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Neil Halstead - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's - 8/8/08

Photos taken at Johnny Brenda's by Doug Seymour...  read more

Mojave 3: Seduced by the Bad News Muse

“I think I’ve only ever written one song in my life,” confesses Neil Halstead, principal voice and pen behind the spaced-out, countrified fauxlk-rock of Mojave 3, whose album Spoon And Rafter was recently released on the 4AD label. Halstead may be onto something. The 10 variations of this one song that appear on Spoon And Rafter indeed continue in the tradition of the past few Mojave 3 albums, creating the feel of a jilted lover trying to slit his wrist with a feather. Ethereal, blissed-out canvases full of pedal steel, heartbreak and Halstead’s whispery vocals drift across like the fading...  read more