Mojave 3
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Mojave 3 | |
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Background information | |
Origin | United Kingdom |
Genres | Dream pop, indie rock, alternative country, folk |
Years active | 1995–2007, 2011 |
Labels | 4AD |
Members | Neil Halstead Rachel Goswell Ian McCutcheon Simon Rowe Alan Forrester |
Website | http://www.mojave3online.com/ |
Mojave 3 were a British band, consisting of Neil Halstead, Rachel Goswell, Simon Rowe, Alan Forrester, and Ian McCutcheon. Goswell, Halstead and McCutcheon previously played in Thames Valley shoegazing band Slowdive.
The band initially existed as a trio, consisting of Halstead, Goswell, and McCutcheon. After Slowdive were dropped by Creation Records, the trio decided to change musical direction to a dream pop/country rock/folk music style, and were signed by 4AD Records. They took on the new name "Mojave," [1] but upon the discovery of another band already using the name, the "3" was added (in reference to the group's three members). Rowe (formerly of Chapterhouse) and Forrester joined shortly after the release of their first album.
Both Halstead (the main songwriter for the band) and Goswell have released solo albums, also for 4AD. McCutcheon founded and is currently playing with his band called The Loose Salute who are signed to Heavenly Records and Graveface Records.
In 2006, Mojave 3 did a Take-Away Show session with Vincent Moon. Halstead said the band was on hiatus as of 2008, but were planning to release at least one more album in the future. The band returned to playing live in 2011, including gigs supporting Band of Horses .[2] During a radio interview on Israeli radio station Kol HaCampus on 7 May 2011, Halstead said the band were working on new material, and may be recording during the summer, however, nothing materialized.[3]
Discography
Albums
- Ask Me Tomorrow (16 October 1995) CAD 5013[citation needed]
- Out of Tune (5 October 1998) CAD 8018[citation needed]
- Excuses for Travellers (15 May 2000) CAD 2K05[citation needed]
- Spoon and Rafter (22 September 2003) CAD 2309[citation needed]
- Puzzles Like You (19 June 2006) CAD 2604[citation needed]
Singles & EPs
- "Who Do You Love" (29 June 1998) BAD 8011[citation needed]
- "Some Kinda Angel" (7 September 1998) BAD 8016[citation needed]
- "In Love with a View" (3 April 2000) TAD 2K03[citation needed]
- "Any Day Will Be Fine" (1 May 2000) BAD 2K04[citation needed]
- "Return to Sender" (11 September 2000) BAD 2K17[citation needed]
- "Breaking the Ice" (5 June 2006) BAD 2602[citation needed]
- "Puzzles Like You" (6 November 2006) AD 2615[citation needed]
References
- ^ Wendy Fonarow (22 March 2011). "Ask the indie professor: Why so many bad band names?". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ Ben. "Review: Band of Horses (Manchester)". 5 Feb 2011). Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ "Kol HaCampus radio station". Retrieved 7 May 2011.
External links
- Official website
- Mojave 3 Gigography
- Mojave 3 at musicOMH.com
- Mojave 3 at AllMusic
- Mojave 3 at the Internet Archive's live music archive
- Review of Puzzles Like You at Subculture Magazine