{"product_id":"mojave-3-excuses-for-travellers-vinyl-lp-4ad-pre-order-out-7-24-26","title":"Mojave 3 - Excuses for Travellers (Vinyl LP, 4AD) PRE-ORDER - Out 7\/24\/26","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a pre-order. It will ship on or around 7\/24\/26\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMojave 3's founding members are vocalist\/guitarist Neil Halstead, bassist\/vocalist Rachel Goswell, and drummer Ian McCutcheon, members of definitive shoegazers Slowdive. The band broke cover in 1995, when a six-track demo impressed 4AD sufficiently to offer them a deal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith the band returning to London to work and live at the famed Fortress studios, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eExcuses for Travellers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was the first of two consecutive albums recorded with the help of friend and electronic artist Mark Van Hoen. Combining the melancholy and stripped-down intimacy of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAsk Me Tomorrow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the Laurel Canyon soul of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOut of Tune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, it finds the band refining their touch to create a more cohesive record that rightfully sits at the middle of their ever-morphing sound. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLusciously textured with restrained guitar, drums, pedal steel, horns, and piano, it’s an introspective campfire record that lets Neil’s voice and songwriting take center stage (“In Love with a View,” “My Life in Art,” “She Broke You So Softly”), while also featuring the only two Mojave tracks solely credited to Rachel (“Bringin’ Me Home”) and Ian (“Got My Sunshine”).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReflecting on his growth as a songwriter, Neil says, “Unlike Slowdive, where the music is at the forefront and nobody is focusing on what anyone's saying, you couldn’t really hide the lyrics with Mojave 3. I had to think about them more, work harder on them.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jackpot Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48067606020314,"sku":null,"price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0624\/5705\/3402\/files\/unnamed_4_f16b7c76-1b17-4aa2-af98-a13f6d890d83.jpg?v=1781648230","url":"https:\/\/jackpotrecords.com\/products\/mojave-3-excuses-for-travellers-vinyl-lp-4ad-pre-order-out-7-24-26","provider":"Jackpot Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}