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About Mazzy Star
Hometown
Santa Monica, CA, United States
Formed
1989
Genre
Rock
Mazzy Star emerged with 1993’s intoxicating, decade-defining “Fade into You.” But the duo of vocalist Hope Sandoval and guitarist/producer David Roback had been bubbling under the surface for several years, since forming from the ashes of Los Angeles’ paisley underground band Opal in the late ‘80s. The pair established its heady folk-noir sound on 1990’s She Hangs Brightly, then mastered it with 1993’s So Tonight That I Might See and 1996’s Among My Swan—all vital dream-pop touchstones. Sandoval intones like a fallen angel, her lithe and lullaby-like vocals floating ominously above Roback’s bluesy psych guitar. Organ drones, pedal-steel plucks, and tambourine shivers gently propel each slow, simmering burn. After 17 years, Mazzy Star returned to potent form with 2013’s dusty, delicate Seasons of Your Day—its melancholic reveries as timely and timeless as ever.
Members of Mazzy Star include, or have included, Hope Sandoval, David Roback, Colm o' Ciosoig, and Jill Emery.
Musical InfluencesMazzy Star's musical influences include Everything But the Girl, Jefferson Airplane, The Jesus and Mary Chain and more.
Influenced by Mazzy StarMazzy Star has influenced the music of Karen Elson, Marissa Nadler, Keren Ann and more.
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