/u3tRBm3U3b
— rj (@gayhorrorfilm) March 19, 2019
Fun puzzle from Modest Mouse!
At what may this be hinting?#ModestMouse pic.twitter.com/qfoMSY5SKs
— Modest Mouse Photo (@ModestMousePics) March 19, 2019
Follow up on the modest mouse message. A cool mushy puzzle and a lil bag.
Thank you! @modestmouseband pic.twitter.com/ZCPFBVtHuW— Zander! (@alex_parentt) March 19, 2019
While some fans have been wondering just why their favourite band personally sent them a jigsaw puzzle, it appears as though these puzzles are promoting the digital release of the band’s new single, ‘Poison The Well’.
Previously announced as a special, triangular 7″ record for this year’s Record Store Day, it seems that fans will be able to hear the song a bit earlier than planned when it drops in just over a week.
Of course, Modest Mouse aren’t the first band to tease something new by sending their fans cryptic items in the mail.
Just last year, Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda began sending fans torn pieces of paper, which saw these dedicated supporters coming together to complete this virtual puzzle. Likewise, U2 sent their fans some mysterious letters to promote the release of 2017’s Songs Of Experience.
However, it seems nothing can compare to that time that Nine Inch Nails undoubtedly scared quite a few of their fans, sending them a mysterious powder in the mail.
While it turned out this was actually part of the “physical component” to 2017’s Not The Actual Events, it’s still a bit confronting to open a package and have some black powder spill out.
Modest Mouse look set to release their first new song in four years later this month. In the meantime, reminisce with one of their classics…
Check out Modest Mouse’s ‘Ocean Breathes Salty’:
