SONG OF THE DAY (#230)

'the mutineer,' by mojave 3

buried at the very end of mojave 3's 2006 album, 'puzzles like you,' is this little gem sung by drummer ian mccutcheon. it's noteworthy because not only is it a terrific song, but it's also the first time [to my knowledge] that someone other than neal halstead or bassist rachel goswell has taken over lead vocals on a mojave 3 album track. he's got such a nice, unaffected voice [and yeah, he does sound a bit like mark linkous]. i've always kind of imagined this song playing over the end of the closing credits to some movie. here's hoping ian rocks the mic on future mojave 3 albums.

as far as mojave 3, have very quietly made a very nice career for themselves. after slowdive [one of this kid's favoritest bands ever] was dropped from their label, neal started writing more 'traditional' songs. the new songs were enough of a depature from the trademark slowdive sound that it necessitated a name change. mojave 3 was born. and now 13 years and 5 studio albums in, they're still a tremendous band.

→ mojave 3: the mutineer
→ neal halstead: high hopes
→ slowdive: 40 days