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

Post from: Canadian Music News