- Record Label: Sanctuary
- Release Date: Oct 23, 2001
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Over the course of 12 tracks and almost 50 minutes of music, there are hardly any dynamics to hold the listener's attention.
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Like all of Mazzy Star's releases, Bavarian Fruit Bread works well as a mood piece and makes good background music, but it doesn't reward close listening.
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Sandoval has a voice quite unlike almost any other and perfectly suited to stark, narcoleptic laments, which is what this, with a couple of curious-if-brief instrumental diversions, delivers on a regular basis.
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Q MagazineThe glacial tones and chimes that the Velvet Underground modelled on Sunday Morning are invoked once too often. But, beyond this, Sandoval's sedated, spellbound voice remains a remarkable presence. [Nov 2001]
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The WireSandoval's overly stylised vocals really start to grate over the distance of a whole LP. [#213, p.65]
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