The beautifully quiet and lushly bluesy Mazzy Star was comprised of David Roback (from Opal) on guitar and Hope Sandoval on vocals.  Man, her voice is fucking great!  Isn’t it?  If you don’t find yourself getting a slight crush at the sound of Hope’s voice, then you probably don’t like women my friend.  "She Hangs Brightly" is their first, most raw and in my opinion… best album.  From here on out Mazzy Star got progressively slicker.  All of their records are good, but if I have to pick one then I’m going with this one.  After Mazzy Star broke up, Hope Sandoval put out a solo record that’s "ok" called "Bavarian Fruit Bread" which opens with a cover of The Jesus & Mary Chain song "Drop".  Hope dated William Reid and you can find her singing on the last two JAMC records ("Stoned And Dethroned" and "Munki").  Yeah, I start randomly ranting about JAMC whenever I can… As for this record… It’s dark, poppy, lush, quiet, bluesy, with great vocals and cool guitar sounds. "Blue Flower" and "Ride It On" are two of my favorite songs on this record, give em a listen. If you dig em, pick this album up.  Hope Sandoval is the best ex girlfriend you never had!

(Download - "Blue Flower")

(Download - "Ride It On")