Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions are an independent
alternative
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dream pop
Dream pop (also typeset as dreampop) is a subgenre of alternative rock and neo-psychedelia that emphasizes atmosphere and sonic texture as much as pop melody. Common characteristics include breathy vocals, dense productions, and effects such as ...
band composed of
Hope Sandoval
Hope Sandoval (born June 24, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter who is the lead singer of Mazzy Star and Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions. Sandoval has toured and collaborated with other artists, including Massive Attack, for whom she san ...
from the band
Mazzy Star
Mazzy Star is an American alternative rock band formed in 1988 in Santa Monica, California, from remnants of the group Opal. Founding member David Roback's friend Hope Sandoval became the group's vocalist when Kendra Smith left Opal.
Mazzy Star ...
and
Colm Ó Cíosóig
Colm Ó Cíosóig (; born 31 October 1964) is an Irish musician, best known as the drummer for the alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine, of which he was a founding member.
Biography My Bloody Valentine
Originally formed in 1983, My Bloody ...
of
My Bloody Valentine. Their first studio album, ''
Bavarian Fruit Bread
''Bavarian Fruit Bread'' is the debut studio album from Hope Sandoval, the vocalist of Mazzy Star and Colm Ó Cíosóig, the drummer of My Bloody Valentine, released under the name Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions on October 23, 2001 by Sanctu ...
'', was released on October 23, 2001. Alan Browne, from Irish band Dirt Blue Gene, played bass and co-wrote several songs on the album. ''
Through the Devil Softly
''Through the Devil Softly'' is the second studio album from Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions. Recorded between 2007 and 2009 in Northern California and Ireland, the album was released by Nettwerk on 28 September 2009 (see 2009 in music) - ei ...
'' was released on September 29, 2009, and was recorded with Dirt Blue Gene. Their third album, ''
Until the Hunter'', was released on November 4, 2016. Its first single, "
Isn't It True", was released on 7" vinyl as part of
Record Store Day
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2016.
A second single, "
Let Me Get There" featuring
Kurt Vile
Kurt Samuel Vile (born January 3, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He is known for his solo work and as the former lead guitarist of rock band the War on Drugs. Both in the studio and during li ...
, was released on September 23.
In a 2016 interview with
Consequence of Sound
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, Ó Cíosóig explained how the musical composition differed from his and Hope's other bands, "It’s not that our other bands have restrictions, but there's a certain sound in those bands. Hope and I have a sound, but it's always changing and morphing into different things while still carrying a similar thread."
Discography
Studio albums
EPs
Singles
References
External links
Official websiteOfficial record label website
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Irish rock music groups
Dream pop musical groups
Musical groups established in 2001