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Mapache — the Los Angeles-based duo of Sam Blasucci and Clay Finch who deliver “a groove so strong you can basically hear the sunshine” (NPR Music) - share their vibey instrumental version of Stevie Wonder’s classic “You Are The Sunshine Of My Life.” The track comes from their new covers EP 3, out next Friday on November 19 via Innovative Leisure. Mapache’s version of the Stevie standard radiates a hazy warmth, showcasing the duo’s intricate acoustic pickings atop a warped surf organ and a beachy percussive pulse.

“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

Taken from the album, Talk Memory.

Out now on XL Recordings and Innovative Leisure. https://badbadnotgood.ffm.to/talk-memory

Cast: Wesley Taylor

Mason Charles Thomas

Soleil Pena

Director: Danica Kleinknecht

Producer: Cara Braglia

Production Company: NoCo

Director of Photography: Mitchell Overton

1st AC: Diego Cordero

2nd AC: Maxwell Geoffrey

Key Grip: Jesus Sanchez

Swing: Carlos Germosen

Art Director & Costume Design: Alex Lee

Production Manager: Ben Draghi

Production Manager: Katherine Methven

Editor: Danica Kleinknecht & Alex Segal

Animator: Parker Loris Underkoffler

Colorist: Dante Pasquinelli

Film Print: Color Lab

Film: Kodak

Graphics: Eddie Mandell

Record Label: XL Recordings

Commissioner: Caroline Waxse

Maston performs "Ghost" from the album, Souvenir, live from Ritmo Studio in Leysin, Switzerland with support from members of L'eclair.

https://smarturl.it/maston_souvenir

Recorded live at Ritmo Studio, Leysin, Switzerland

Engineer: Benoit Gerard

Electric Piano/Vocals: Frank Maston

Synthesizer: Sébastien Bui

Guitar: Stefan Lilov

Percussion: Alain Sandri Bass: Elie Ghersinu

Drums: Yavor Lilov Composed by Maston

Filmed by Club Soda

Directed and Edited by Valentin Schaer

Cameras by Patrick Chevalley & Valentin Schaer

The latest installment of the Talk Memory visual album, "City of Mirrors" is a journey down the streets of Toronto.  It's directed, shot and produced by Tomas Morrison.

Talk Memory is out now on XL Recordings and Innovative Leisure. https://badbadnotgood.ffm.to/talk-memory

Back in 2019, we were on tour with Mapache in Europe, and they would occasionally ask us to put "Worship the Sun" in our set.  After a show in Barcelona, where we didn't play the song, they decided to serenade us backstage playing a grungy Eddie Veder-esq take on the tune.  As they were playing, we started to see lightning thru the sky light in the green room.  Shortly after, we tried to leave the Apollo theatre and realized we were in the middle of a monsoon.  The venue had locked concert goers inside as the street turned into a river.  Dumpsters started to float down the street as the water brimmed over the hoods of cars.  It only lasted for about 45 minutes, but it was one of the most intense weather experiences any of us had ever seen.  The next day we worshipped the sun. - The Allah-Las

Mapache's cover of the Allah-Las "Worship The Sun" is available on all DSP platforms: https://smarturl.it/mapacheworshipthesun