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If we were to tell you that, according to The Onion's A.V. Club website, the new Modest Mouse record is "coming along" and that Isaac Brock is "really happy with it so far", it would probably come as pretty good news for people who thought that the band had been resting on their laurels since 2004's Good News for People Who Love Bad News, right?

Now, if we were to tell you that the A.V. Club also reported that Johnny Marr, the former Smiths guitarist, has "been flying to Portland from Manchester to write songs" with Brock, well, that would be pretty orgasmic news for people who love Modest Mouse. And the Smiths.

Good thing it's true!

That's all we know about that right now, but hey, isn't that enough? Johnny Marr is working with Modest Mouse! Get excited!

Marr has been awfully busy lately. He's working with Lisa Germano on her forthcoming album on Young God. He also recently recorded five songs with French New Wave queen Jane Birkin for her forthcoming album, which also features Rufus Wainwright, Beth Gibbons, Neil Hannon, Tom Waits, and Kate Bush, and is being produced by Gonzales. Yes, the Peaches Gonzales.

Marr is also cooking up the second album from his band the Healers. According to his website, the record is due out in the Spring, and will potentially include the songs "The Sparks of Life", "Run in the Dust", "Reign Down The New Days", "I've Seen More", "Save Ourselves Again", and "Denial Denial".

Given the 3.7 rating we slapped on the last Healers album, don't get excited.