Early life and career
Sandoval is from a large Mexican-American family in East Los Angeles, California.
Sandoval started her career in 1986 with her friend Sylvia Gomez in a folk music duo called Going Home.
Opal and Mazzy Star
Hope started to sing and perform with the band Opal in the late 1980s alongside David Roback. The two began writing together and renamed the band Mazzy Star.
The first Mazzy Star album, She Hangs Brightly was released in 1991. While not a commercial success, this album did establish Hope and David as a unique band with a sound that has been often imitated.
They had what many consider a surprise breakthrough hit single in early 1992. "Fade Into You" — from their second album So Tonight That I Might See — was recorded one year before it became a success (with heavy video rotation on MTV).
The tracks on the third Mazzy Star album, Among my Swan continue the sound and feel established on the first two albums.
Post-Mazzy Star
After 1996, Hope began a career of working with other bands. She collaborated with a series of artists, including the Jesus & Mary Chain, Chemical Brothers, Death In Vegas, Bert Jansch, and Vetiver.
Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions
Hope formed The Warm Inventions and released their first (and thus far only album) called "Bavarian Fruit Bread", in 2001. This album sounds, again, little different in terms of theme, voice, and instrumentation than that of her work with Mazzy Star. However, with a larger band behind her, and more time to work creatively, Hope's voice has matured on these songs.
Subsequently, The Warm Inventions released three EPs but received very little commercial success, no video on MTV, and very little radio play. Nonetheless, this band's efforts were appreciated by her fan base.
Drop
Hope Sandoval Lyrics
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Is like a stone
Making out you're flying
But you've just been thrown
Till kingdom comes
And through bitten tongues
These eyes get stung
These twisted times
Can't compare to mine
And heaven knows
Where loving goes
I should have guessed
When I took that pill
Do I love her still
Well that's just a chill
The lyrics to the song 'Drop' by Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions offer a glimpse into the feeling of being thrown and dropped - both literally and metaphorically. The first verse entails a sense of the helplessness and loss of control that comes with being tossed about like a stone. The act of dropping appears buoyant, almost like flying, but in reality, it's just an abrupt stop that leads to a painful fall. The second verse talks about the bitterness of the times we're living in, which can never compare to the personal struggles and hardships that someone is going through. Every curse that is sung stings like a needle and leaves a lasting impact on one's mind and heart.
The chorus of the song 'Drop' talks about the unknown and uncertain nature of love. It's hard to tell where it goes, and despite taking a pill to numb the pain of a break-up, the singer is still uncertain if they still love the person. It's like experiencing a chill, a feeling of coldness in the soul, that is both numbing and uncomfortable. The lyrics of the song paint a picture of sadness, pain, and vulnerability in the aftermath of a breakup or loss, where one is left to feel like a helpless stone that has been dropped.
Line by Line Meaning
The way you drop
Your descent is abrupt
Is like a stone
Falling heavily and ungracefully
Making out you're flying
Giving off an impression of soaring through the air
But you've just been thrown
When in reality, you've been cast aside
Till kingdom comes
For an indefinite amount of time
And through bitten tongues
While holding back one's true thoughts and feelings
These eyes get stung
Causing physical and emotional pain
With every curse that's sung
From the harmful words being sung aloud
These twisted times
In the present day
Can't compare to mine
Are incomparable to the artist's experiences
And heaven knows
Only a higher power can understand
Where loving goes
The path love will take
I should have guessed
I ought to have been aware
When I took that pill
After I consumed a drug
Do I love her still
Do I still have feelings for her
Well that's just a chill
That realization was disturbing and uncomfortable
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY
Written by: Jim Reid, William Reid
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