{"product_id":"sam-blasucci-off-my-stars-lp-vinyl","title":"Sam Blasucci – Off My Stars (LP Vinyl)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"relix-editorial\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMapache built their following the old-fashioned way, through relentless touring and a sound rooted in the Laurel Canyon and Bakersfield traditions that shaped so much of California's musical identity. Off My Stars finds Blasucci stepping out from that partnership into something more intimate, a songwriter alone with a new instrument in the quiet of Ojai, which has long attracted artists seeking space and clarity away from Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSam Blasucci is best known as one half of Mapache, a Southern California roots-rock duo just as instantly recognizable for their elegant, intertwined guitar parts as they are for their devoted, Nudie-Suit wearing fanbase. But when Blasucci was writing the songs that would become his debut solo record, Off My Stars, he found himself less focused on the guitar and more gravitated toward a different instrument: piano. The mother of Clay Finch, his Mapache bandmate, was getting rid of one, and so Blasucci took the piano, carefully transporting it to his home in Ojai, California, with the help of a few strong friends, including Farmer Dave Scher of Beachwood Sparks (and a Mapache collaborator). “Farmer Dave wasn’t even wearing shoes,” Blasucci remembers, laughing. Once the piano was safely in there, he became deeply attached, playing on it multiple hours a day: “It’s changed the way I think about music, having all the keys laid out in front of me,” he explains. “Having that sort of changed everything.” Infused with an honest, personal perspective about settling into adult life—about developing as a person and a partner and a family member—these songs were straight from the heart, a clear window, recently Windexed, into the life of one of the most talented members of the L.A.-area underground rock scene. Using just as much inspiration from the music of Ronnie Wood and Sade as the films of Ingmar Bergman and the writing of Brian Doyle, Blasucci started to see a vision of songs that are all “fully autobiographical.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_START --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide A\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. Sha La La\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Around the Corner\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. Paradise\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4. Thank You\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5. Every Night On The Farm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e6. Turn Yourself Around\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide B\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. Il Mondo\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Can You Teach Me?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. Tenera Magia\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4. Linger\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5. Proud Of You Dad\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e6. I'm Glad\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_END --\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 810874026088\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Calico Discos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.2.23\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e LP Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Broadtime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49978551566491,"sku":"422276","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/7172\/files\/packshot-sam-blasucci-off-my-stars-lp-vinyl-vinyl-lp-relix.jpg?v=1793899383","url":"https:\/\/relix.shop\/products\/sam-blasucci-off-my-stars-lp-vinyl","provider":"relix.shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}