I think it's a superb album, I got it last week and have been pretty much rotating it and the arcade fire album, although some of the earlier stuff is more "hard" I know 'this is a long drive for someone with nothing to think about' has had lots of (in my mind) justified pixies comparisons.
cats have nine lives/ which makes them ideal for experimentation
"Lonesome crowded west" is gorgeous if you give it a chance. Its a really long album bout 70 mins or so and take a long long time to really appreciate it but its worth it. good people bad news is sweet. moon and antarctic is great. There is a lot of modest mouse that is plainly shi t