Mazzy Star
Californian slow-core pioneers Mazzy Star stand firmly in the earth of their own woozy sound garden, and sound like they never stopped playing. After a relatively light-hearted opener, In The Kingdom, incorporating a softly gurgling reggae organ riff, Dave Roback and Hope Sandoval dive back into opaque, velvet dreamscapes and familiar melancholy passages. Lead single, California, is a standout, offering a simple acoustic arrangement that unwinds at a leisurely pace, stretching off into the night. The album never takes off; it's a sweetly woozy listen without a natural start or finish.
