Neil Halstead
Wikimp3 information about the music of Neil Halstead. On our website we have 6 albums and 13 collections of artist Neil Halstead. You can find useful information and download songs of this artist. We also know that Neil Halstead represents Alternative genres.
Biography
[Edit]Since releasing some of the finest shoegaze singles and albums of the early '90s with his band Slowdive, Neil Halstead has slowly become one of Britain's most respected songwriters. While Slowdive had more to do with sounds than songs, the transition that band made into Mojave 3 in the mid-'90s allowed Halstead to further emulate the largely late-'60s-based folk-rock songwriters with whom he had become enamored. Along the way, Halstead did something of a tightrope act by earning comparisons to those figures without being accused of mere mimicry or tiresome revivalism.
At some point shortly after the release of Mojave 3's third album, 2000's Excuses for Travellers, Halstead found himself without normal living quarters (the result of a breakup), and he opted to hang his hat at a studio for a couple months. With several orphaned Mojave 3 songs kicking around, Halstead took advantage of his situation and recorded them for a possible solo album. He left the studio after finding an actual place of residence and periodically ducked back into the studio with a couple friends — including Mojave 3's Ian McCutcheon, longtime associate Mark Van Hoen (Locust), and Coley Park's Nick Holton — over the following year to finish things off.
The result, 2002's Sleeping on Roads, traded the oft-cited American touchstones (Bob Dylan, Neil Young) of Mojave 3 for English touchstones (Bert Jansch, Nick Drake). By the time 4AD released it, Halstead already had designs for a follow-up; Oh! Mighty Engine was issued in 2008 on Jack Johnson's Brushfire label. After a long break, Halstead returned to the studio with his friend Nick Holton as producer and recorded his next album live over four days' time with the Band of Hope backing him. Palindrome Hunches was released by Brushfire in September of 2012.
Title: Sleeping on Roads
Artist: Neil Halstead
Title: Oh! Mighty Engine (Bonus Track Version)
Artist: Neil Halstead
Genre: Rock, Pop, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Seasons
Artist: Neil Halstead
Genre: Rock, Country, Alternative Country, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist
Collections
Title: This Warm December: Brushfire Holiday's, Vol. 1
Genre:
Title: This Warm December, A Brushfire Holiday, Vol. 2
Genre:
Title: Sing Me to Sleep - Indie Lullabies
Genre: Alternative, Kids
Title: G. B. F. (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Slow Christmas Songs
Genre: Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Acoustic Christmas Xmas Chill Acustic
Genre: Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Folksy Christmas 2022 (CD2)
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Christmas Dinner - Peaceful Piano 2023
Genre: Classical
Title: Peaceful Piano Christmas Hits 2023
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Featuring albums
Title: Sing Me To Sleep: Indie Lullabies
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Kids, Indie
Title: Sing A Song For You -- Buckley Tribute
Artist: Various Artist - Manifesto Records
Genre: Rock
Title: Acoustic Chill 2
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Downtempo, Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop