{"product_id":"excuses-for-travellers","title":"Excuses For Travellers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.roughtrade.com\/artist\/mojave-3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuy 3 or more Mojave 3 reissues and save 10% on each.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the band returning to London to work and live at the famed Fortress studios, \u003cem\u003eExcuses for Travellers\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eAsk Me Tomorrow\u003c\/em\u003e and the Laurel Canyon soul of \u003cem\u003eOut of Tune,\u003c\/em\u003e 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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“With Out of Tune I was sort of obsessing a little too much over Bob Dylan and Neil Young,” says Neil, “whereas on \u003cem\u003eExcuses for Travellers\u003c\/em\u003e the influences had been absorbed a little more, and the band made it into its own thing. Mark’s production really helped as well.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLusciously textured with restrained guitar, drums, pedal steel, horns, and piano, it’s an introspective campfire record that lets Neil’s voice and songwriting take centre 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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e","brand":"4AD","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":57583800189259,"sku":"R6232-8975","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":57583800222027,"sku":"R6232-1084","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Mojave_3_-_Excuses_For_Travellers.jpg?v=1781526108","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/excuses-for-travellers","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}