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Good News for People Who Love Bad News

Good News for People Who Love Bad News is the fourth studio album by American rock band Modest Mouse, released on April 6, 2004, by Epic Records. Founding member Jeremiah Green did not perform on this album due to his temporary absence from the band, and it would be the only release during his time with Modest Mouse that he would not appear on.

For the One Tree Hill episode, see Good News for People Who Love Bad News (One Tree Hill episode).

Good News for People Who Love Bad News

April 6, 2004

48:50

Epic

Dennis Herring

Good News for People Who Love Bad News was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 2005.[3] It was certified 2x platinum by the RIAA in March 2024,[4] and had sold over 1.5 million copies in the United States by 2006.[5] Three singles were released from the album: "Float On", "Ocean Breathes Salty", and "The World at Large".

– vocals (2-11, 13–16), guitar (3, 4, 6, 7, 10–15), banjo (8, 9, 11), baritone guitar (16), ukulele (5), piano (2), Rhodes (2), Hendx 3000 (10), whistle (2), freak beak (14)

Isaac Brock

– bass guitar (3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 13–15), acoustic guitar (2, 8, 16), backup vocals (3, 16), pump organ (11, 12), tin whistle (16), percussion (2), mellotron (3)

Eric Judy

– guitar (2-4, 6–8, 10–12, 14, 15), keyboards (4, 6, 7, 10), piano (7, 13, 14), backup vocals (3, 16), mellotron (2, 10), drum loops (3, 6), pump organ (16), timpani (2), percussion (2), glockenspiel (7)

Dann Gallucci

– drums (2-4, 6–8, 10, 11, 13–15)

Benjamin Weikel

– standup bass (8, 11, 12), fiddle (13)

Tom Peloso

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Good News for People Who Love Bad News