Modest Mouse was fairly unaffected by this , and they released their fourth album , Good News for People Who Love Bad News one year later . It was very popular and had two main hits : `` Float On '' and `` Ocean Breathes Salty . '' On April 6 , 2004 , Modest Mouse released their fifth album , the platinum-selling Good News for People Who Love Bad News , which scored two hits with `` Float On '' and `` Ocean Breathes Salty '' ( both of which they performed on Saturday Night Live on November 13 , 2004 ) .