The wait is over. After 17 years Mazzy Star are about to release a new album, Seasons Of Your Day. Hope Sandoval and David Roback remain the core members of the group. One song on the album, “Spoon,” features a guitar duet with Roback and the late English guitar legend Bert Jansch (he dired in 2011).
Also playing on the album: Suki Ewers, keyboards; Keith Mitchell, drums and multi-instrumentalist Colm Ó Cíosóig.
Track listing: “In the Kingdom,” “California,” I’ve Gotta Stop,” “Does Someone Have Your Baby Now,” “Common Burn,” “Seasons of Your Day,” “Lay Yourself Down,” “Sparrow,” -“Spoon” and “Flying Low.”
The album will be released September 23, 2013 on the group’s own Rhymes of An Hour label.
Stream the entire album at NPR now.
Check out this video from the group’s 2012 performance at the Halah Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona,Spain.