2000 Great Songs #1386: Ghost Ship Waiting
First wave British shoegaze/dream pop band Slowdive released three solid records between 1991 and 1995 before calling it a day (though they'd return some 20 years later). In the interim, three of the band members regrouped as Mojave 3, making a huge stylistic shift into jangly, sun-drenched Southern California-styled cosmic Americana. The fifth and final album from the trio, 2006's Puzzles Like You , was particularly great, injecting even more catchy pop hooks into the mix. "Ghost Ship Waiting" is just a joyous little jangle pop track, sticky-sweet melodies that call to mind bands like the Pernice Brothers and The Tyde . See the entire Top 2000 to date in a sortable database !
