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Mazzy Star

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Group. Formed 1989. Disbanded 1997.

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Mazzy Star is an American alternative rock band formed in Santa Monica in 1989 from the group Opal, a collaboration of guitarist David Roback and bassist Kendra Smith. Smith's friend Hope Sandoval became the group's vocalist when Smith left the band.

Mazzy Star is probably best known for the song "Fade into You" which brought the band some success in the early to mid 1990s and was the group's biggest mainstream hit, earning radio and MTV airplay. Roback and Sandoval were the creative center of the band, with Sandoval writing most of the lyrics and Roback composing most of the music.

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  1. So Tonight That I Might See 1993

    So Tonight That I Might See

    Reviewed by Andrzej Lukowski

    A far artier, more abrasive prospect than the totemic Fade Into You suggests.

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    BBC 6 Music | Steve Lamacq 18/11/2009
     
  2. Five String Serenade
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    BBC 6 Music | Shaun Keaveny 18/11/2009
     

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