Tom Peloso

Tom Peloso is an American musician. He was a member of the indie rock band Modest Mouse from 2003 to 2022. Peloso first played with Modest Mouse on their 2004 album, Good News for People Who Love Bad News, up to the 2021 album, The Golden Casket. He also plays in his own band, Tom Peloso and The Virginia Sheiks.^[1]

Born (1967-02-25) February 25, 1967 (age 59)

Danbury, Connecticut

GenresIndie rock

Occupations

• Singer
• songwriter
• musician

Instruments

• Vocals
• guitar
• bass guitar
• double bass
• keyboards
• trumpet
• cornet
• violin
• kalimba

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Tom Peloso
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Born	(1967-02-25) February 25, 1967 (age 59) Danbury, Connecticut
Genres	Indie rock
Occupations	Singer songwriter musician
Instruments	Vocals guitar bass guitar double bass keyboards trumpet cornet violin kalimba
Years active	1999–present

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Before joining Modest Mouse, Peloso was a founding member of the Charlottesville based bluegrass group The Hackensaw Boys, playing upright bass and fiddle.^[2] Two of his songs, "Hobo" and "Sweet Petunia", appear on their album Look Out! On March 1, 2009 Tom Peloso released a digital EP, The Last Saturday of the Year, containing four new tracks recorded in fall 2008 at Monkeyclaus studio.