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9.0
59130
9.0 |
Uncut
Roback and Sandoval are on stunning form, with each song a minimal jewel. Print edition only
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9.0
59189
9.0 |
Loud And Quiet
A beautiful and long-overdue return
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8.5
59125
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
There’s nothing particularly new here, nothing cutting edge, but there is beautiful, considered, genuine songwriting
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8.0
59126
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
The band’s core duo sound exactly the same as they did in 1996: open, beautiful and all-consuming
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8.0
59128
8.0 |
NME
Sandoval's voice remains an indescribably beautiful thing, while Roback's guitar provides haunting backing
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8.0
59123
8.0 |
musicOMH
A lot can happen in 17 years, but one thing that doesn’t appear to have changed is Mazzy Star’s ability to produce beautiful, mesmerising tunes; there is less psychedelic fuzz than earlier efforts but the results are just as stunning
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8.0
59124
8.0 |
Time Out
An album that moves most when it deviates least from classic Mazzy Star
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8.0
59229
8.0 |
The Fly
The Californians still play ethereal tunes that could waft on forever
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8.0
59326
8.0 |
Spin
Steadfastly stick to their dusty, psych-folk, dream-pop tableaux
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8.0
59183
8.0 |
All Music
The album is everything you could want, finding Mazzy Star older and wiser, but still as dreamy as ever
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7.8
59378
7.8 |
Pitchfork
As gorgeous as the music can be, it still tends to work best in the background, a mood or vibe to give a dim room a nice tint
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7.0
59244
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Hope Sandoval's singing is less processed, more ornamented, and while David Roback still trips out on electric guitar, he's stepped it up on his acoustic
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7.0
60408
7.0 |
PopMatters
This long-awaited album release will please faithful fans
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6.1
59290
6.1 |
Paste Magazine
It’s not bad but not that good either, with its attributes mostly resting in its familiarity, not in inspiration or memorability
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6.0
59385
6.0 |
The Guardian
The best moments come when the palette expands: the perfectly judged and unexpected harpsichord on Sparrow, the beautiful organ of Into the Kingdom
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6.0
59150
6.0 |
The Observer
Their glazed melancholy does not disappoint
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6.0
59165
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Despite Mazzy Star sounding as good as they always have, Seasons Of Your Day only goes to show that the rest of the world has finally caught up with them
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6.0
59129
6.0 |
Mojo
This pensive, intriguingly restrained album marks a welcome, if overdue, return. Print edition only
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5.0
59206
5.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
A band that has always felt vaguely otherworldly and rare has here churned out a set that’s positively ordinary.
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4.5
59444
4.5 |
Under The Radar
Whereas Portishead returned from its '90s exile with a bagful of ideas and envelope-pushing to spare, Mazzy Star are back with precisely what they left with
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