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Photo by Devan Skaggs Victoria Bigelow gets compared to Mazzy Star quite a bit, and as soon as she starts singing on "Under the Tree," you'll get why. Her vocals are similar to Hope Sandoval both in sound and delivery. But Bigelow adds a more organic sound to dream pop. "Under the Tree" still has that dreamlike quality to it, but the song is a little closer to country or folk than you would expect from the genre. Bigelow's latest still has that hypnotic quality that will render you unable to resist its charm, but why would you want to? "Under the Tree" is simply a fantastic and mesmerizing example of the genre. Victoria Bigelow says of her latest single: “Sylvia Plath’s writing has always made me feel seen and validated.  The Bell Jar  sees the protagonist sit underneath a fig tree, unable to decide which fig she wants to eat first, with the figs representing different paths she can walk her life down. Instead of choosing she becomes paralyzed by h...

Photo by Devan Skaggs Victoria Bigelow has been compared to Mazzy Star quite a bit in her career. She decided to lean into it with a cover of their immortal track "Fade Into You." Covering such an iconic song can be tricky, but Bigelow pulls it off perfectly. Her love of the song is obvious, but she does change it up slightly. It's a little less dream pop or shoegaze, and instead has more of a rootsy/Americana feel. That's not to say this is a folk version of "Fade Into You," but she does inject a little bit of twang into the song. As someone who considers the original an example of a perfect song, Victoria Bigelow delivers a fantastic rendition. Victoria Bigelow says of  “I’m a huge Mazzy Star fan and Hope Sandoval is one of my most important musical influences. The decision to cover this song was a last minute thing but it feels all too serendipitous with this year being the 30th anniversary of  So Tonight That I Might See . It was produced by my husband, ...