Ex-Thieves instrumentalist Saul Freeman aimed for his own dream-pop aesthetic when he placed an ad in the now defunct music weekly, Melody Maker. He had already worked with David McAlmont, but wanted a new creative outlet. Searching for an ethereal voice similar to the likes of the Cocteau Twins' Elizabeth Fraser and Shara Nelson (Massive Attack, Presence), solo artist Nicola Hitchcock ended Freeman's search when answering his request. The two instantly clicked, for Hitchcock also had a debut album under her belt and the two formed Mandalay in the mid-nineties. Incorporating trip-hop loops similar to Portishead and Hitchcock's vocal perfections, the duo earned props throughout the latter part of the decade in their native U.K., specifically with the albums Empathy and Instinct.
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Mandalay

I counted down
Just like you did before you said
Its too short how long I said
Is too short
Whos to blame
I contemplate if its true
Im born to remain star-crossed seems
He couldnt be respectable
Discreet
And if I found
What she said was true
What she said about you
What she said trust you
I should have known
When you said that youd choose me
All that I want
Is to see some truth reflected
And to learn somehow
And to be strong somehow
In the state of mind
Im in
And if I found
What she said was true
What she said about you
What she said trust you
I should have known
When you said that youd choose me
Seperate stay strong
Seperate be bold
Seperate be brave
Seperate youll grow
Seperate be brave
Seperate stay
And if I found
What she said was true
What she said about you
What she said trust you
I should have known
When you said that youd choose me.