Excuses for Travellers

Excuses for Travellers
Studio album by Mojave 3
Released	May 15, 2000
Recorded	Fortress 1, Fortress 2, Mojave HQ
Genre	Dream pop, country rock
Length	59:40
Label	4AD (CAD 2K05)
Producer	Mark Van Hoen, Mojave 3
Mojave 3 chronology
Out of Tune (1998) Excuses for Travellers (2000) Spoon and Rafter (2003)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
musicOMH	(positive)
Pitchfork Media	(5.5/10)

Excuses for Travellers is the third album by Mojave 3, released by 4AD on May 15, 2000 in the UK, and September 5, 2000 in the US. It features the singles "In Love with a View," "Any Day Will Be Fine," and "Return to Sender." The album was released to generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 77, based on 15 reviews.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Neil Halstead, except where noted. 

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"In Love with a View"		6:09
2.	"Trying to Reach You"		4:47
3.	"My Life in Art"		7:21
4.	"Return to Sender"		4:48
5.	"When You're Drifting"		6:01
6.	"Any Day Will Be Fine"		3:24
7.	"She Broke You So Softly"		5:05
8.	"Prayer for the Paranoid"		3:52
9.	"Bringin' Me Home"	Lyrics by Rachel Goswell; music by Mojave 3	3:50
10.	"Got My Sunshine"	Ian McCutcheon	4:22

US bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Krazy Koz"	4:00
12.	"Always Right"	5:30

Singles

• "In Love with a View" (April 3, 2000)
  • 7" vinyl, TAD 2K03
  1. "In Love with a View"
  2. "Prayer for the Paranoid" (electric version)
• "Any Day Will Be Fine" (May 1, 2000)
  • CD single, BAD 2K04CD; 7" vinyl, AD 2K04
  1. "Any Day Will Be Fine"
  2. "Krazy Koz"
  3. "Always Right"
• "Return to Sender" (September 11, 2000)
  • CD single, BAD 2K17CD; 7" vinyl, AD 2K17
  1. "Return to Sender"
  2. "Yer Feet" (Live with Portuguese fireworks)
  3. "Girl from the North Country"