Excuses for Travellers
Studio album by
Released15 May 2000
RecordedFortress Studios 1 & 2, London; Mojave HQ
GenreDream pop, indie rock
Length59:40
LanguageEnglish
Label4AD
ProducerMark Van Hoen and Mojave 3
Mojave 3 chronology
Out of Tune
(1998)
Excuses for Travellers
(2000)
Spoon and Rafter
(2003)
Singles from Excuses for Travellers
  1. "In Love with a View"
    Released: 3 April 2000
  2. "Any Day Will Be Fine"
    Released: 1 May 2000
  3. "Return to Sender"
    Released: 11 September 2000
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[3]
NME7/10[4]
Pitchfork5.5/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

Excuses for Travellers is the third album by Mojave 3, released by 4AD on 15 May 2000 in the UK and 5 September 2000 in the US. It features the singles "In Love with a View," "Any Day Will Be Fine," and "Return to Sender." The album was released to generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 77, based on 15 reviews.[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Neil Halstead, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In Love with a View" 6:09
2."Trying to Reach You" 4:47
3."My Life in Art" 7:21
4."Return to Sender" 4:48
5."When You're Drifting" 6:01
6."Any Day Will Be Fine" 3:24
7."She Broke You So Softly" 5:05
8."Prayer for the Paranoid" 3:52
9."Bringin' Me Home"Lyrics by Rachel Goswell; music by Mojave 33:50
10."Got My Sunshine"Ian McCutcheon4:22
US bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Krazy Koz"4:00
12."Always Right"5:30

Singles

  • "In Love with a View" (3 April 2000)
    • 7" vinyl, TAD 2K03
    1. "In Love with a View"
    2. "Prayer for the Paranoid" (electric version)
  • "Any Day Will Be Fine" (1 May 2000)
    • CD single, BAD 2K04CD; 7" vinyl, AD 2K04
    1. "Any Day Will Be Fine"
    2. "Krazy Koz"
    3. "Always Right"
  • "Return to Sender" (11 September 2000)
    • CD single, BAD 2K17CD; 7" vinyl, AD 2K17
    1. "Return to Sender"
    2. "Yer Feet" (Live with Portuguese fireworks)
    3. "Girl from the North Country"

References

  1. 1 2 "Reviews for Excuses for Travellers by Mojave 3". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  2. Kellman, Andy. "Excuses for Travellers – Mojave 3". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  3. Schinder, Scott (6 October 2000). "Excuses for Travellers". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  4. "Excuses For Travellers". NME. 22 July 2000. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  5. LeMay, Matt (15 May 2000). "Mojave 3: Excuses for Travellers". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  6. Moon, Tom (28 September 2000). "Mojave 3: Excuses for Travellers". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 25 January 2003. Retrieved 19 August 2017.


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