Mazzy Star – Among My Swan (CD) Raggae and The Los Angeles Times

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

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

and more importantly looking and sounding better than ever

lysergic dream-drone of their debut full-length 'Solar Bridge' and their dizzying run of tapes and splits

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Mazzy Star – Among My Swan (CD) Raggae and The Los Angeles TimesThis 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