"Mazzy Star produced three albums of excellent nocturnal music in the early nineties. They initially took their cue from the mellower side of the Velvet Underground (think: "Sweet Jane", "Femme Fatale") and connected as well with some dark psychedelia in the spirit of The Doors ("The End" being the prime example). Despite the sombre overtones of that combination, Mazzy Star managed to sound both sweet and comforting by adding alternately slide guitars, a soft harmonica, mellow strings or chiming bells to the songs. Occasionally, there would also be slow-burning feedback (similar to what contemporary gothic shoegazers were doing), but mostly the music was all about acoustic purity, where the instruments were almost tangible, the sound natural and the music free from clutter. Hope Sandoval's voice is essential to their trademark nocturnal sound, soft like velvet, gentle and uplifting, and carefully nuanced in their most intimate settings."- steinib
"A product of the Paisley Underground movement and having heavy stylistic links to both the Velvet Underground and Cocteau Twins, Mazzy Star achieved mainstream success with "Fade Into You", a simple number filled with slide guitar and an honest, affecting vocal from Hope Sandoval. This description could apply to most of their recorded output, and I don't mean this to be a slight; they perfected their art to the point where their records became the perfect soundtrack for soul-searching in the early hours in the morning, always tired but never succumbing to sleep."- axelcarrington
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