Monthly Archive for July, 2008

Oh! Mighty Engine – out now in the US

Published on July 31, 2008 in Mojave 3 and Neil Halstead. 0 Comments

Neil Halstead’s second solo record “Oh! Mighty Engine” is out now (on Brushfire Records) in the US, followed by Canada on 8/5, and in the UK on 9/22.

TracklistingOh! Mighty Engine (click for larger version)
1. oh mighty engine
2. elevenses
3. little twig
4. witless or wise
5. paint a face
6. always the good
7. no mercy for the muse
8. sometimes the wheels
9. queen bee
10. spinning for spoonie
11. a gentle heart
12. baby I grew you a beard

some lniks, reviews and interviews with more to follow: Listen to the album at Neil’s myspace page ¦ Wired.com [interview] ¦ exclaim.ca [interview] ¦ allmusic.com Review ¦ Aversion.com Review UPDATED: new interviews with Neil (thanks cw) at brooklyvegan and muzzle of bees.

additional Neil US dates

Published on July 15, 2008 in Mojave 3 and Neil Halstead. 0 Comments

Neil Halstead will be supporting his new solo record ‘Oh! Mighty Engine’ with US live dates through to the end of August. He will be supporting Jack Johnson until the 18th August, and will then continue with a number of headling shows.

07-20 Oxford, England – Truck Festival
08-03 Oro, Ontario – Burl’s Creek Park *#
08-04 Montreal, Quebec – Osheaga Music and Arts Festival *
08-06 Mansfield, PA – Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts *#
08-07 Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center *#
08-10 Jersey City, NJ – Liberty State Park (All Points West Festival) *#
08-12 Raleigh, NC – Walnut Creek Amphitheatre *#
08-13 Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Amphitheatre *#
08-15 Bonner Springs, KS – Sandstone Amphitheater *#
08-17 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre *#
08-18 Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheater *#
* with Jack Johnson # with Rogue Wave

08-22 Vancouver, Media Club
08-23 Seattle, Sunset Tavern
08-24 Portland, Douglas Fir
08-26 San Francisco, Cafe Du Nord
08-27 Santa Cruz, The Crepe Place
08-28 Los Angeles, LA Hotel Cafe
08-29 San Diego, The Casbah
08-30 Long Beach, California, Fingerprints record shop

“Paint a Face” mp3 available at Stereogum

Published on July 2, 2008 in asides, Mojave 3 and Neil Halstead. 1 Comment

Stereogum are hosting a track from Neil’s new record ‘Oh! Mighty Engine’. It’s called ‘Paint a Face’ and you can download it from here.