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Mapache Spin A Hook Worthy Of Lou Reed On “Love Can’t Hold Me”

New Album Roscoe’s Dream, Out June 10 On Innovative Leisure / Calico Discos

Today, Mapache — the LA duo of Sam Blasucci and Clay Finch — share “Love Can’t Hold Me,” the breezily romantic new single from their albumRoscoe’s Dream, out June 10 on Innovative Leisure / Calico Discos. With a shuffling trash can drum beat and trebly garage rock guitars that rough up the song’s slick, effortlessly harmonized chorus, “Love Can’t Hold Me” would fit snugly alongside anything from The Velvet Underground’s Loaded. It’s a crystallization of Mapache’s strengths as songwriters, as well as a showcase for a whole new set of tricks that they’ve honed since growing into a full band project.

"Love Can't Hold Me is a way to describe how it feels when you fall in love. Bookstore jazz, freedom, amnesia, among other things." 

Watch a sweetly psychedelic live performance of “Love Can’t Hold Me”, filmed at The Lodge Room in Highland Park here.

Named after the duo’s 14-year-old Boston Terrier — and frequent tour companion — Roscoe,  Roscoe’s Dream finds Mapache expanding the “modern cosmic country music” (FLOOD) of previous records into a coherent blend of 70s AM radio gold, Grateful Dead-indebted choogle, lovingly recreated Mexican boleros, and rich Beach Boys harmonies. Produced by longtime collaborator Dan Horne (Cass McCombs, Allah-Lahs) at his Lone Palm Studio, Roscoe’s Dream summons the ghosts of LA scenes from vintage Laurel Canyon to the Paisley Underground while brimming with restless creativity and the assured confidence that comes with honing an indelible, distinct aesthetic that is pure Mapache. 

“They Don’t Know At The Beach” tells a tale of sunburnt lovers on the run from the FBI. Listen HERE

Roscoe’s Dream follow’s last year’s 3 — a lovingly crafted collection of covers that includes adventurous recreations of classics by Stevie Wonder and Sade — and 2020’s From Liberty Street, which Aquarium Drunkard described as “a warm, pacific-breezed collection of country rock, western twang, Mexican boleros, and a touch of that Gram Parsons cosmic Americana fairy dust.” The group’s self-titled debut was cut live and raw around a single microphone and helped Mapache earn festival appearances at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass and Pickathon, where Rolling Stone named their set one of the weekend's top highlights.

 

Mapache Upcoming Shows

5/20 - HIPNIC - Big Sur 

5/21 - Moe’s Alley - Santa Cruz 

5/22 - SLO Brew - San Luis Obispo 

 

Roscoe’s Dream Tracklist

I Love My Dog

They Don't Know At the Beach

Man And Woman

Asi Es La Vida

Pearl To The Swine

Polishing A Band

Diana

Nicolette

Light My Fire

Far Out of Ear Shot

Tend Your Garden

The Garden

Feel So Young

Tell Him

Casas De Sueños

Kaua'i Beauty

Love Can't Hold Me

Roscoes Dream

 

Praise For Mapache and From Liberty Street

“A groove so strong you can basically hear the sunshine.”

— NPR Music

 

“If the Everly Brothers cruised back from a high desert road trip and landed at County Line beach and cracked a beer to watch the sunset – you’d have these guys...Mapache’s chemistry is undeniable and their creative circle seems to be flourishing.”

— KCRW

 

“Quintessentially laid-back. This is Sunday morning music, best experienced within walking distance of Big Sur or Joshua Tree.”

— UNCUT

 

“Medicine for the soul.”

 Shindig

 

“Angelic harmonies weaving somewhere between traditional folk and modern cosmic country music. These songs are inspired by everything from Mexican boleros, to Bakersfield twang, to lonesome cowboy campfire tunes.”

 FLOOD

 

"Cosmic California Country."

 THE CURRENT

 

"The West Coast Pop Americana brainchild of Clay Finch and Sam Blasucci, have merged their influences of folk, psychedelic, cowboy, and Latin rhythm to invent their unique blend of heartfelt soundscapes."

 FLAUNT

 

"Mapache presents its songs with earnestness and compassion. And in these times, when social distancing is a necessity and life with a pandemic becomes the new normal, we could all use a little more warmth, earnestness, and compassion in our lives.”

 No Depression

 

“Preternatural harmonies...Their music smolders rather than blazes, but that’s the point.”

— Buzzbands.la

 

"From Liberty Street pulls the listener in and demands attention.”

 The Aquarian

 

   "There are tales of hammock swung afternoons that feel flush with melodies traded back and forth like pot-luck parcels. Seems like if you’re looking for a bit of relief right about now, this is a damn sure bet.”

 Raven Sings The Blues

 

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