Neil Halstead, formerly of Slowdive and Mojave 3, is playing at The Earl tomorrow night in support of his latest record "Oh! Mighty Engine", released back in July of this year on Brushfire Records. If you are a fan of his earlier solo work or previous bands, you will ...
Neil Halstead; Little Lost David(Faversham, Leeds, 22 Sept '08) Perhaps less so on Slowdive records, but certainly on Mojave 3 albums and his two solo records to date, Neil Halstead projects a voice that caresses you like misty summer rain or a cuddly throw blanket on a windy autumn night. The voice doesn't lose its effect in the live setting, which results in about the loveliest Monday night ...
Neil Halstead; Little Lost David(Faversham, Leeds, 22 Sept '08) Perhaps less so on Slowdive records, but certainly on Mojave 3 albums and his two solo records to date, Neil Halstead projects a voice that caresses you like misty summer rain or a cuddly throw blanket on a windy autumn night. The voice doesn't lose its effect in the live setting, which results in about the loveliest Monday night ...
1 Bob Dylan's beard...edgy...at least fringy. 2 Dennis Wilson's beard...full soul beard. 3 Grandaddy...reclaiming the beard for indie rock. 4 Micheal Eavis...the man behind the glastonbury festival whose beard has over the years remained both silly and steadfast. 5 ZZ Top...pretty hard to ignore the godfathers of the crazy rock beard.
To recap: Neil Halstead, a founding member of Slowdive and the singer/main songwriter of Mojave 3, released his sophomore solo record Oh! Mighty Engine this past July on Jack Johnson's Brushfire Records (the solo debut was on 4AD). The Emmett Malloy-directed video for Oh! Mighty 's "Paint A Face" includes Halstead performing alone with his band or on-stage or on waves, looking Will Oldham-like ...