Led by percussionist Adam Pierce, Mice Parade's nomadic style blends indie, electronic, and global elements into music that takes listeners on emotional journeys. Beginning as Pierce's solo project, early releases like 1998's debut album The True Meaning of Boodleybaye introduced the foundations of Mice Parade's sound: live instrumentation, layers of overdubs, and intricate percussion. However, when the project became a collective featuring members of the Dylan Group, HiM, and other acts Pierce was close to, the adventurous possibilities of Mice Parade's music multiplied; on albums such as 2001's Mokoondi, the group fused Asian and African instrumentation with atmospheric post-rock. The addition of vocals on 2004's Obrigado Saudade lent yet another dimension to Mice Parade's work, while the honed songwriting of later albums like 2010's What It Means to Be Left-Handed and 2022's Lapapọ grounded the project's restless creativity with memorable hooks.