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Mazzy Star - Fade Into You Mazzy Star 5 comments Mazzy Star http://weheartmus... Mazzy Star is a Dreampop band from California. Their biggest hit song is called "Fade into You" f...

Yep, it's nearing the end of the year and everyone's doing their top stories of the year. I have so many favorites that I'm splitting them by categories. This is the Shoegazing/Dreampop Top 7 for 2007.

To my ear and understanding, Dream Pop and Shoegazing/Shoegaze are essentially the same, deriving from from the 80s 4AD sound (the most famous being The Cocteau Twins and Dead Can Dance). The term 'shoegazing' was coined by Melody Maker in the early 90s because the musicians in these groups does nothing but stand and stare at the floor.

This quote from wikipedia made me laugh at the generalization of the look and sound of Dream Pop:

The essence of the music is a focus on ethereal textures and moods, rather than on propulsive rock riffs. Breathy, high-register female vocals (and androgynous male vocals) are the preferred means of lyrical delivery; lyrics are generally introspective and existential in nature. Cover art tends to consist of blurry pastel imagery and/or stark minimalist designs.

You may noticed that bands such as Lush aren't listed here, that's because the songs represented here aren't Shoegazing, but more rock (Lush's sound changed shortly after Split was released). Maybe in 2008, I will have to write about the pre-Split Lush. Also, will someone do coverage on My Bloody Valentine already?

Special thanks to Gus, Cristina, and Michael for submitting some of these articles:

Mojave 3 http://weheartmus... Recent readers of my posts here on We♥Music may notice that I'm falling into a trend of sorts. T... Starlite, No. 1 2 comments	Majesty Crush - No. 1 Fan 3 comments Majesty Crush http://weheartmus... Majesty Crush - No. 1 FanMajesty Crush 3 comments I initially planned to commemorate this day of...
Chapterhouse http://weheartmus... If there's any recurring theme to the music in my life, it always seems I'm playing catch up. Wh... Chapterhouse_Pearl 4 comments	Blonde Redhead - 23 7 comments Blonde Redhead - 23 http://weheartmus... They've been fielding Sonic Youth comparisons for as long as I can remember, but with their last...
Astreal http://weheartmus... This band is from Singapore, and I sort of know Ginnette, so could you please comment on what you... Astreal - Stay Awake 1 comment	Asobi Seksu - Thursday Asobi Seksu http://weheartmus... Shoegaze is on the rise these days; from bands like The Autumns and Stella Luna sticking to the o...

 12/22/2007 13:13:44  vu my♥posts www.weheartmusic.com

Discography [1990] She Hangs Brightly [1993] So Tonight That I Might See [1996] Among My Swan [2001] Bavarian Fruit Bread

Mazzy Star is a Dreampop band from California. Their biggest hit song is called "Fade into You" from 1993, which is when I first heard of them.

Mazzy Star's creative driving force was between David Roback and Hope Sandoval (who actually didn't write the majority of Mazzy's music.)

Although they said they haven't broken up, they haven't produced any music since their last album Among My Swan in 1996.

Since then, you did see Hope Sandoval in various one-time collaborations such as Jesus and Mary Chain and Le Volume Courbe^[W♥M]

Did you know that she is actually in a new band called Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions? They released Bavarian Fruit Bread in 2001.

So kind of unrelated, but a friend of mine saw Hope Sandoval at a video store one time and he contests that she's gorgeous in real life, just as he suspected.

I've picked out some songs I like from their various albums for you to listen to. Enjoy.

 10/18/2007 18:50:50  vu my♥posts vu@weheartmusic.com www.hopesandoval.com