The video for Modest Mouse‘s “King Rat” has been a long time coming. While the song was first available in 2007, the video (and the band’s latest EP, No One’s First And Your Next) was released on Tuesday. It was well worth the wait. A gory commentary on illegal whaling off the coast of Australia, the video is the brainchild of the late Heath Ledger. The actor approached Modest Mouse with the idea in 2007 (while the band was touring Australia), after conceiving it on a boating trip with his family. Ledger, who receives a directing credit, died before the video was completed.
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