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Through the Devil Softly
Pop · 2009 · 11 tracks

Through the Devil Softly

Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions

Nocturnal restraint. Sandoval's breathy vocals drift through hazy, Irish-recorded folk that feels like a secret whispered in a dark room.

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It's like a Mazzy Star record that stayed up way too late and got lost in the Irish mountains.

A heavy, velvet-draped melancholy that feels both ancient and deeply private.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Blanchard
4:59
02
Wild Roses
3:38
03
For the Rest of Your Life
5:36
04
Lady Jessica and Sam
4:27
05
Sets the Blaze
2:29
06
Thinking Like That
4:42
07
There’s a Willow
5:05
08
Trouble
5:22
09
Fall Aside
4:44
10
Blue Bird
5:09
11
Satellite
4:58
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the harmonica on 'Blanchard' cuts through the hazy production like a distant lighthouse beam.
The hypnotic, repetitive acoustic figure in 'Thinking Like That' that feels like a thought circling a drain.
The sudden, slightly more muscular drum entry on 'Trouble' that briefly anchors Sandoval's drifting vocals.
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