Among My Swan by Mazzy Star (CD, 1996, Capitol) *NEW* *FREE Shipping*

Description: Among My Swan by Mazzy Star [CD] Track Listing: 1 Disappear2 Flowers In December3 Rhymes Of An Hour4 Cry, Cry5 Take Everything6 Still Cold7 All You Sisters8 I've Been Let Down9 Roseblood10 Happy11 Umbilical12 Look On Down From The BridgeAfter having sold over 2 million albums, David Roback and Hope Sandoval have been fairly quiet since the breakthrough success of Fade Into You propelled them from critical acclaim to worldwide stardom (a new track on the soundtrack to Batman and a song on Bertolucci's Stealing Beauty have been all fans have heard from Mazzy Star in the past year). The first single/video from their highly anticipated new album is "Flowers in December," serviced to college and alternative radio and video outlets (worked through the holidays). --- Having built up a considerable reputation thanks to So Tonight That I Might See, Mazzy Star reappeared after three years with Among My Swan, only to receive widespread indifference. It's a touch surprising -- unlike, say, fellow 1993 breakthroughs the Cranberries, David Roback and Hope Sandoval didn't rapidly descend into self-parody crossed with delusions of grandeur. Instead, they kept on keeping on, proffering the same combination of psych, blues, folk, and art-pop touches that made their earlier releases so captivating. That said, though, at base Among My Swan just isn't as quietly involving as the earlier records, that magical fusion of styles somehow coming across as a little been-there, done-that here. There's nothing quite as immediate as "Fade Into You," nothing as awesomely delicate as "Five String Serenade," as woozy and powerful as "Mary of Silence." There are plenty of songs that try for that, though, and even if Among My Swan won't raise the dead or heal the sick, it's still pleasant enough listening, and sometimes the secret of success is in the details. Keep an ear out for the soft chimes that punctuate "Happy," for instance, or how William Reid from the Jesus and Mary Chain's guest guitar helps turn "Take Everything" into the slow-burning monster it is. Sandoval's singing is as drowsily intoxicating as before, while Roback's ability to create atmospheres is equally fine. Among the better moments: "Rhymes of an Hour," which carefully balances a quieter arrangement with sudden moments that almost but don't quite lead to a full-band jam; the acoustic-based mood-out "All Your Sisters," suggesting such earlier guitar/violin efforts as "Into Dust"; and the soft-landing conclusion, "Look on Down from the Bridge," a bit of a church hymn in its own way, thanks to the organ-led melody. ~ Ned Raggett, AllMusic Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE

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