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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All My Sins Lyrics

Mandalay

Taken that vow
You know hes
Taken by now
Upset you
Talked you all round
In sympathy oh girl
Walk by the sea
Forgive me all my sins
Sift through my memory
And find where I begin
Lie in the warm sand
And dig in my heels
Cry for my dead child
Forget how that feels
Closer to home
He cuts you
Close to the bone
He wont leave you
Its too far to crawl
And everyone knows
Walk by the sea
Forgive me all my sins
Sift through my memory
And find where I begin
Lie in the warm sand
And dig in my heels
Cry for my dead child
Forget how that feels
Walk by the sea
Forgive me all my sins
Sift through my memory
And find where I begin
Lie in the warm sand
And dig in my heels
Cry for my dead child
Forget how that feels
I can feel me rising
I can feel me rising
Walk by the sea
Forgive me all my sins
Sift through memory
And find where I begin
Lie in the warm sand
And dig in my heels
Cry for my dead child
Forget how that feels
( repeat x2 )