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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You will allow a low light
Will the sunlight heal the core of your body
And the sound I hold so dear
Who wouldnt sing for love
And who wouldnt do all of that
Looks like Ive been the sole nobody
And now I couldnt follow this
I believe
I believe now
See you a lot near the site
And to you I throw a low light
And the sight of you is so in my body
And the sight I hold so dear
Who wouldnt sing for me now
And who wouldnt have done all of that
Looks like Ive been a friend to nobody
And now I couldnt lead you home
I believe
I believe now
I believe
I believe now
And the sight of you is so in my body
And the sight I hold so dear
Looks like Ive been a friend to nobody
And now I couldnt lead you home
I believe
I believe now
I believe
I believe now
The sunlight heal the core of your body
And the sound I hold so dear
I believe
I believe now
I believe
I believe now ...