Mapache’s New Covers Project 3 out Today On Innovative Leisure

Features Blissed-Out & Loving Covers Of Sade, Stevie Wonder, Louvin Brothers, The Beach Boys + More

Today, Mapache — the “quintessentially laid-back” (UNCUT) Los Angeles-based duo of Sam Blasucci and Clay Finch whose “angelic harmonies weave between traditional folk and modern cosmic country music” (FLOOD) — release their new covers project 3 via Innovative Leisure. A tenderly crafted tribute to beloved music from past legends and admired contemporaries, 3 is a showcase for the seemingly effortless, unmistakably Californian musicality that has quickly become Mapache’s signature.

Listen to 3 here: https://smarturl.it/mapache3

Created in the midst of the pandemic shutdown that interrupted the touring of their 2020 album From Liberty Street, 3 emerged after Sam and Clay hunkered down with their close friend and record producer Dan Horne (Beachwood Sparks, Cass McCombs, Allah-Las) and began to work on vulnerable reinterpretations on some of their favorite songs. There are tributes to acknowledged classics — including a sun-dappled and swaying take on StevieWonder’s “You Are The Sunshine Of My Life” and a romantically unhurried version of Sade’s “All About Our Love” — as well as inventive spins on songs by Allah-Las and Aussie psych-rockers Babe Rainbow.

The performances on 3 embody exactly what makes Mapache’s music so intoxicating: close harmonies, masterful musicianship, and a unique ability to tap into the innate vibrations of a song and tease out its moments of wonder. It’s a welcoming record that posits deep, thoughtful listening as the greatest means of escape.

Watch a live performance of Sade’s “All About Our Love” filmed in Big Sur here: https://youtu.be/peTyQoR2OsY

Mapache’s 2020 album From Liberty Street — also recorded with Dan Horne — was described by Aquarium Drunkard 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 the Mapache earn festival appearances at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass and Pickathon, whereRolling Stone named their set one of the weekend's top highlights.

Mapache tour dates can be found here, more to be announced soon:https://www.mapachesounds.com/tour

3 Tracklist

All About Our Love (Sade)

Sunshine Of My Life (Stevie Wonder)

Running Back (The Babe Rainbow)

On My Way To The Show (Louvin Brothers)

Worship The Sun (Allah-Las)

All I Wanna Do (Beach Boys)

Sandy Babe (Little Wings)

Midnight Moonlight (Old & In The Way)

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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