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Puzzles Like You
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0652637260427
Label: 4ad / Ada
Manufacturer: 4ad / Ada
MPN: 72604
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: 4ad / Ada
Release Date: June 06, 2006
Studio: 4ad / Ada
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Editorial Review:
Their fifth album for 4AD in a relationship that has now spanned a dozen years. "Puzzles" sees the band moving forward in an unexpected direction; these songs are more immediate and poppy than anything they recorded before. The album is filled with the life-affirming light of Mojave 3's Cornish home - splashed with sunlight and the heady sparkle of summertime waves. "Puzzles" is infectious and downright fun, a fact reflected in the exuberant artwork supplied by artist/film director Thomas Campbell (whose film "Sprout" used generous amounts of Mojave and Halstead music), and the marvelously quirky video for "Breaking The Ice" directed by Bradley Beesley (Flaming Lips). Subtle and gorgeous music.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Big Star Baby
Not your typical Mojave 3 album. Those hoping for more explorations of their Slowdive-ish shoegazer roots will likely be put off this melding of lively 70's sun-drenched folk-pop with the more upbeat world of power pop. All the stops have been released, and what's presented is a sharply produced record that engagingly exceeds the a-bit-too-earnest shine of similar efforts by bands like Phoenix (circa '06). Instead an organic warmth bleeds through the rapid-fire drumbreaks of the title track and ... Read More
Rating: - Overall, Thumbs Up
I was a Slowdive fan before Mojave 3. It took some time for me to enjoy every Mojave 3 record after the release of "Ask Me Tomorrow." It took me quite a few listenings until I really connected with the music.
This record is no exception.
Let it play for a while and you will hear this really is a good record. Thats why I always buy a new Mojave 3 album when it comes out. I know that eventually I will really like it.
*sidenote* Track 12 is of utmost quality. ... Read More
Rating:  - 3.5 stars actually
They traded in their acuostic guitars for electric ones. That's not to say, howerver, that this is an electric album. On their past albms they would fill their songs with acoustic rhythm and punctuate them with well timed electric leads or wonderfully jaunty piano riffs. On this album they have (for the most part) replaced the acoustic rhythm with electric rhythm and somewhere along the way the songs got a little lost in the translation. Clean toned electric guitars against a backdrop of, you guessed, ... Read More
Rating: - Mojave 3 Delivers Again!
I rarely write reviews, but I just have to say something about this fantastic album. I've been a Mojave 3 fan for about eight months now, having discovered Slowdive a few months before. I've become enamored with this band -- their music is so beautiful and soulful. I was a bit worried about this album, since I had read that it would be more fast-paced, less mellow than their past albums. But wow, after my first listen-through, it completely put me at ease, and I've been listening to it non-stop ever since. ... Read More
Rating: - An album of what music is all about
At first I thought Neil H. was trying too hard and coming off insincere. Now after 2 week I am playing it constantly. Holy Moly. This is what music is meant to be. It makes you feel. You feel The Big Picture bathing your cells and then them nodding rhythmically knowingly, like only music can do.
Edit: I saw them in concert and it was a beautiful experience - Waves of beauty filling the space around me with bliss.
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