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

Im trying to think this through
Im trying to make this my best
And finding it makes no sense
Im trying to live through this
Incredible and bleak sky
Incredible undertow im
Im trying to make this my
Endeavour to hold on to the time
My heart is on the line
Youll find
The simple things
The time reveals
Will heal your mind
In simple things
The time reveals
You will be mine
Remember the truth will out
Remember the truth will find you
Remember the truth will out
Remember the lies you fed us
Incredible oversight
Incredible time to tell im
Trying to live with this
Endeavour to get through all of this
My heart is on the line
Youll find
The simple things
The time reveals
Will heal your mind
In simple things
The time reveals
You will be mine
Its close, its near
Its close, its near
Its close, its near
Its close, its near
The simple things
The time reveals
Will heal your mind
In simple things
The time reveals
You will be mine
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