Music Review

So Tonight That I Might See (1993)

Details Lead Performance: Mazzy Star; Genre: Rock

The first thing that grabs you in So Tonight That I Might See is the drowsy, hypnotic pull of Hope Sandoval's sparse, longing voice. Coupled with the lonesome wail of David Roback's guitar, she sketches songs of wasted, desperate beauty, blending the trippy, atmospheric quality of the Doors with the bluesy twang of the Cowboy Junkies. Some may liken Mazzy Star to aural Valium, but artificial melancholy was never this sweet, or this thrilling. A

Originally posted Nov 19, 1993 Published in issue #197 Nov 19, 1993 Order article reprints

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