''No One's First, and You're Next'' is an EP by American

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band

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, released on August 4, 2009. It features unreleased tracks and

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from the band's previous two studio albums, ''

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'' (2004) and ''

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'' (2007). The collection of repolished outtakes was first mentioned in February 2008 when ''

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'' conducted a short interview with frontman

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in their "Smoking Section" column; however, no other news regarding its release surfaced until an entire year later. The vinyl version was released on August 14, 2009.

Promotion

Singles

Three sets of 7" vinyl singles preceded the EP's release. The first single, "Satellite Skin / Guilty Cocker Spaniels", was planned to be released on April 18 in celebration of

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, but was pushed back to May 26 because Isaac Brock didn't like the color of the vinyl, as it wasn't the right shade of orange. The record seemed to have difficulty playing on many people's record players and the seller would not take them back, causing annoyance among

fans.

Music videos

Kevin Willis, who previously contributed artwork to drummer

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's side project

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, directed the video for "

Satellite Skin "Satellite Skin" is a single released by indie rock Rock band, band Modest Mouse. It is the first single from their EP, ''No One's First and You're Next''. The song was originally slated for an April 18, 2009, release date, but was pushed back to ...

". Before his death in January 2008,

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had started working on a music video for " King Rat". Unfinished when he died, the video was completed by co-director Daniel Auber and others. It was released on August 4, 2009, the same day that the EP was released. Later that year,

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director

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created a video for "The Whale Song", utilizing stop-motion animation.

Track listing

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control Modest Mouse albums B-side compilation albums 2009 compilation albums