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Listen: Neil Halstead – Spin The Bottle

May 07, 2013

Former shoegazer, Neil Halstead embraces simplistic folk with this subtle…

Fuel/Friends Chapel Session #21: Neil Halstead

Jan 29, 2013

There is something downright mesmerizing in the understated, persistent songs…

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Nov 12, 2012

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Album: Neil Halstead, Palindrome Hunches (Sonic…

Nov 04, 2012

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Neil Halstead (born 7 October 1970) is a British guitarist and singer, described as "one of Britain's most respected songwriters" by Allmusic. He was a founding member of Slowdive, a band often associated with the shoegazer musical genre. Following the disbanding of Slowdive, Halstead along with some other members of Slowdive (including longtime friend and musical collaborator Rachel Goswell) formed Mojave 3. Mojave 3 are stylistically distinct from Slowdive and may be regarded as British country/folk. Halstead is the principal singer and songwriter in Mojave 3 and also plays guitar. In 2002, 4AD (a British independent record label) released his debut solo album, ''Sleeping on Roads''. Following his departure from 4AD, a second solo album, ''Oh! Mighty Engine'' was released by Jack Johnson's Brushfire Records on July 29, 2008. The album was partly recorded in Johnson's solar powered studio in Los Angeles before being completed at a Second World War airfield in Britain. ''The Guardian'' has compared ''Oh! Mighty Engine'' to the work of Nick Drake and Bert Jansch. Halstead has said of his solo work that it's "really good doing something on my own", having been in Slowdive then Mojave 3 since he was 17 years old. He was born in Reading, Berkshire, England, but is now based in Newquay, Cornwall.

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