Mouth Moods is the third
mashup album by American musician and comedian
Neil Cicierega released in 2017. Like his previous mashup albums Mouth Sounds and Mouth Silence, its source material is primarily
Top 40 hits from the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Samples from
Smash Mouth's "
All Star" return, after being absent outside of
Easter eggs in Mouth Silence.[2] A fourth installment to the Mouth series, Mouth Dreams, was released in 2020.[3]
Reception
Mouth Moods was praised for being "just as compelling" as its predecessors,[4][5] as well as for its usage of various songs in pop culture history, as well as its "enhanced orchestral scope" over the previous two albums.[2]
The album includes the
innuendo-filled track "
Bustin", based on the
Ray Parker Jr. song "
Ghostbusters", which became a
viral hit.[6][7][8] The publication OC Weekly stated that it was "[a]bsolutely brilliant how an entirely new track can be created from the original elements while still containing its fun vibe."[9]