Jeremiah Green, Founding Member & Drummer of Modest Mouse, Dies at 45

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[{"selector":"#anim-db006792-1c22-40a0-9386-1e092d2fc1b9 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(34.18445112354406%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] The news was announced by the band in a social media post on New Year's Eve. Green's mother, Carol Namatame, pic credit getty images

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[{"selector":"#anim-7d4ea3fe-737a-4f70-a06b-cb7cd871555a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(35.23805619314761%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Green was with the band from its inception in 1992 and played on every album except for 2004's pic credit getty images

[{"selector":"#anim-e4773740-a855-462b-b92e-2795d0e05c5e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(31.249999886225726%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Good News for People Who Love Bad News." Artists across the music community, including Maggie Rogers, pic credit getty images

[{"selector":"#anim-9dda8ff4-2395-4aca-b136-6a82d859394f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Patrick Carney, Jim Fairchild, and Johnny Marr, have shared their condolences. pic credit getty images