Mazzy Star – Among My Swan (CD) Raggae Twist and Shout

Twist and Shout

and The Los Angeles Times praising its hauntingly beautiful songwriting and vivid storytelling

and San Francisco

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Named after the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman (who arrived in New Zealand in 1642)

Mazzy Star – Among My Swan (CD) Raggae Twist and ShoutThis was Hope Sandoval and David Robacks third album as Mazzy Star. It came out in 1996, and was relatively unheralded, without a big single like Fade Into You. Growling guitars introduce Disappear, underneath Robacks languid guitar licks and Sandovals draggy vocals that you almost sink into. The stripped down material works really well to allow Sandovals voice to take centre stage on Take Everything (featuring a fine guitar solo from Jesus and Mary