Mazzy Star is an American alternative rock band formed in Santa Monica, California from remnants of the group Opal, in 1988. Founding member David Roback's friend Hope Sandoval became the group's vocalist when Kendra Smith left Opal. Mazzy Star is best known for the song "Fade into You," which brought the band some success in the mid-1990s and was the group's biggest mainstream hit, earning extensive exposure on MTV, VH1, and radio airplay. Roback and Sandoval were the creative center of the band, with Sandoval as lyricist and Roback as composer of the majority of the band's material unti his death in Los Angeles on February 24, 2020 from metastatic cancer. The band's most recent studio album, Seasons of Your Day, was released in 2013, followed by the EP Still in 2018.
| Origin | Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative rock, dream pop, folk, neo-psychedelia |
| Years active | 1988–1997, 2012–present |
| Labels | Rhymes of an Hour, Rough Trade, Capitol |
| Associated acts | Opal, Rain Parade, Dream Syndicate, Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions, Hole |
| Members | Hope Sandoval, Suki Ewers, Colm Ó Cíosóig, Josh Yenne |
| Past members | William Cooper, Jill Emery, Keith Mitchell, David Roback |
About Mazzy Star
Most well known for the song "Fade into You," this alternative rock group was comprised of members from the group Opal. The creative center of the band is Hope Sandoval and David Roback.
Achievement of Mazzy Star
The group has also made dream pop, folk and neo-psychedelia music. They were together from 1988 to 1997, 2010 to 2014 and again beginning in 2018. They also had a brief reunion in 2000.
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Latest information about Mazzy Star updated on July 28 2021.
