{"product_id":"mojave-3-spoon-and-rafter-vinyl-lp-copy","title":"Mojave 3 - Excuses for Travellers (Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eRelease Date - \u003cspan class=\"aec-title-date\"\u003e7\/24\/2026\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith the band returning to London to work and live at the famed Fortress studios, Excuses for Travellers 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 Ask Me Tomorrow and the Laurel Canyon soul of Out of Tune, 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\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLusciously textured with restrained guitar, drums, pedal steel, horns, and piano, it's an introspective campfire record that let's 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\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.5em;\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eTRACKS:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e In Love with a View\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e Trying to Reach You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e My Life in Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e4\u003c\/span\u003e Return to Sender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e5\u003c\/span\u003e When You're Drifting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e6\u003c\/span\u003e Any Day Will Be Fine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e7\u003c\/span\u003e She Broke You So Softly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e8\u003c\/span\u003e Prayer for the Paranoid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e9\u003c\/span\u003e Bringin' Me Home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e10\u003c\/span\u003e Got My Sunshine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long will shipping take?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem is In Stock\/Inbound\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem is on Pre-Order\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem is on Backorder\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrders will ship within 1 day of being available\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrders will ship near or on release date, as they are checked in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrders will ship as they become available, and may take 2-12 weeks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Mojave 3","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47900862644382,"sku":"191400082816","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0560\/8321\/8590\/files\/image_0cb3dc8b-1a82-464c-ba21-c6b0099aca4f.jpg?v=1782344804","url":"https:\/\/soundslikevinyl.com\/products\/mojave-3-spoon-and-rafter-vinyl-lp-copy","provider":"SoundsLikeVinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}