In the spring/summer of 1994, when CoolMom and I headed out west to Seattle, we were introduced to Mazzy Star's now classic "Fade Into You." From the acoustic intro, to the piano tinkling, to the twang, to Hope Sandoval's beautiful vocals (which she employed later that same year on another of my favorites, "Sometimes Always," with The Jesus and Mary Chain), "Fade Into You" is a paragon of 1990s dream pop and earned Mazzy Star a legion of fans all by itself.
This week, the band released a single from their first album in 17 years. "California" will be on the band's forthcoming Seasons of Your Day, which is due September 24th; and it reveals that Sandoval has lost none of the beautifully haunting quality of her voice.
As if that weren't enough, "Fade Into You" gets a fantastic cover from none other than J Mascis. It will be released on a special, picture-disc 7" that will accompany some new Dinosaur Jr designed shoes or something that I may just have to buy in order to get the song.
Go check out that track over at Pitchfork. So good.
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