Pick Up a Copy of Mojave “Stories” – Good Music, Good for the Environment!
Have you heard of Mojave? I’ll admit that I hadn’t until I had the CD forwarded to me and I’ve got to say that I really loved what I heard.
Mojave is an acoustic band from Vancouver with a strong passion for music and environmental causes. They donate a percentage of their album sales to environmental charities through “1% for the planet and offsets all carbon emissions through tree canada.” When I hear that sort of thing, I’m immediately more willing to hear what kind of message a group is sending through their music.
The songs are haunting and just absolutely gorgeous. The music is minimal but that’s the beauty of it – they let their lyrics, chords and lead vocals speak without cluttering up their songs with useless layers and distractions. I really can’t decide on which track is my favorite but you can get a preview of some of the songs on Mojave’s MySpace profile.
In the meantime, here’s the tracklisting (they have the titles in lower-case so I’ve kept them that way):
- faultline lyrics / listen
- lights out lyrics / listen
- hollow lyrics / listen
- not obsessive lyrics
- a place that time forgot lyrics
- casa rosita lyrics / listen
- here i am lyrics
- unbroken lyrics
- one will fall lyrics
- old dale road (instrumental)
If you like what you’ve heard, you can pick up a copy of the album through iTunes, CD baby and Amazon.
You can also check out the band at one of their upcoming shows:
- Jan 10, 2009: Wired Bean, North Vancouver, British Columbia – 8pm
- Feb 10, 2009: The Roxy, Vancouver, British Columbia – 8pm
image: Mojave Music.ca
3 Comments
Great review on a great album. Stories is a gem and it’s awesome that you’re recognizing it. Personal fave is Lights Out. You gotta see them live – amazing in concert.
[...] been mentioned various places lately, and we’re honoured. canadian music news wrote a great review of the album, cbc radio played our song lights out and plugged our next show, [...]
I’ve booked Lisa and Paul many times at a Friday Music Night I manage at a local coffee house. They are always professional and consistent. A real treat to book and to listen to. I’m looking forward to the new CD they’ll have out later this spring.