Mazzy Star

Nobody crystallizes the sound of romantic longing better than Mazzy Star, and the dream pop heroes fully realized their distant, dreamy sound with their second LP. Imagine the reluctant resistance of star-crossed love, worn down by tides of red wine and inescapable desire, and you begin to understand the power of "Fade Into You." If Mazzy Star had a hit, that would be it; "Five String Serenade" is another example of the knockout blow Hope Sandoval's quietly sensual, reverb-soaked voice can deliver.

Mazzy Star's spacey fusion of old blues, creepy psychedelia and down-and-out country &
western could've proved as unpleasant as the combined effects of cheap whiskey,
magic-mushroom tea and black coffee. But the West Coast duo neutralized the weird mix
into cool, laid-back ballads for their highly acclaimed 1990 debut, She Hangs Brightly.
Mazzy's follow-up, So Tonight That I Might See, spaces off into even hazier drea... More >