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Hope Sandoval (born June 24, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, and the lead singer of
Mazzy Star Mazzy Star is an American alternative rock band formed in 1988 in Santa Monica, California, from remnants of the group Opal (band), Opal. Founding member David Roback's friend Hope Sandoval became the group's vocalist when Kendra Smith left Opal ...
and
Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions are an American-Irish dream pop band comprising Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star and Colm Ó Cíosóig of My Bloody Valentine (band), My Bloody Valentine. Their first studio album, ''Bavarian Fruit Bread'', was rel ...
. She has also toured and collaborated with other artists, including
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and
Massive Attack Massive Attack are an English trip hop collective formed in 1988 in Bristol, England, by Robert Del Naja, Robert "3D" Del Naja, Daddy G, Grant "Daddy G" Marshall, Tricky (musician), Adrian "Tricky" Thaws and Andrew Vowles, Andrew "Mushroom" ...
, for whom she sang "Paradise Circus" on the 2010 album ''
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'' and the 2016 single " The Spoils".


Early life

Sandoval was born June 24, 1966, in
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to Mexican-American parents, and raised in
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. Her father was a butcher and her mother worked for a potato chip manufacturing company. She has one sibling and seven half-siblings. Her parents separated when she was a child and she was raised primarily by her mother. She attended Mark Keppel High School in
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, but struggled socially and academically, and was placed in special education classes. She began to forgo her classes, instead staying home and listening to records. "It's just like anybody elsesome people, most people don't wanna go to school. They just don't want to", Sandoval recalled. "I was just somebody who got away with it… There wasn't really anyone watching". She eventually dropped out of high school. Sandoval took an interest in music at an early age, and at age 13 was particularly influenced by
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. In 1986, she formed the
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duo Going Home with Sylvia Gomez and sent a demo tape to David Roback. He contacted the duo and suggested that he would "play guitar for you guys". The material recorded by Gomez, Sandoval and Roback has yet to be released.


Career


Opal and Mazzy Star (1988–1996)

Sandoval performed with the band
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in the late 1980s alongside David Roback and long-time Roback collaborator Kendra Smith. After Smith's abrupt departure during a tour of the UK (hurling her guitar to the floor at the Hammersmith gig), Sandoval took over lead vocals. At the end of the tour, Roback and Sandoval began writing together and formed the alternative rock band
Mazzy Star Mazzy Star is an American alternative rock band formed in 1988 in Santa Monica, California, from remnants of the group Opal (band), Opal. Founding member David Roback's friend Hope Sandoval became the group's vocalist when Kendra Smith left Opal ...
. The first Mazzy Star album, '' She Hangs Brightly'', was released in 1990. While not a commercial success, this album did establish Mazzy Star as a band with a unique sound. The band had a surprise breakthrough hit single released in October 1993. "
Fade into You "Fade into You" is a song by American alternative rock band Mazzy Star from their second studio album, '' So Tonight That I Might See'' (1993). The song was written by lyricist Hope Sandoval and composer David Roback, who also served as produc ...
"from the band's second album '' So Tonight That I Might See''was recorded one year before it became a success. There is a continuity between the sounds and moods established on Mazzy Star's first two albums and the band's third, ''
Among My Swan ''Among My Swan'' is the third studio album by American band Mazzy Star, released on October 29, 1996 by Capitol Records. Although ''Among My Swan'' did not contain any US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hits like its predecessor, ''So T ...
''. Mazzy Star went on hiatus in 1997.


Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions (2000–2010)

Sandoval formed the Warm Inventions in 2000 and released her first solo album '' Bavarian Fruit Bread'' in 2001, which she recorded with My Bloody Valentine drummer
Colm Ó Cíosóig Colm Ó Cíosóig (; born 31 October 1964) is an Irish musician and songwriter, who achieved international fame as the drummer for the alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine. Their studio albums '' Isn't Anything'' (1988) and ''Loveless'' ...
. The album differed in terms of theme, voice, and instrumentation from that of her work with
Mazzy Star Mazzy Star is an American alternative rock band formed in 1988 in Santa Monica, California, from remnants of the group Opal (band), Opal. Founding member David Roback's friend Hope Sandoval became the group's vocalist when Kendra Smith left Opal ...
.
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plays guitar on two tracks, and the album features two covers, "Butterfly Mornings" from the film '' The Ballad of Cable Hogue'' (1970) and Jesus and Mary Chain's "Drop". The Warm Inventions released two EPs, '' At the Doorway Again'' in 2000 and ''Suzanne'' in 2002 but did not win commercial success, with one video on
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and little radio play. Sandoval recorded a song, "Wild Roses", for a compilation CD released by Air France, ''In the Air'' (2008). Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions released their second album, '' Through the Devil Softly'', on September 29, 2009. Sandoval and her band were chosen by
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to perform at the edition of the
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festival he curated in May 2010 in Minehead, England. The group also played the ATP New York 2010 music festival in Monticello, New York, in September 2010 at the request of the film director
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.


Mazzy Star re-formation (2011–2014)

In 2009, Sandoval confirmed in an interview with ''
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'' that Mazzy Star was still active: "It's true we're still together. We're almost finished ith the record But I have no idea what that means." In October 2011, the group released the single "Common Burn"/"Lay Myself Down", their first material in 15 years. The group stated that they had plans to release the album in 2012. In July 2013, "California", the first single from the new album was released. The album, '' Seasons of Your Day'', was released in September 2013. David Roback died in Los Angeles on February 24, 2020, from
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.


Renewed solo activity (2016–present)

On March 9, 2016, it was confirmed that Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions would release a 7-inch vinyl single titled "
Isn't It True "Isn't It True" is the first single from United States, American-Ireland, Irish band Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions' third studio album, ''Until the Hunter''. The song was first released on an opaque-red 7" vinyl for Record Store Day 2016. Th ...
" for Record Store Day 2016. The track also features Jim Putnam of
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A music video for the song was released on April 19, and is dedicated to Richie Lee of
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. The Warm Inventions' third studio album, '' Until the Hunter'', was released on November 4 through the band's own independent record label, Tendril Tales. A second single from the album, " Let Me Get There" featuring Kurt Vile, was released on September 23. Sandoval contributed vocals to "I Don't Mind" by
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, which was released on March 29, 2016. Four months later,
Massive Attack Massive Attack are an English trip hop collective formed in 1988 in Bristol, England, by Robert Del Naja, Robert "3D" Del Naja, Daddy G, Grant "Daddy G" Marshall, Tricky (musician), Adrian "Tricky" Thaws and Andrew Vowles, Andrew "Mushroom" ...
released " The Spoils", which was her third collaboration with the band, following "Paradise Circus" and " Four Walls". ''The Spoils'' music video was released on August 9, starring actress
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. She covered "
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" on Mercury Rev's 2019 album '' Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisited''. Sandoval, along with artists such as Sting, Elton John, Dolly Parton, Eric Clapton and more, was featured on the 2024 reimagined duet version of ''Ghost on the Canvas'', the 2011 farewell album of
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who died in 2017.


Musical and performance style

Sandoval's musical style is most often described as "sultry"
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 ...
driven by her "beautifully sleepy vocals." Mazzy Star's music is folk-inflected
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and dream pop with a wash of psychedelic production, while the Warm Inventions omit the psychedelic sheen to form cleaner, tighter arrangements. During live performances, Sandoval prefers to sing in near-darkness with only a dim backlight, playing the
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, harmonica,
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or shaker. She has a reputation for shyness. Her stage presence has been described as "idly withdrawn, barely acknowledging the audience". Sandoval's tendency to avoid contact with the audience has led to her being categorized as
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.


Personal life

Sandoval lives in
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.


Discography


Mazzy Star

* '' She Hangs Brightly'' (1990) * '' So Tonight That I Might See'' (1993) * ''
Among My Swan ''Among My Swan'' is the third studio album by American band Mazzy Star, released on October 29, 1996 by Capitol Records. Although ''Among My Swan'' did not contain any US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hits like its predecessor, ''So T ...
'' (1996) * '' Seasons of Your Day'' (2013)


Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions

* '' Bavarian Fruit Bread'' (2001) * '' Through the Devil Softly'' (2009) * '' Until the Hunter'' (2016)


Collaborations

Sandoval has collaborated with numerous other artists. * " Sometimes Always" by
the Jesus and Mary Chain The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride in 1983. The band revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid, who are the two founders and only consistent members of the ...
from '' Stoned & Dethroned'' (1994) * "Perfume" by the Jesus and Mary Chain from ''
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'' (1998) * "Asleep from Day" by
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from '' Surrender'' (1999) * "Killing Smile" and "Help Yourself" by Death in Vegas from '' Scorpio Rising'' (2002) * "All This Remains" by
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from '' Edge of a Dream'' (2002) * "Cherry Blossom Girl (Hope Sandoval Version)" by
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from " Cherry Blossom Girl" (2004) * "Angels' Share" by
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from ''
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'' (2004) * "Harmony" and "Papillon de Nuit" by Le Volume Courbe from '' I Killed My Best Friend'' (2005) * "Paradise Circus" by
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from ''
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'' (2010) * " Four Walls" by Massive Attack vs.
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, non-album single (2011) * "Not at All" by Dirt Blue Gene from ''Watergrasshill'' (2013) * "I Don't Mind" by
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from ''Inner Journey Out'' (2016) * " The Spoils" by Massive Attack, non-album single (2016) * "
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" by Mercury Rev from '' Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisited'' (2019) * "I'll Walk with You" by Elizabeth Hart from ''Songs for Tres'' (2021)


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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sandoval, Hope 1966 births American women singer-songwriters Singer-songwriters from California Dream pop musicians American women rock singers Living people American musicians of Mexican descent American writers of Mexican descent Singers from Los Angeles Rough Trade Records artists 20th-century American women singers 21st-century American women singers Mazzy Star members Hispanic and Latino American musicians 20th-century American singer-songwriters 21st-century American singer-songwriters Hispanic and Latino American women singers Mark Keppel High School alumni