Excuses for Travellers

Studio album by Mojave 3

Released

15 May 2000

Recorded

Fortress Studios 1 & 2, London; Mojave HQ

Genre

Dream pop, alternative country

Length

59:40

Language

English

Label

4AD

Producer

Mark 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

"In Love with a View"
Released: 3 April 2000
"Any Day Will Be Fine"
Released: 1 May 2000
"Return to Sender"
Released: 11 September 2000

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
musicOMH	(positive)^[2]
Pitchfork Media	(5.5/10)^[3]

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.^[4]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Neil Halstead, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(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 3	3:50
10.	"Got My Sunshine"	Ian McCutcheon	4:22

US bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
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

Mojave 3

Neil Halstead Rachel Goswell Ian McCutcheon Simon Rowe Alan Forrester

Studio albums	Ask Me Tomorrow Out of Tune Excuses for Travellers Spoon and Rafter Puzzles Like You

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