We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank is the fifth studio album by American alternative rock band Modest Mouse, released in 2007. It followed their previous studio album, 2004's Good News for People Who Love Bad News. It is the band's only full-length with former The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr as well as Joe Plummer as members. It is also their last with founding member and bassist Eric Judy. It has a strong nautical theme and was originally envisioned as a concept album about a boat crew that dies in every song.
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- 1March Into the Sea3:30
- 2Dashboard4:06
- 3Fire It Up4:34
- 4Florida2:57
- 5Parting of the Sensory5:34
- 6Missed the Boat4:24
- 7We’ve Got Everything3:40
- 8Fly Trapped in a Jar4:29
- 9Education3:56
- 10Little Motel4:44
- 11Steam Engenius4:26
- 12Spitting Venom8:27
- 13People as Places as People3:42
- 14Invisible3:59
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