Building Nothing Out of Something

Building Nothing Out of Something is a compilation album released in January 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 (with some unmarked random copies containing red vinyl rather than black).

Building Nothing Out of Something
Compilation album by Modest Mouse
Released	January 18, 2000
Recorded	1995–1998
Genre	Indie rock
Length	55:24
Label	Up
Producer	Calvin Johnson
Modest Mouse chronology
Night on the Sun (1999) Building Nothing Out of Something (2000) The Moon & Antarctica (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Austin Chronicle	[2]
Pitchfork	8.9/10[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]
The Village Voice	A−[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Modest Mouse.

1. "Never Ending Math Equation" – 3:23
   • A-side of the 1998 single "Never Ending Math Equation"
2. "Interstate 8" – 4:39
   • Taken from the "Interstate 8 EP"
3. "Broke" – 3:19
   • A-side of the 1996 single "Broke"
4. "Medication" – 5:01
   • B-side of the 1996 single "A Life of Artic Sounds"
5. "Workin' on Leavin' the Livin'" – 6:40
   • B-side of the 1998 single "Never Ending Math Equation"
6. "All Night Diner" (also entitled "All Nite Diner") – 4:44
   • Taken from the "Interstate 8 EP"
7. "Baby Blue Sedan" – 4:04
   • Bonus track on the LP version of "The Lonesome Crowded West"
8. "A Life of Artic Sounds" – 2:29
   • A-side of the 1996 single "A Life of Artic Sounds"
9. "Sleepwalking" (also entitled "Sleepwalkin'," and "Sleepwalking (Couples Only Dance Prom Night)") – 3:23
   • Melody taken from "Sleep Walk" by Santo and Johnny
   • Taken from the "Interstate 8 EP"
10. "Grey Ice Water" – 5:05
    • B-side of the 1998 single "Other People's Lives"
11. "Whenever You Breathe Out, I Breathe In (Positive Negative)" (also simply called "Positive Negative") – 5:18
    • B-side of the 1996 single "Broke"
12. "Other People's Lives" – 7:10
    • A-side of the 1998 single "Other People's Lives"

Vinyl edition

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Never Ending Math Equation"	3:23
2.	"Interstate 8"	4:39
3.	"Broke"	3:19
4.	"Medication"	5:01
5.	"Workin' on Leavin' the Livin'"	6:04
6.	"All Night Diner"	4:44

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Baby Blue Sedan"	4:04
2.	"A Life of Artic Sounds"	2:29
3.	"Sleepwalkin'"	3:23
4.	"Grey Ice Water"	5:05
5.	"Positive Negative"	5:08
6.	"Other People's Lives"	7:10

Personnel

• Isaac Brock – Guitar, Vocals
• Eric Judy – Bass
• Jeremiah Green – Drums

With:

• Nicole Johnson – Vocals on Tracks 2, 9, & 10
• Steve Wold – Organ, Engineer, Slide Guitar on Track 4
• Dann Gallucci – Guitar on Track 8
• Joey Bullock – Drawing
• Barry Corliss – Mastering
• Brian Deck – Drawing
• Phil Ek – Engineer
• Calvin Johnson – Producer, Engineer

References

1. Phares, Heather. "Building Nothing Out of Something – Modest Mouse". AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
2. Hess, Christopher (January 21, 2000). "Modest Mouse: Building Nothing out of Something (Up)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
3. DiCrescenzo, Brent (January 18, 2000). "Modest Mouse: Building Nothing Out of Something". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
4. Harris, Keith (2004). "Modest Mouse". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 551. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
5. Christgau, Robert (February 1, 2000). "Happy You Near". The Village Voice. Retrieved July 27, 2015.