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The Ground Walks, With Time in a Box" appears on Modest Mouse's sixth studio album "Strangers to Ourselves," released in 2015. The track showcases the band's characteristic blend of indie rock with Isaac Brock's distinctive vocal delivery and cryptic lyricism. Musically, the song features layered instrumentation including guitars, synthesizers, and driving percussion that builds throughout its runtime.

Directed by Jorge Torres-Torres, the music video presents a surreal narrative following a character through various dreamlike scenarios. The visual approach employs practical effects and deliberately artificial set pieces, creating a theatrical quality that complements the song's abstract themes. The video's aesthetic draws on vintage television and stage production design, with bright colors and constructed environments that emphasize artifice over realism.

"Strangers to Ourselves" marked Modest Mouse's first album in eight years following 2007's "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank." The extended gap between releases made this their longest hiatus between studio albums at that point in their career. The album was produced by the band alongside various collaborators and represents a continuation of their evolution from the raw indie rock sound of their 1990s releases toward more polished and experimental production approaches.