411 Mania — This week's MBML has news on Mazzy Star and Crystal Stilts. Also check out new Artist To Keep Your Eyes On, The Chambermaids. And as usual, there are my latest recommended listening picks featuring albums dropping this week and some that you may ha... more info

ContactMusic — Influential 1990s folk-pop band Mazzy Star are set to release their first new track since their acclaimed 1996 album Among My Swan The Californian group fronted by Hope Sandoval has been on hiatus since the late 1990s but a new single Common Burn wil... more info

NME — The dream-pop band are putting out a brand new double sided single later this month more info

Stereogum — Iconic ’90s outfit Mazzy Star is set to return later this month, releasing two singles on 10/31. Hear previews of those singles, “Common Burn” and “Lay Myself Down” via their Amazon pages. While singer Hope Sandoval has remained active with... more info

Chorus.fm — *Mazzy Star (http://www.hopesandoval.com/music/mazzystar.shtml)* are back with a new single "Common Burns," which will be out on October 31st. You can preview a bit of it here (http://www.amazon.com/Common-Burn-Single/dp/B005R94TZ6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — While uses of songs I like in commercials can sometimes make me want to puke, I admittedly have been dusting of my Mazzy Star albums a bunch lately thanks to that commercial for the "Dust to Dust" video game... more info

Indie Selections For Your Erections — Wow, first week of August! Even though I threw together this playlist relatively quickly the previous night, I think this show turned out really well. It consists of three main blocks: a female vocalist blo... more info

Guardian Music — This plaintive Newcastle sextet, whose debut was recorded in Northumberland isolation, are the anti-Geordie ShoreHometown: Newcastle.The lineup: Hazel Wilde (vocals, guitar), Adam Sykes (vocals, guitar), Paul Gregory (guitars, electronics), Brendan S... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — “Harsh Realm” — like manna for starved Hope Sandoval devotees. Atmospherically, Widowspeak have lifted a page or three from the first two Mazzy Star LP’s (this is a good thing) with the late-night comedown vibe found on the track below.  Loo... more info

Guardian Music — This Minneapolis mob mix Americana with European influences, like Mazzy Star if they were formed in 19th-century PragueHometown: Minneapolis.The lineup: Nona Marie Invie (vocals, piano, accordion), Marshall LaCount (banjo, clarinet, vocals), Todd Cha... more info