March 4, 2013

"You look so young and you talk so old
Listen up, babe, I just might take you home if you're lucky
You read some books and they broke your heart
But you don't know one thing about life."

Before his solo career Neil Halstead, together with Rachel Goswell, was the mastermind the groups Slowdive and Mojave 3. Slowdive is one of my favourite groups ever, their shoegazing walls of sound is really, really good.

Mojave 3 was something completely different. Laidback, mellow and often “silent” music similar to what Neil Halstead now creates performing as a solo artist. Despite the differences between Slowdive and Mojave 3 I am a big fan of the latter group too. Like this one, a song that always brings a tear to my eye, a song that I do believe takes off from a true life story.

Mojave 3 – My life in art is found on the record ”Excuses for travellers” released in 2000.