Hope Sandoval and The Warm Inventions

Hope Sandoval is back on the charts with her first release in eight years. On the heels of rapturous praise from both critics and loyal fans alike, Through The Devil Softly debuts on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart at #6 and tops the Alternative New Artist Album Chart at #1.

The long awaited tour is currently in full swing across North America. With the bands unique and profound performance, the nightly shows have quickly become a must see event.

Recently SF Weekly reflected, “The Warm Inventions summon much of the same dark magic as Mazzy Star, conjuring moody, woozy, and beautiful indie-coustic mesmer-pop that floats like narcotic pollen upon a Twin Peaks evening breeze,” while Seattle Weekly remarked, “Her famously slow, grave voice is genuinely beatific […] Sandoval’s heavenly voice is still the star. You’ll fee like an adolescent in love all over again.” The LA Weekly simply commands, “Close your eyes and let the music possess you,” and Time Out New York confirms what many already know, “Nobody does this style better.”
 

For Hope Sandoval fans, the wait is finally over. Through The Devil Softly, her first full-length album in over eight years (and second with Warm Inventions partner Colm Ó Cíosóig of My Bloody Valentine), is a rich brocade of pastoral meditations that resonate with the kind of restrained yet provocative intimacy that only these two artists can provide. Spin calls the album "...a collection of breathily perfect lullabies," while Pitchfork says "Through The Devil Softly is a quietly enveloping listen...Sandoval's husky voice and worn-down delivery are perfectly served by this open, reverb-heavy, and downtrodden background." Sandoval is taking her storied live show to intimate concert venues across North America, alongside Colm Ó Cíosóig and Irish band Dirt Blue Gene (tour dates below). DOWNLOAD "Trouble" from Through The Devil Softly. 

Rock trio and social activists State Radio release their third studio album, Let It Go, and celebrate with a sold-out hometown show tonight in Boston at the Paradise Rock Club to kick off their 35-city tour, including dates with 311 and a stop at the Austin City Limits festival. The band also releases today a special digital deluxe version of Let It Go on iTunes. For a limited time, fans can purchase the new album plus a double disc Live at The Brattle Theater—a total of 41 tracks for $14.99. Live At The Brattle Theatre not only features live, acoustic State Radio songs and rarities, but also three Dispatch tracks, including “The General.” In a review of Let It Go, the Boston Herald commented, "Fast becoming the ultimate protest band, State Radio successfully melds Bob Marley populism (‘Calling All Crows,’ ‘Bohemian Grove’) and Clash and Pearl Jam ire (‘Knights of Bostonia,’ ‘Let It Go’).(A-)" DOWNLOAD "Calling All Crows" from Let It Go.

For fans who have been waiting patiently for their first full dose of Hope Sandoval in eight years, that wait is finally over.  Today, the entire eleven songs of Sandoval's sophomore release Through The Devil Softly are available for stream as a Worldwide Exclusive on Amazon.  The full album will be avaialabe for purchase everywhere on Tuesday, September 29.

Since the moment word got out that Hope Sandoval was returning with a new album, the anticipation has continued to build. Rolling Stone proclaimed, “There’s good news: Sandoval is back!” Spin Magazine fell for the debut album track ‘Blanchard,’ recognizing the, “Hypnotizing vocals, along with a spine-tingling, otherworldly sound that comes on like a warm opium dream.” When the track ‘Trouble’ hit, the anticipation grew even stronger. Premiering on Entertainment Weekly, the song was highlighted in the Fall Music Preview of NPR’s All Thing Considered, who reflected, “People are very excited about (the new album) and it's easy to tell why, just by pressing play.”

Hope Sandoval and The Warm Inventions are currently on tour across North America.

"There’s good news: Sandoval is back. A lovely, 11-track collection of narcotic, folk tunes centered by Sandoval’s breathy, irresistible seductive croon."
- Rolling Stone

"If you've been waiting for another full-length from front woman Hope Sandoval in the long years since her 2001 album with the Warm Inventions, Bavarian Fruit Bread, today is your happy day!"
- Entertainment Weekly

"Hypnotizing vocals -- along with a spine-tingling, otherworldly sound that comes on like a warm opium dream.. Hope Sandoval is back."
- Spin

For Hope Sandoval fans, the wait is finally over. With her first full-length album in over eight years, Sandoval is ready to take her storied live show to intimate concert venues across North America. Hope takes center stage alongside My Bloody Valentine’s Colm Ó Cíosóig and Irish band Dirt Blue Gene (tour dates below).

Premiere indie blog Brooklyn Vegan  recently had the privliage of debuting the cover artwork for Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions' new LP Through The Devil Softly, out Sept 29.

The cover art premiere is unleashed just as the new album pre sale goes up exclusively on Amazon now.  Along with the brand new album, Hope's highly sought-after debut solo album Bavarian Fruit Bread will be re-released on the same day.

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After getting a sneak preview on Rolling Stone earlier this month, Hope Sandoval And The Warm Inventions' lead track "Blanchard" is available on iTunes today. The gorgeous song that kicks off Hope's upcoming album Through The Devil Softly (Sept 29) has recvievd major praise from today's top music critics.

"Gorgeously haunting blues..." - Rolling Stone

"Hypnotizing vocals -- along with a spine-tingling, otherworldly sound that comes on like a warm opium dream.. Hope Sandoval is back."  - Spin

"A swooning slow burn..." - Entertainment Weekly

“Judging by the track "Blanchard", we're in for another album of sexy, gauzy, reverbed-out slowcore, with Sandoval's voice floating above the layers of softly strummed guitar like a desert apparition.” - Pitchfork

"(Blanchard) has immersed us once more in Hope's world of bleak folk, gothic country and lush psychedelia." - NME

Since the release of Mazzy Star’s debut album She Hangs Brightly, Hope Sandoval has defined the sound and style of California psychedelic dream pop. The world took notice when the breakthrough single “Fade Into You” (from sophomore album So Tonight That I Might See) hit the airwaves and MTV heavy rotation. Sandoval’s trademark vocals helped to make her a modern day music icon. Now the revered singer returns along side My Bloody Valentine’s Colm O'Ciosoig to deliver her long awaited sophomore album Through The Devil Softly on September 15