The Magnetic Fields - The Charm of the Highway StripThe Charm of the Highway Strip is the third studio album by American indie pop band The Magnetic Fields, released in 1994. It was the fourth Magnetic Fields album to be recorded, but was released five months prior to their intended third album Holiday, which was delayed for more than a year due to label issues. The Charm of the Highway Strip was also the band's debut release on Merge Records. Its title, lyrics and musical styling are a nod to country

he pioneered the vocal approach called ‰ÛÏtoasting

For fans of Mumford & Sons

embracing the joy and solace they brought to our lives and honoring their memory

as well as a digipak CD version

art director Cally Callomon heard Taylor’s music as “sideways off-camera glances at a plethora of influences he had” and wanted to interpret that visually: “I went off into night-time London to see if I could find his song titles in off-beam low-fidelity photographs

with a mix of gospel backing vocals by deani pugh-flemmings of the olivet baptist church

As he himself puts it

and seasonal storms during ‘Summer Dream’

For a few years I’d try to dampen the sound when we made recording in the studio

while guitarist Jonny Greenwood proved equally gifted with restrained strumming and electric flare-gun solos

Mush are back with their second Record Store Day release in 2 years: the 7” single Peak Bleak comes on limited edition green vinyl featuring two brand new tracks

Havana and San Juan sources on its sleeve ‰ÛÒ Willie ColÌ_n