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Neil Halstead
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Since releasing some of the finest shoegaze singles and albums in the early '90s with his band
Slowdive
,
Neil Halstead
has slowly become one of Britain's most respected songwriters. While
Slowdive
had more to do with sounds that songs, the transition that band made into
Mojave 3
in the mid-'90s allowed
Halstead
to further emulate the largely late '60s-based folk-rock songwriters with whom he had become enamored. Along the way,
Halstead
has done something of a tightrope act by earning
comparisons to those figures without being accused of mere mimicry or tiresome revivalism.
At some point shortly after the release of
Mojave 3
's third album, 2000's
Excuses for Travellers
,
Halstead
found himself without normal living quarters (the result of a breakup) and he opted to hang his hat at a studio for a couple months. With several orphaned
Mojave 3
songs kicking around,
Halstead
took advantage of his situation and record them alone for a possible solo record. He left the studio after finding an actual place of residence and periodically ducked back into the studio with a couple friends -- including
Mojave 3
's
Ian McCutcheon
, longtime associate
Mark Van Hoen
(
Locust
), and
Coley Park
's
Nick Holton
-- over the following year to finish things off. 2002's
Sleeping on Roads
was the result, which traded the oft-cited American touchstones (
Bob Dylan
,
Neil Young
) of
Mojave 3
for English touchstones (
Bert Jansch
,
Nick Drake
). By the time 4AD released the record,
Halstead
already had designs for a second solo record and
Mojave 3
were in the process of making their fourth LP. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
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